<p>So my parents are hesitant about letting me attend Cal and want me to plan out some back up schools that I could transfer into if I don't make it into Haas.</p>
<p>For those who are in Haas, did you apply to other back up schools? If so, which ones? I'm having difficulty matching up credits from Cal to the ones required to transfer at other schools. For applying to those schools, did you have to take extra classes to meet the requirements for transfers?</p>
<p>lol i don’t think anyone does that…
backup plan: major in econ or something else and then apply for an MBA when you graduate</p>
<p>Most Haas majors have economics planned if they don’t get in.</p>
<p>Haha, that’s my plan. But my parents want a “list of schools” to assure them it’ll be okay if I don’t make it into Haas. I met someone at Cal Day on the Student Panel at the Haas session and she applied to other schools, so I was just seeing if anyone else did that as well.</p>
<p>Unless you can transfer to a pretty darn good school, leaving Berkeley just because you couldn’t get into Haas is not a wise decision. There are just so many other majors that rank really high among other colleges.</p>
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<p>Gahh I know this! That’s my plan, but my parents are stressed out and they want me to get a list of schools to transfer to. I basically need help making a list of schools to transfer to make my parents feel assured that if I don’t make it into Haas, I’ll be okay. They still feel unsure haha.</p>
<p>give them a list of community colleges so they’ll know that you shouldn’t transfer out if you don’t make it into Haas, haha.</p>
<p>Here is my question for you: are you under heavy financial pressure from your family? </p>
<p>There are some people who I know that wanted to get into Haas because of the financial pressure from their family (i.e. 1st US college in family, 1st born child, low SES, etc.), and man oh man are they crushed when they found out when some of them didn’t make the cut. </p>
<p>From my point of view, if you have a high pressure on you to succeed financially, then consider going to school somewhere else. Cal’s system is designed to weed people out, especially Haas; and if you intend on joining the ranks of wall st., then think about going to a school in NY.</p>
<p>If you don’t have a pressure to earn $$, then Cal’s campus scale will actually give you a favor in helping you choose a new field of study. Who knows? you might end up liking classes in languages or art or even music, and Cal offers a wide array of majors for you to choose from in case you couldn’t make the cut into Haas.</p>
<p>@ collegebound: You don’t have to stress out about not making it into Haas. Having a business degree doesn’t necessarily mean that you will end up in Wall St. or as a big corporate manager. What counts is the job search process, and Haas just has an advantage because of its network. However, this also means that you can end up in Wall St./big corporate office with any other degree as long as you’re savvy in the job search process.</p>
<p>Thank you; I’m not concerned about not getting into Haas… (well, I am, but I’m not stressing about it) but my parents are worried and they just want a list of schools.</p>
<p>As for going to a school in NY… I could go to NYU, but I don’t want to take out loans, etc.</p>
<p>OP: A part of your decision to choose a college will depend upon its geographical location to your prospective employment after graduation. The close proximity to Wall St. is a huge part of why NYU and Columbia are generally regarded to have a strong business program. </p>
<p>What I don’t understand is why your parents are worried; are they worried that the pressure will drive you insane? (literally) or are they worried that you will not be able to graduate? </p>
<p>If you can get into Cal as a freshman, there is a high chance that you will graduate - but how you will succeed in the future is highly dependent on qualities outside of the classroom and textbooks. Cal is a jungle, period, and you either get out of the jungle a hardened individual or a bruised animal, just make sure you keep your heads up all the time when you decide to go there.</p>