<p>I know this might be a stupid cuz most of u might go, duh its berkeley, and then again duh its haas.
but i've heard too many conflicting inputs on its difficulty.
some say its over rated and the hardest part is getting in,
while then again some say that one needs to read about 200+ pages a day.
just reading is fine, but to retain information and terms in 200 pages... i have to say its quite a feat.
i asked a haas student and he said, oh its pretty easy since we all have photographic memory... that kinda... scares me...
well can anyone here input from either personal experience or what they heard?
any help is appreciated,
thx</p>
<p>it depends on the haas classes that you take. for example, the finance series can be very mathy, but other classes such as organizational behavior is very theoretical. but overall, the level of the difficulty of the classes is the same, just like any other technical classes (eg. engineering). altho, i myself, is a double major in haas and ieor, i find that engineering classes are tougher, but haas classes require a lot of time because you have to do a lot of outside research to do your projects as opposed to engineering projects. thats because the business changes really fast, so new info and data are relevent as well as your interpretations and analysis. so haas classes emphasize teamwork a lot. so the difficulty of haas classes may not be in the material themselves, but the application and your usage and presentation of those theories in your individualistic as well as team projects. i hope this helps</p>
<p>wow thats really valuable information...
how about readings?
how many hours would u suggest to spend on studying a day to get lets say a 3.8 GPA average?
what kind of format are the exans? for finance number crunching classes they aren't MCQ are they...</p>
<p>haas classes are based on the prof's notes (so go to class, they are not webcasted for a purpose), but use the book only as a reference. but there are a lot of case studies, so real life examples where the material you learned can be applied. studying a total of 2-3 hours a day for ALL of the haas classes is fine, but it really depends on the class. the format of the exams depend on the prof, but they test your application of the material (if you know how to take a science/math exam and can write a decent essay to prove something or to argue a point, then you are fine). i dun know what mcq means, but finance is very much like physics, but instead of meters of newtons, you have dollars and other ratios. you will be using a large variations of a set of few "fundamental" business equations to solve stuff (they make you take calculus and stats so you know how they are derived, and obviously to apply them in the calculations and etc...). but i personally recommend taking more math than you need so you can have a strong background on the material. taking the engineering math series myself (1a, 1b, 53, 54) helped me understand the material way much more. but thats not an advice, it's a consideration.</p>
<p>words cannot describe my gratitude for your input.
doubt i can get such great input even if i paid someone.
hows the competition and social interactions between students in the school?
i heard its basically a blood bath. well i hear all kinds of things really...</p>
<p>and as for the 18 units of upper division non-business courses, could you give me any advice on that? so far what i was thinking was to take upper division classes that have no pre reqs. but i don't know if thats the smartest way out of it. your engineering classes should cover for those classes right? any advice on it at all?</p>
<p>The reason why Haas students find it easy is because after getting through the whole process of getting in, they know exactly how to prep for classes, as opposed to incoming freshmen who have to test out different study strategies before finding one that best suits them.</p>