Transfering! UCLA v UCB + other misc questions

[Dorrus]

<p>Hello</p>

<p>I managed to get into both UCLA and UCB as an undergraduate.</p>

<p>I am currently looking into the majors of East Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and Business. I intend to work in a business environment with my language skills.</p>

<p>As it happens, I applied for UCLA under East Asian language and Culture, and UCB as Japanese studies. With these declared majors, is it still possible to also major in business? I apologize if this question is silly, as I have not seriously considered how degrees and majors work. I simply looked to what class work I had infront of me and did my best to receive grades and not fuss over details of majors and degrees.</p>

<p>Given the above situation, what school would be preferable?</p>

<p>I have also heard that UCB tends to avoid UCB undergraduates for its graduate programs, is this true?</p>

[Hsandovaljr]

<p>I dont think you can switch over to business at either schools.</p>

[dilapidatedmind]

<p>Strategically you made a very poor decision choosing a completely non-impacted major as your first choice, if your intent was to double as a business major or switch to a business major after enrollment. Business majors are severely impacted at both UCLA and Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Given the fact that the evalution and selection process is much more critical for impacted business majors at UCLA/UC Berkeley than it is for any language major, which not many people apply to, you’re not likely going to be able to switch majors or double major without having been directly admitted as a business major. For example, at UCLA the average admitted GPA for the major you were admitted to in 2011 was 3.65, whereas the highly impacted major of Business Economics had an averaged admitted GPA of 3.93. If you had chosen to apply as a Business Economics major (UCLA) or Business Administration (Berkeley) and then wanted to double major as a language major it would’ve been fairly easily, the reverse is practically impossible. Haas doesn’t allow transfers that have been admitted to the college of letters and science at Berkeley to even apply to switch majors:

Students admitted as junior transfers to UC Berkeley’s College of Letters & Science or other majors are NOT eligible to apply to the Haas Undergraduate Program.

[Admissions</a> for UC Berkeley Students, Undergraduate Program, Berkeley-Haas](<a href=“Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas)</p>

<p>Business Economics and Economics are both heavily impacted majors and UCLA doesn’t allow transfers to switch into either after they’ve been admitted:

• Demand for this major significantly exceeds space available. You must be admitted directly into this major; you will not be able to change to this major after admission to UCLA. Students are classified as Pre-Business Economics until they complete the preparation courses at UCLA.

• Demand for this major significantly exceeds space available. You must be admitted directly into this major; you will not be able to change to this major after admission to UCLA. Students are classified as Pre-Economics until they complete the preparation courses at UCLA.

[Transfer</a> Major Prep - Business Economics - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/lsmajors/peco-bus.htm]Transfer”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/lsmajors/peco-bus.htm)</p>

<p>[Transfer</a> Major Prep - Economics - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/lsmajors/econ_pre.htm]Transfer”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/lsmajors/econ_pre.htm)</p>

<p>If you’re really determined to double major or graduate as a business major, your best option would be to reapply directly to those majors and then seek a double major in East Asian languages/Japanese studies after you enroll.</p>

[Dorrus]

<p>To reapply, would that not require me to skip this year and try after a whole year of waiting?</p>

[Philosoup]

<p>Yes basically</p>

[Dorrus]

<p>It would be possible for me to minor in finance with my current major correct?</p>

[Philosoup]

<p>[Minors</a> - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/majors/lsminor.htm]Minors”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/majors/lsminor.htm)</p>

<p>list of minors. I don’t see finance. I don’t think so</p>

[mattinber]

<p>there is no such major “Finance” in either school</p>

[Dorrus]

<p>My mistake, I thought I had seen a finance minor while browsing the UCLA minors, but it appears that is not the case</p>

[moon9kittie]

<p>There is no Finance minor in UCLA, but there is an accounting minor offered there, but it is impacted as well.</p>

[IAmSoCal]

<p>Switching majors is out of the question, but I’m not too sure about the minoring part. You can give UCLA and UCB a call to see how they work. Each school works differently. I heard some of the lower tier UC’s aren’t as strict with this type of stuff.</p>

[northbeach]

<p>thanks for posting the list of minors philosoup. very handy indeed. i really need to figure out what i am doing here. haha.</p>