More Haas transfer questions....

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<p>Okay... so I think I understand the whole IGETC thing with all the other UC's...
But the Haas transfer process is still REALLY confusing to me.. so I would appreciate any sort of help!
I've been talking to a lot of different counselors at my community colleges (I'm dual enrolled in College of San Mateo and Skyline College), and EVERY TIME I VISIT, EACH COUNSELOR TELLS ME DIFFERENT STUFF!!!
I have a few questions:</p>

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<li><p>Does Haas not take ANY AP credit? I'm taking all my prerequisites in community college (to be more competitive), but I DO NOT have to want to take my community college's equivalent of English (R1A) here! I got a 5 on AP English Lang, so for the IGETC, I think I'm good and don't have to take it, but I'm still not sure about Haas man...
(I checked Haas' FAQ, and it says I can use my AP exam score, but my community college counselor told me I can't)</p></li>
<li><p>If you go on assist.org, it says on the bottom: "Do not assume that this sequence can be divided. Unless R1A and R1B equivalents are separately specified above, the entire sequence should be completed at this school". The thing is: without knowing, I took a bunch of my major prerequisites as a high school student at a different community college (I just took the classes because I was interested in them). So I took Macroecon at College of San Mateo (and got an A), but am planning on taking Microecon at Skyline college. Will this disqualify me? (Since I'm dividing up the sequence)</p></li>
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<p>I took Principles of Business in CSM, Calculus 1A and Calculus 1B (planned Fall 2014) in Skyline, Macroeconomics in CSM, Microeconomics (planned Fall 2014) in Skyline, Statistics in CSM, got a 5 in AP English (credit for R1A?), and am planning on taking the equivalent of English R1B in Skyline... Should I change my schedule for Fall? </p>

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<li><p>In assist.org, it also says
"If you would like to take community college courses while in high school, the Admission Committee recommends that you take breadth requirements."
But I took more than half of my major prereqs in high school... -.- (as mentioned above)..
How will this impact my admission decision?
Honestly, it's not like I can retake those classes again, especially since I got an A on all of them...</p></li>
<li><p>How do I show "planned completion" of required courses in my application?</p></li>
<li><p>If there are any successful Haas transfers here, any advice?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks guys! I really appreciate it
God I'm so scared my application might be one of the 70% that doesn't even get considered...</p>

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<p>I do know sequence courses need to be at same CCC or one in the same district. Skyline is in the same district as CSM so it should be fine, but just verify with HAAS as their rules may be different, but probably not as the purpose is simply to assure the sequence goes not overlap (and will not if in the same district). </p>

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<p>Your counselor is right. You should take the English course, not try to substitute it with the AP score. They want you to complete all of the prerequisites with a letter grade of C- or higher no more than 5 years before starting the business major. </p>

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<p>From where I went to CC economics is not sequence so you should be fine there. As for the English you will need to take them both at CC and you should be fine as long as you are in the same district.</p>

<p>There is a part of the application for where you show what courses you have taken and which ones you plan to take. I can’t say if having taken major pre reqs in high school will effect your admissions, but I think you’ll be fine as long as you take a full course load.</p>

<p>My only tip for admissions that I don’t think can be stressed enough is the defining principles. All competitive applicants will look the same grades wise and probably have many of the same extracurriculars (student govt, officer positions in clubs, internships), so you need to make sure that you are also right fit as far as matching the culture of Haas. Write about them wherever possible and show, don’t tell, that you embody the principles. Also, one last tip is to quantify your impact whenever you can as you fill out the resume and write your essays.</p>