<p>So I'm majoring in Economics and I will be applying to Berkeley and UCLA. It does't look like I'll be able to get my microeconomics class this semester. I plan to take Calc 2 in the spring. Now I'll be taking microeconomics AND calc 2 in the spring, which is before transferring but UCLA/UCB won't be able to see 2 out of 5 prerequisites. I've gotten As on the other 3 prerequisites, I have a 4.0 gpa, and I'm gonna TAP. Oh and I've been doing the UCLA CCCP for 2 years now and I'm in Berkeley TAP. (It's a transfer program) </p>
<p>So will taking 2 prerequisites for Econ in the spring affect my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>It probably will, since people who finished prereqs before Spring will be at a competitive advantage. But your GPA is stellar and you’re in TAP so I think you should get into at least one of them.</p>
<p>Theoretically you will be worse off, it will affect your chances since admissions prefer to see the grades for major prerequisites. However since you have a 4.0 GPA such disadvantage will be negible, You 4.0 GPA will overpower your “weakness”. The fact that you took calc 1 and got an A is good enough IMO.</p>
<p>That’s just my 2 cents (current math/Econ UCLA transfer student)</p>
<p>Ps. I meant to say negligible. You should be fine at either of the bears schools</p>
<p>just a warning about UCLA’s Econ classes.</p>
<p>They average about 100 students and are graded on a curve. For ex: there I took an easy midterm and got an A (95%) however it was considered an A- since everyone did so well…</p>
<p>Also I got a B- (81%) and ended being a B+ because everyone did so bad… </p>