I am a transfer student that has tagged to UCSB for Econ and Accounting. Does anyone in the major, has been in the major, or has extensive knowledge of it have any info about it? I have read all UCSB’s info that they have on their website but it doesn’t have much detail. How economics heavy is it vs how accounting heavy? Is it a good choice for someone who didn’t dislike Econ but didn’t love it either and loves accounting? I got a B in intro to micro and a B in intro to macro at my CC, but they were once a week night classes that I could have put more effort into and gotten an A. Should I go to another school? I read online that the economics courses at UCSB can get pretty intense especially Econ 10A. I know they got rid of the Econ 10A curve so is still really hard to get the B as a transfer? How is the recruitment vs somewhere like CSULB or UCR?
When you transfer, regardless of where, you will have to put in the necessary effort to do well. 4-year universities are generally not as forgiving as CCs are. That being said, don’t let one hard class dissuade you from attending UCSB.
Someone on here will give you more specific advice.
Thank you! I really want to go to UCSB I’m just worried I wouldn’t get into the major and would waste my time. Their accounting program is really good and the school is great.
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why not talk to a UCSB student or two? There is an accounting club, with a website at http://www.ucsbaccounting.com/ Kids will be home for the Xmas break soon. Why not email a club officer or two and ask if they know of any friends in the major that happen to live in your area and would be willing to meet a CC student for coffee?
I was looking into this program extensively earlier this year, submitted my TAG, and was denied based on an unforeseen technicality (I exceeded 90 units, which they will not except). The program is really designed for those interested in accounting and the practical applications of economics in business, which differentiates this program from the Economics major, which is mostly theory and models. The Big Four do recruit heavily, etc., but the program is definitely economics intensive. If you feel that you can maintain good grades in your economics courses, especially 10A, then you can plan on a good future with this option. Their students have a lot of success. However, if you don’t get a B in 10A, you’ll be defaulted into the pure Economics major. Not loving economics, that may be a problem.
There are some other, possibly more suitable options, for your goals. The UC’s don’t really offer traditional business programs. Berkeley’s Haas is near impossible to transfer into, UCI is starting theirs, and I’m not too sure about UCR. I would recommend a CSU, specifically Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, or San Diego State. There’s a lot of opportunity in these programs and I feel that it would be easier to stand out compared to UCSB’s econ and accounting.
I start CSULB this Spring 2016, majoring in Healthcare Administration.
UCR has a business admin program and UC San Diego as an international relations - business management major
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