Schedule help (Econ/Business majors)

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<p>Hi I'm attending berkeley in the fall, and I was wondering how this schedule would work out for an econ/business major? Thanks! (I'm trying to go econ 101a/101b and econ 141 route; my math skills are decent)</p>

<p>Fall 2011: (15 units)
Econ 1
Math 1B
Nutri Sci 10
Astron C10</p>

<p>Spring 2011: (13 units)
Math 53
Econ 101b
UGBA 10
L&S 5 seminar</p>

<p>Am I overburdening myself on either semester? Help appreciated!
Also, I'm going to take Stat 21 over the summer online, I heard it's easier</p>

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<p>easy peasy beezy. looks good. and idk about your stat 21 comment, i remember people used to say that a lot but that was because of the extra credit the prof used to give with every hw. i think that “tradition” has ended, so try to get a second opinion on whether it’s worth the $ to take 21 over the summer (unless $ isnt an issue for whatever reason, then OK)</p>

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<p>^ I live an hour away from berkeley, so it won’t be as troublesome. And I’m trying to land an internship/job for my first summer. Thanks for the response too</p>

<p>Any second opinions?</p>

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<p>You have some form of AP Calculus credit?</p>

<p>The Math 1A and Math 1B final exams found on [this</a> page](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html]this”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html) may help you in evaluating your calculus knowledge to choose an appropriate first math course.</p>

<p>For breadths, you may want to consider courses which cover multiple L&S / Haas categories like ESPM 50AC and English C77 / ESPM C12, so that you have more flexibility later when choosing more breadth courses. Any given course can fulfill only one of the 7 course breadths, but if a course is eligible for more than one, it can fulfill whichever one helps you the most.</p>

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<p>Looks good from here. I was one of the people who took Stat 21 online over the summer when it got harder. It mainly got harder because he took down the extra credit points so you actually have to try and learn. The hardest part about the class is that the professor likes to use his own website as the book/guide for the class instead of the regular textbook and his own website is really confusing and hard to learn from. But, intro to stats is not a hard course at all material-wise so if you are good at math then it should be no problem for you.</p>

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<p>Easy Schedule.</p>

<p>Find something to do with your time</p>

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<p>Just realized that freshmen can’t take econ 100/101… But I’ll probably just take stat 21 in the spring and have a free summer</p>

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<p>Did you already get accepted into Haas?</p>

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<p>^ haloshots? obviously not if s/he hasn’t even taken ugba 10 yet/is just a frosh…</p>

<p>but if you’re referring to demoz: yes
me: yes
ucbalum: i don’t think applied
jbeak: is a cs major, so don’t rely on his perception of “easy” (though the schedule outlined replacing econ 101a with stat 21 is still pretty A-ok and feels it would allow for a lot of free time)
you: i assume a capital-n no (for now at least?)</p>

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<p>If you’re a registered member of CC, your chances of getting into Haas rises by about 40%.</p>

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<p>@HelloAll: Haha that’s true in my experience. Most of my friends got rejected this year, but those who were on CC got in. Coincidence?</p>

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<p>Lol, yeah, put CC down as an extracurricular activity. You might even be able to put it down as work experience if you can become a moderator before you apply.</p>

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<p>So because I cant take econ 101 this year, I revised my second semester to look like this: Stat 21, Math 1B, UGBA 10, Asian American Studies 20A. </p>

<p>Would anybody suggest against this schedule? It’s 3 major prereq’s in one semester, so I’m kind of worried</p>

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<p>Less than 15 units of AP or other credit coming in? If you do have 15 or more units of AP or other credit coming in and take 15 units first semester (without duplicating any AP credit), wouldn’t you gain sophomore class standing for second semester?</p>

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<p>Don’t you have Math 1B first semester? Or did you decide to switch it to Math 1A after looking at the old Math 1A final exams?</p>

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<p>@ucbalummus I have 30-something AP units coming in this year, so I’ll be considered a sophomore? If so, I’ll have to reorder my schedule, and I switched into 1A because I didn’t have a class to fill, so I thought review would be good. (Haven’t had a math class since junior year)</p>

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<p>Personally I wouldn’t do 3 prereqs. in one semester but it’s ultimately your call.</p>

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<p>Yes, those AP units will give you class standing as a sophomore… however, looking at the schedule, Economics 101B has a bucket for L&S students with class level of sophomore, which is based on number of semesters enrolled. It also has a bucket for L&S students not restricted by class level (so it is theoretically possible for a non-sophomore to get in to this course in this bucket, but that may be hard to do) and another bucket for those with an instructor approval code.</p>

<p>[This</a> page](<a href=“http://writing.berkeley.edu/courses/Cole/cw151/FAQ.html#anchor142431]This”>http://writing.berkeley.edu/courses/Cole/cw151/FAQ.html#anchor142431) describes the difference between class standing and class level.</p>

<p>As far as math goes, have you tried those old Math 1A and Math 1B final exams? It would be a waste of time and tuition to repeat stuff you already know, but it would also be bad to jump too far ahead and do poorly.</p>

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<p>^ thanks, I think I’m gonna hold off on macro/micro econ until my sophomore year at cal. I’m gonna start of with 1A just to accommodate myself to the infamous berkeley math, I signed up for hutchings, who seems to be a good professor</p>