<p>Ok, so i want to major in economics.. Is it a competitive/hard major at berk? When can you apply to HAAS program??</p>
<p>I'm actually considering premed, so i might not do HAAS. I also heard the premed classes at berkeley are killers... and a bit harder than la's is that true?</p>
<p>just to address your questions regarding the econ major:</p>
<p>most people tell me that getting B's in the preqs is good enough to get into the major. anything less than that is not good, i think average gpa is 3.3 or something. not too bad, and they dont ask for any extra curriculars (so you wont have to join a bunch of ******** clubs for resume filler, as in haas)</p>
<p>it's not extremely difficult but it definitely isn't cake ether. if you are a good amount above average in your classes, you should be fine.</p>
<p>you apply to haas 1st semester your sophomore year.</p>
<p>econ isn't so bad. to make absolutely sure you get in, get at least a B in every prereq. to have a chance (but not a 100% chance) of getting in, you can do a little worse than that and write a short personal statement kind of thingy.</p>
<p>berkeley's overall average GPA is higher than that of LA's (around 3.3 for Berkeley and 3.2 for LA). but as premed is not a major, i can't tell you if the avg premed GPA at berkeley is higher than that of LA's.</p>