<p>If I got to community college to do my GE and then transfer to UCLA, would there still be a chance of interning at an investment banking firm (citigroup?) as a junior?</p>
<p>Thanks. Oh and do investment banking firms ask for SAT scores?</p>
<p>It really depends where you're located. If you're in the middle of LA, the chances are pretty slim as everyone might just recruit people from UCLA/USC etc. However, if you are in an area less populated with grads or continuing students of a prestigious university, you might have a higher chance. </p>
<p>Investment-banking and management consulting firms sometimes ask for SAT scores (consulting firms more often usually). This is done to try to account for "intellectual capacity". Although, I don't understand why this is done because that's pretty much the opposite of what the SATs measure.</p>
<p>I think he ment after starting at UCLA...</p>
<p>I was originally going to try to spend one year at community college and transfer with AP credits but I'm thinking of staying at community college for two years instead as I think having more letter grades will increase my chances of being accepted to UCLA as a Business Economics major.</p>
<p>Yeah, I meant after starting at UCLA. I don't think any Investment Banking Firms would recruit at a community college although it would be nice if they did. I'm either going to attend Santa Monica College or Pasadena City College which are pretty much the two best community colleges around the LA area.</p>
<p>As long as you transfer to the university and get your degree, I don't see why you won't be recruited/interned</p>
<p>i don't understand why you would want to go to ucla for business econ if you want to do business. wouldn't you want to transfer into usc or ucb??at the undergrad level that is.</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure investment banking firms hit up usc and ucb before they hit up ucla at the undergrad level.</p>
<p>however if you do transfer to ucla, there is no reason why you wouldn't be able to intern at an investment banking firm. do remember that ucla sophomores have to apply into business econ as well, and ucla don't really start the business econ major until they are juniors. so you'll be at there level when you begin.</p>
<p>Isn't it much more difficult to get into USC and UCB undergrad business than it is to get into UCLA Business Economics?</p>
<p>Transfering into haas has about an 8% admit rate. But don't let the statistic scare you. This includes applicants whose applications don't meet the requirements (about half). Most of these applicants are taken out of the admissions process and the chances of getting in increase significantly. Needless to say, though, the process is still quite difficult.</p>
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<li>caly community college transfers have a better chance than transfers from a 4 year :)</li>
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<p>If I wanted to transfer to Haas, what kind of extra curriculars should I do during my community college years?</p>
<p>This includes applicants whose applications don't meet the requirements (about half).</p>
<p>Hahahaha, yeah I know what you're talking about. I looked at the admission statistics myself and could not believe it.</p>
<p>you'd have to talk to a counselor to get a sheet of the GE req.
I am currently at a community college in cal and my counselor gave me a stack of papers with classes that I needed to complete before I applied to berkeley.</p>
<p>it is a lot of work -_-</p>
<p>if you're looking to get some extra curriculars you should see if your school has a chapter of AGS (california community college honory society) that club will hook you up with ways to get some community service hours by helping out on campus & tutoring other students, I also hear that getting involved with the student senate really looks good (schools really like to see that sort of stuff)
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<p>things that show leadership are imperative. Student Government, Social Events, Professional Clubs, if they have a Toastmasters International join it. Toastmaster International is a communication club where you give speeches and hone your communication skills, once you give ten specifice speeches you become a "competent toastmaster" it really increases you communcation skills, and gets you comfortable in making speeches. You really need to start early. The key is being active, and holding as many leadership post in clubs as you can.</p>
<p>Okay, I've decided that I'm going to try to simultaneously meet the requirements for Biz Econ at UCLA, and for undergrad business at UC Berkeley and USC Marshall.</p>
<p>I'll plan as soon as possible and I'll look into that Toastmasters International. Hopefully it's at Pasadena City College.</p>
<p>sounds like a good call</p>
<p>By the way, thank you for really motivating me people. Once I've got my schedules set up and I have all that EC stuff and everything else ready with a counselor, I'll start concentrating on the short term goals and stop thinking about the big picture and dreaming about the future and begin slacking off.</p>