<p>Prospective Haas Applicants - ask your questions!
Anyone who can answer our questions - reply!</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>For those of us who are planning to apply to Haas, what should we be doing our Freshman year to help us?</p>
<p>And for those who are Spring Admits? Would getting rid of GE's by taking courses at a community college be a good idea?</p>
<p>So you apply after your freshman year? And i understand that it's a very competitive major so what can you do if you don't get it? And the major that I applied as as an incoming freshman on my application has no bearing on it right?</p>
<p>Right, the major you came in with doesn't matter. You just take the required Haas prereqs and apply in the fall of your sophomore year. (Some people who are behind in prereqs or want to improve their GPAs wait until fall of junior year, but this is rare. I don't think I've met a single person yet in Haas who didn't start the program by their 3rd year.)</p>
<p>You should have a backup major in case you don't make it into Haas. I did econ, and now I'm actually doubling in econ and business, because I had finished a good portion of the classes for the econ degree by the time I went into business.</p>
<p>Your freshman year, you should make sure you can get a solid GPA. Don't worry, you can definitely get good grades AND have a life. Don't let people psych you out and tell you you'll be in hell for the first year and a half if you're pre-biz. Maybe if you're unmotivated or really unintelligent, it'll be a struggle to do well in school and in your personal life, but otherwise, you can enjoy yourself while doing well in classes. Just stay on top of things and be organized. Also, don't forget to do extracurricular activities. They don't only help you meet people, but they look good on your resume as well (which Haas requires on its application).</p>
<p>If you're a spring admit, then yeah, taking GEs might be a good idea. Just make sure they transfer. And the Haas GEs are now the same as L&S's, so you'll be killing 2 birds with 1 stone.</p>
<p>so being a spring admit wont hurt your chances of getting into haas right?</p>
<p>also do u know if the FPF program covers your GE's for fall semester of frosh year.</p>
<p>the only way i think being a spring admit could hurt you is if you don't plan your classes well and don't take all the prereqs that haas wants.</p>
<p>i'm afraid i'm not familiar with the actual FPF program, but i'm sure you can find GE (or breadth, as they're called) classes to take in the program.</p>
<p>I heard from somewhere that you need like a 3.7~ gpa in berkeley in order to transfer to Haas, is that true?</p>
<p>I don't think that's the case. That was the average GPA though.</p>
<p>Especially the Middle 80% GPA Range for Enrolled Students.</p>
<p>il be very honest. the classes arent THAT hard. u cant even compare them to the sciences n stuff like that. so dont let ppl psych u out of taking em altho its gonna be tougher on the applicants now cuz u cant use AP credit for breadths or prereqs. my advice is to take ure hard breadths (i.e. for me it was philosophy n writing *<strong><em>)at a JC and take ez ones at berk like astroc10 and nutri sci. then just focus alotta ure time into econ ugba n stats. doing one each semester. and throwing in math 16a which should be a cakewalk. thats my 2 cents. oh yea n stats isnt that hard if uve heard *</em></strong> about it. go to the SLC get some tutoring help and itll be fine. that alone helped me get a good grade.</p>
<p>I heard that 70% of your admittance is based on your GPA, and yeah, I also got told that the avg GPA for applicants was a 3.7.</p>
<p>How important is it to get a good internship?</p>
<p>So, if someone doesn't make it to Haas, what should he or she do?</p>
<p>^ If you don't make it to Haas, some people just continue with an Econ major.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response Forever09, but can you tell me what an Econ Major can eventually become?</p>
<p>Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board?</p>
<p>Since Cal also has a strong Econ department, most people do that and jobs in the future would include: economic/financial/credit analyst, economist, trade specialist, marketing manager, investment banker, etc etc.</p>
<p>The thing is Economics is a social science basically about problem solving and analyzing the economy and decision making and all that. Way different from a business major.</p>
<p>I have a friend who's going to switch majors if she doesn't get into Haas because the first two years are taking GE's anyways, so switching majors within L&S won't be too bad.</p>
<p>I hope that answers your question? =)</p>
<p>Do you guys know if we have to finish the prerequisites before applying, or are we allowed to take a prerequisite during the time we're applying.</p>
<p>^ It's to be completed by the end of the Spring Semester prior to entering Haas.</p>
<p>So since you apply beginning of soph year and enter into Haas (if you make it) junior year, you can finish meeting your prereqs up until then. As long as you finish them by the end of soph year, or beginning of junior year. Same difference.</p>
<p>This may be a stupid question but how many pre-req classes do we have to take? Do we only have to take the bare minimum or are there other classes we have to take? Don't most college students end up finishing up pre-req classes within the first two years so they can start their major by junior year?</p>
<p>how many (like percentage) current students (at Cal) who apply to Haas are accepted?</p>
<p>^ Around 47 to 50 %</p>
<p>so if you're not accepted, what do you do, then?</p>