<p>that's why Berkeley isn't my first choice :)</p>
<p>Actually these are my choice of schools, in order:</p>
<p>1.) USC
2.) UCLA
3.) UC Berkeley
4.) UC San Diego</p>
<p>Actually, USC and UCLA are pretty much even, but I'm slightly more attracted to USC's business program.</p>
<p>how do you guys land on those internships and accounting stuff?</p>
<p>if you tell me I won't apply to cal :P</p>
<p>Several ways:</p>
<p>1.) Career Center
2.) Search the Newspaper
3.) Networking by people you know well</p>
<p>Hey SoCalgal good luck this Fall! Your stats are awesome!
Good luck and make GCC proud! :)</p>
<p>haha, thanks. I will Yams. GCC, represent!! Well, actually, I really am representing GCC as VP of student government (we voice the students' voice) =]</p>
<p>hey socalgal are you in GCC's honors program/TAP? Seems like most people on this forum are TAP certified.</p>
<p>no, I'm not in honors or in the TAP program? Do they take that into consideration alot when you apply? Do you know if its too late for me to join? I finished my first year, I have one year left, and Im applying this November.</p>
<p>oh there's TAP for UC Berkeley also?
I searched the website and all, but I couldn't find any info on it, so i figured UCB didnt have TAP with any CCs.
Correct me if im wrong.</p>
<p>No TAP for Cal.</p>
<p>Currently attending: Santa Monica College
GPA:3.84 - 3.85 when I apply
EC: Working as a waitress to pay my bills. :( 20 hours a week. No time for anything else.
Pre reqs: Done by Spring
Breadth: Done by Spring
IGETC: Done by Spring</p>
<p>I recently changed my major into Business (previously was Econ) so now I have a bunch of classes to make sure to finish..</p>
<p>Bandit, I strongly advise you to change your major back to Econ.
For haas... the acceptance rate is 8%, and only like 90 people were admitted last year.
Haas give more consideration to people who have most of the pre-reqs, if not all, done BY THE TIME THEY APPLY. And as for EC, i know you have no time for anything else, but just a mere employment as a waitress is just not enough. Haas looks for someone who is doing something RELATED TO THE BUSINESS. Examples would be doing intern as an assistant CPA, working in a bank, managing inventory, working at a consulting firm, etc.</p>
<p>Even if you can write a perfect essay, I just doubt that you have a good chance at Haas. It's THE MOST IMPACTED MAJOR in ENTIRE UC.</p>
<p>If Berkeley is where you truely want to go, change back to Econ. Econ's still impacted, but at least you will stand a chance there.</p>
<p>Socalgal, that is cool that you work at Bank of America. My brother used to work there before he started law school and they gave him a lot of money towards tuition just for working there. </p>
<p>Zeemookmook, I think you will get in. I know you are taking a lot of classes at once so maybe they will take that into account. Also I wouldn't worry about your company too much. Usually you have to try a couple of ideas before one works out. I guess one of my jobs in highschool was a business. I would design and sew dresses for girls (for homecoming, formal, prom). I made a lot of money but it was time consuming. It ended because I really wasn't interested in talking to highschool girls after I was out and I don't have time anymore. LOL</p>
<p>DHL3...and I thought I was obsessed with transfering ;) J/K</p>
<p>Banditgirl, how many classes are you taking each semester?</p>
<p>actually the acceptance rate is 18%, which has been said dozens of times on CC yet ppl don't seem to get. Lots of people apply to Haas who have not completed prereqs+breadth requirements and they are automatically rejected - the remaining applications that are considered have admission rate of about 18%.</p>
<p>DHL3, you definately give a lot of advice while asking for the same advice.</p>
<p>Banditgirl, I have heard that the Haas people want applicants who can show their love of business. If you have a great essay I don't see why you could not get in. I have read of other stories on CC where people were accepted from Community College into Haas with no extracurriculars.
Ultimately the choice is yours, but I just wanted to let you know -don't let another transfer applicant who has not yet even completed the transfer completely change your mind.</p>
<p>btw, I am probably applying to Econ as well b/c I cannot complete the prereqs/breadth requirements, so take my post for a grain of salt too :).</p>
<p>I understand that the acceptance rate is more like 18% as I am sure most of us do. Even so that still means between 80-90 people accepted. I was more or less making a bleak situation seem lighter. Relax a little bit. Also 18% is also misleading because you are not competing against unqualified students. They all have high gpas and have taken all the correct courses and have great ec's. It is 18% of highly qualified applicants that get in. </p>
<p>Also according to an interview of Erica Walker a common mistake is to count pre-reqs as breadth which eliminates candidates.</p>
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anyway, if i get into UC Berkeley, then I'm sure I'll get into both UCLA and USC, and if that happens, I'm definitely NOT attending Berkeley (however if it was Business major, I would certainly choose Berkeley, but that's not the case for me).
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<p>Well then apply to Berkeley Haas anyway. According to your logic, if you don't get into UCLA or USC, then you wouldn't have gotten into UC Berkeley Economics anyway.</p>
<p>The Haas School welcomed 348 new undergraduate business majors with an afternoon carnival July 7 in the school’s courtyard.</p>
<p>This year’s undergraduate class was selected from a pool of 1,614 applicants. The total enrollment of students in the undergrad program at Haas now sits at about 700.</p>
<p>The New Student Welcome Carnival introduced the incoming undergrad business majors to the many student organizations that they can join at Haas. Students played games and won prizes while getting acquainted with such organizations as the Latin American & Hispanic Business Association and Beta Alpha Psi, the honors fraternity for accounting and financial information professionals. Among the prizes: pizza at Fat Slice, a gift certificate to Henry’s, and plenty of Haas and Cal souvenirs.</p>
<p>About 75% of the new Haas undergraduates are continuing UC Berkeley students, while transfer students from community colleges and other schools make up the remainder. "This is a wonderful, highly qualified class of students," says Dan Himelstein, executive director of the Haas Undergraduate Program. "We're excited about working with them over the next two years." </p>
<p>yeah guys, guess what? the number of matriculating haas students, although increased to 700 for some reason DECREASED the number of transfer students. .25*348=87 matriculated transfers. congratulations. thanks to haas' wonderful new undergraduate program expansion, there is now increased competition. beautiful.</p>
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<p>If I were to fix my class to match up with Business Major, I would have to spend additional year in cc to complete all the pre-reqs.</p>
<p>I'll stick to Econ.</p>
<p>Huh? I don't understand. Aren't the Econ and Haas pre-reqs pretty much the same?</p>
<p>Not Really.
Haas does not follow the IGETC.</p>
<p>I thought Haas followed the breadth requirement which is pretty much the breadth requirement required by the College of Letters and Science.</p>