<p>If a pre-business student is rejected to the Haas School, then I assume that he/she would take economics instead? </p>
<p>How much of an impact will this make? Essentially, how much weaker is the economics program than the business program and how much of a difference will this make on job placement, etc.</p>
<p>Also, is it extremely difficult to get into Haas?</p>
<p>Generally people who are pre-business are simultaneously taking the pre-requisites for another major (since econ only has one additional pre-req than business - Econ 100/101 A/B - students are virtually automatically on-tack to have econ as a back-up as well). If they don’t get in, they defer to their fall-back major. If they do get in, some double-major.</p>
<p>The economics program and the business program are different - it’s hard to directly compare how well they prepare you for things like job placement. The business program is more practical in subject matter and, generally, students do the ABCs (accounting, investment banking, consulting). Econ is more theoretical (and, at the 101 level, more quantitative) - instead of considering a businessperson’s perspective directly, you consider assumptions and implications of economic models. Econ naturally prepares students for graduate school, economics consulting, and some realms of economic law. </p>
<p>However, econ students can most definitely pursue careers in finance, for example, by enrolling in Haas finance and accounting courses (although they must do so with lower registration priority). Those that invest the effort to pursue the ABCs frequently land jobs. In Haas, because the education is more directly suited to those careers, they have a somewhat easier time landing those jobs. However, there are no boundaries or objective ways to capture the true difference each actual major has on job placement.</p>
<p>Same with Haas - it depends on how much effort you invest. It’s definitely competitive, but if you put in the time to get a competitive GPA (not that it’s easy) and push yourself in terms of extracirriculars (including over the summer), you should have a good shot at Haas.</p>
<p>Job placement and major has to do more with correlation than causation. Speaking generally, Haas students tend to have higher GPAs and a more padded resume (clubs, internships, etc) and so a higher percentage of them get jobs. But any major, econ or even something unrelated like physics, could get the same jobs if they had the same stats as a Haas student. But then again, if you had the same stats as a Haas student then you probably would have been a Haas student. Overall, your actual major plays a small role in job placement.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1321246-economics-investment-banking.html#post14204944[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1321246-economics-investment-banking.html#post14204944</a> gives some hints on the investment banking recruiting scene at Berkeley. The poster does indicate that math-heavy majors are preferred among the non-business majors.</p>
<p>As far as the economics major preparing one for grad school, if grad school means economics PhD program, that means taking 101A, 101B, and 141 (instead of 100A, 100B, and 140) plus more advanced math and statistics courses (Math 53, 54, 104, 110, and Statistics 134, as suggested in <a href=“https://www.econ.berkeley.edu/grad/admissions/preparation[/url]”>Preparation | Department of Economics; ).</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>My D is currently at Berkeley finishing up her 2nd semester and now she is at the fork road trying to decide what to for her 2nd year.</p>
<p>She completed all of her pre-req for Haas except for a stat class which she will take over the summer. She has a 3.70 GPA at the moment and currently intern at the Blum center as an assistant marketing graphic design. She always has a passion in graphic design and now thinking of majoring in media studies minoring in stats instead of applying into Haas. Can anyone gives me the pro/con between the 2? I know Haas is super competitive and there is only one chance to get in and it’s very cut throat once in as well. Is it worth it? And with a Haas degree, can she still pursue in the graphic design related jobs?</p>
<p>Many thanks…</p>
<p>Have any of you applied to Haas undergraduate or have any friends that have? What was your/their experience. Did many of the students in your class, who you expected to get in, get accepted or was it more of a crapshoot.</p>
<p>Shylohh- if your daughter does do Haas, she’ll be taking a number of business courses in areas that may not interest her (finance, accounting, economics), given that she knows she’s interested in graphic design. This may take away flexibility in her four-year class schedule, whereas she could do media studies (and stats if she’s interested), more independently pursue marketing internships and jobs (clubs like Innovative Design, ImagiCal, and UMA might be worthwhile to check out), and go that route. On the other hand, Haas will provide her with professional resources and access to introductory and advanced marketing classes. She could consider a double-major in Media Studies and Haas as well.</p>
<p>I’d say that, for the most part, if you deserve to be in Haas (in terms of grades, extracirriculars, etc.), you’ll get in. Some deserving candidates don’t, and some undeserving candidates do, but I’d say that it’s largely a straightforward and reasonable application system.</p>
<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I am currently a sophomore that was accepted into Haas, and would be glad to answer any questions you guys may have about the program. </p>
<p>I would say that it is indeed competitive to get in, but an economics major is equally reputable in its own ways.</p>
<p>Hi cheekboy34, I’m currently an incoming pre-Haas freshman at Cal, how much did you have to study per week to get the right GPA to get into Haas? I’m worried that I’ll have to sacrifice my social life in order to get into Haas :/</p>