<p>Congratulations guys! I was just wondering about reasons why people would choose to go or not go to UCLA. I know money is a big deal so feel free to mention that, but are there specific programs that you know of that are good? I'm undeclared so I'm still looking for something to major in.</p>
<p>I’m still waiting on the decisions from the private colleges I applied to. UCLA has a good location and is a school that my parents can actually afford without too many problems, but my only issue is the size. I would prefer to go to a smaller liberal arts type college. I most likely won’t qualify for aid though (if I’m accepted), and I know my parents can’t afford 50,000/yr. So, if that doesn’t work out, I’ll probably attend UCLA.</p>
<p>I’m still waiting on Berkeley! I would love to go to LA, but I don’t know if I should because the major I have there is Pre-Business Economics. I’ve heard about it and I know it’s not a true business major, which is what I plan to major in. I’m going to think about it some more and really try to explore how my major really is before I decide if I should attend or not.</p>
<p>collegebound i’m also looking to do business/economics! is berkeley’s econ department a lot better than ucla’s?</p>
<p>Im’ Biz Econ at UCLA. It’s a good major. More people recruited from UCLA by the top 4 accounting firms than anywhere west of the Mississippi. That being said, both UCLA and UCB are very competitive and you might start hating your life at points. </p>
<p>You can go to UCSB or San Diego and probably enjoy your life a little more.</p>
<p>Good luck with your choice.</p>
<p>I’m really conflicted as to where I want to go. I got accepted to UCLA as a Regent’s scholar with almost full financial aid and I really want to stay on the West Coast for college. I live in the north and I don’t really like San Francisco so if I get in to Berkeley with less financial aid I’d probably go to UCLA. However, if I get into Stanford I would definitely go there over UCLA. As for the ivies, a lot of it will depend on aid because I’d be hard to move to the east coast already, let alone if I had an expected contribution of a couple thousand dollars. It will definitely be hard to turn down this offer.</p>
<p>Actually, the information I got about the Economics program was from your post, wangatang. I applied as a Undelcared/Pre-Business L&S at Berkeley in hopes of being able to get into Haas my junior year. I don’t know much about the econ department at Berkeley. Heard it’s good though; people who don’t make it to Haas switch to econ.</p>
<p>I like UCLA better, but I’m not 100% sure I would want an econ major. I’ve looked into business and have always wanted something to do with marketing/international; I’m not sure about the whole accounting and finances…</p>
<p>UCLA is a great school, but my hesitancy to enroll is due to the budget cuts. Classes are getting larger and registration for those classes is getting tougher. Not to mention price–UCLA is already pushing 30K a year and shows no signs of steadying. If the private schools give me enough aid to match UCLA’s 30K, then I would feel obligated to take the private route. It just seems that public (at least in the state of CA) is not the way to go at this point.</p>
<p>Waiting for other schools! So far UCLA is my top choice, but I’ve only heard back from 3 other schools. </p>
<p>Another 9 to go :[</p>
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Now that’s stretching the truth a bit far.</p>
<p>Yes, lectures are bigger and yes, some staff are being laid off, but nobody I know has ever dealt with overwhelming class sizes (I took a class with 500 other people last quarter, didn’t bother me at all) and nobody has had so much difficulty with getting classes that they were screwed. True, at the same time, enrollment isn’t a walk in the park as it is for students at some private schools that I know, but I find that it’s worth it.</p>
<p>And as for financial aid, UCLA has the blue and gold program, a financial aid package that’s designed to cover anybody whose family makes less then $70K. And the recent tuition fee hike may have been a big ~33%, but you can’t say it’s steadily increasing.</p>
<p>Even though private schools have benefactors and their own sources of revenue, I’d still be careful with the financial aid packages they offer. I’ve heard stories of schools initially offering a financial aid package and later disbursing a different one. Also, just because you get a nice package this year doesn’t mean you’ll get the same next year.</p>
<p>And where did you get that $30K figure? In total, I’m probably looking at paying a bit over $20k this year, and that’s after the adjusted tuition prices and all my other expenses.</p>
<p>Its a great school, so honored to be accepted, but 47k a year will definately not work, especially since I want to go into medical school. Hopefully my private west coast/ivies will pull through =)</p>
<p>Oh I should probably clarify that I’m a resident of the state. Fees would really suck for OOS students.</p>
<p>yea i’m out of state and i get absolutely no aid… </p>
<p>mushroomkind: you say biz econ is a good major but i’ve heard current students say that ucla is a bottom tier school for businesses to recruit from. also the professors dont have tenure and the class sizes are too big, making getting a rec letter for grad school really difficult. what would you say to these comments?</p>
<p>mushroomkind: I’d like to know the same thing too, please! Also, just your opinion, if I get accepted as a Pre-Haas major should I go to Berkeley instead of UCLA as Pre-Business Econ? Y/N and why?</p>
<p>I will repeat what I said. People on this board are too absorbed/wrapped up about getting an undergraduate business degree from Haas that employers are unlikely to respect. Not only that, you only have a 50% chance of getting in!</p>
<p>UCLA does not offer an undergrad business major because it falls outside the norm for mid-tier universities. (And yes I consider Berkeley undergrad mid-tier or only a bit above.) It’s not because the university is trying to screw you over. When you graduate, you will find the market for business majors oversaturated with guys with MBAs. That has become the norm. Competing for a job with an undergrad from Haas or Marshall will be very difficult.</p>
<p>Econ has traditionally been the major to take before your MBA. I reiterate that a Haas undergrad is not competitive against a MBA. Cutting your business education short two to three years is indescribably unwise. Getting into an MBA program with an Econ degree at UCLA will not be more difficult than a Business majors because universities, including UCLA, understand an undergraduate Business degree is not the norm. UCLA has a graduate Business degree. The university expects an Econ-> Business path. Do you think the university eould make it impossible for its own undergrads to come back to take its own grad classes? Even at Berkeley, they are reluctant to provide an undergrad business degree. Take note of Haas admissions standards.</p>
<p>If you choose to get an MBA after Haas or Marshall, your time there will be wasted. An econ degree from Berkeley would have served the same purpose. So enough with all this rubbish about UCLA not having a business major.</p>
<p>I would like to add graduate management at Anderson at UCLA is well respected. It is mentioned alongside the greats in business magazines: Sloan, Booth, Stern, etc. UCLA is not run of the mill in this area. It is a prestigious business school refusing to award undergraduate business degrees.</p>
<p>Son was accepted, math major! But, will be attending the Naval Academy. Will need to keep a backup school incase of injury during the summer…it might be UCLA.</p>
<p>Why would your son be injured in the summer? </p>
<p>I don’t think you could use UCLA as a “backup” in this way. There’s a deadline to accept or decline your acceptance and there’s no looking back after you made a choice. You’re either a student or you aren’t. The deadline is sometime before June I am confident but I don’t remember clearly when…</p>
<p>sentiment: i just want to get one thing straight - you advise that undergrads should go into econ and then business in grad school? </p>
<p>and what is haas… sorry :/</p>
<p>Haas is the business college at Berkeley.</p>
<p>My advice isn’t so much as to pick an econ major over a business so much as to stop stressing out about getting into an undergraduate business program.</p>
<p>Business at the undergrad level is difficult to get into, somewhat pointless, and you’re going to pretty much get an MBA anyways.</p>
<p>I don’t deem the inability to be awarded a business major as a very strong reason to not consider UCLA with USC or Berkeley.</p>