<p>I am confused with how schools such as UC Berkeley's Haas school of business and UVA's McIntire school of commerce work.</p>
<p>I know that they are two year programs that you apply to towards the end of your second year at the main university.</p>
<p>Here's my questions:</p>
<p>If you're majoring in finance or another business related major, what happens if you don't get in? Are you screwed? Did you just waste 2 years of your life? Should you switch majors now?</p>
<p>How hard is it to get into, say Haas school of business for example, after 2 years at UC Berkeley? Is it relatively easy if you have a solid GPA or is it like college admissions all over again where you not only need to have a near-flawless GPA but also need to be in all sorts of clubs and community service programs to get in?</p>
<p>I just can't imagine getting into one of these schools, majoring in finance, and finding out two years and around $90,000 later that I got denied to their business program. At this point I'm considering completely avoiding any schools where you have to apply again 2 years in to get into their business school.</p>
<p>HEllo,
Well first of all u cant major in finance untill you are granted admission to the business school
If lets say u dont get in , u can just major in econ or any other thing u like and take some classes from the b-school's (theyre gonna be hard to get but theres a shot)</p>
<p>To get admission into Haas,Ross, McIntire. Just keep a Solid GPA with TOUGH CLASSES , some good EC's etc. Just try to get ur GPA as high as possible.</p>
<p>Remember recruiters are gonna look at you for what you are , not really for what you majored in but that doesnt mean u should major in anthropology and apply to an Ibank lol. Take something you like, but make sure it has some maths in it and if possible take some classes from the b-school as well like finance classes in ur case</p>
<p>getting into haas isn't easy, but it's not extremely hard.... basically, you apply in the fall semester of your second year and if you find out towards the end of the spring semester that you did not get in, you have to change majors...most become econ majors....or you could transfer to a different college and major in finance....haas has great connections and can really help you network. keep in mind also that haas has a mandatory summer session for all admits that usually gets in the way of good internships during the summer between your soph and junior year.</p>
<p>look at the admission statistics for haas....another approach is to go to a community college and transfer in (you still have to apply and be accepted).... i did that and saved lots of $$$. have a backup school in mind if you take that approach though...mine was the leavey school of business at santa clar univ.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, I think I'll stay away from business schools like Haas and McIntire and try to get into a 4-year b-school like Wharton, Stern, Cornell, McComb, etc. I have a nearly flawless High School record but I plan on focusing more on my social life in college. Granted, I'll still probably at least be a B student but I'm definitely going to party hard and I don't want to have to worry about applying AGAIN 2 years into college.</p>
<p>your exactly right, if you get in directly to a good business school but not another, i'd def go to that school. In terms of the major, different schools recruit differently. For example, at the university of maryland if your an econ major, which is still a very tough program, you cannot utilize the business school's separate career website, where all the investment, corproate finance, and accounting recruiters post their job ads. If you got in directly, you have access to them starting freshmen year. It's just how it is .</p>
<p>Frankly, I think kids are CRAZY applying to competitive schools that might not admit them to their major! This is especially true if the GPA requirements for admission to the major is over a 3.0. Why?</p>
<p>Remember: Most folks who get admitted to a good school have strong credentials. However, only about 50% get above a 3.0 and usually less than 40% get above a 3.25 unless you are talking about the very top ivys. Getting good grades in college is MUCH tougher than getting good grades in high school. Thus, why would you take a chance of not being admitted to your major if the college GPA requirements are high?!</p>
<p>It gets even worse. If you don't do that well, you won't be able to transfer or transfer to a decent school. If you have a sterling high school GPA and SATs, why take a risk? Why not go to a school that will automatically admit you to their business curriculum and probably give you a scholarship because of your high school GPA and SAT? In fact, this applies to most majors that have stiff enrollment restrictions.</p>
<p>If I were interested in business or accounting and didn't get admitted to my major, I would be "out of there!" In fact, I wouldn't apply there to begin with! There are PLENTY of great schools(i.e. Maryland, Bentley, Babson,Penn State, Ohio State, Cincinnati, et.al.) that will admit top kids automatically to their major.</p>
<p>By the way, I have a relative who is a professor at University of Pennsylvania. They have some majors that require a whopping college GPA of 3.5 to get into that major. She, herself, admitted that she wouldn't advise her own daughter to attend Penn if she were interested in those restricted enrollment majors just for that reason.</p>