@Ak1097 For some reason I don’t think they do… but honestly I can’t be 100% certain. I’ve never seen it discussed and didn’t even think Berkeley did one for other majors (but apparently they do!).
I feel like Haas has such a small and intimate business program that they really aren’t dying to fill the 9 or so empty spots. With such a rigorous selection process, I imagine that they would completely offer admission to you if you were what they were looking for, rather than stick you in a waitlist category. But again, I could be totally wrong.
Although, personally I’d rather be flat out rejected than be put on a waitlist :)) Having to wait til JUNE to hear back?!? Oh the pain that would be!!!
Got into the business econ program at ucla as well. Friday is getting closer!
@hopesolo Are you taking linear algebra for the knowledge? My comp sci friends say that it is a very interesting class and it helps with logical thinking in a way as well. I want to take it for fun and for the knowledge as well sometime in the future.
@blk okay I’m back for one more before the evening is up LOL
Yes somewhat, this semester I’m only taking Linear Algebra and ComSci 2 (finished Haas requirements last semester) and was mainly doing so because I submitted my TAG for UCI Business Information Management. But I actually decided I won’t attend UCI so looking back I’m not sure why I’m still doing this… :))
I am relatively math oriented but I have to say I actually enjoy calculus much more than linear algebra. Ultimately though knowledge is knowledge and I’m just glad to be giving it a go
Since we are on the topic of classes - has anyone had any really great classes from their CC (or other uni) experience?
My favorite class so far has been English 1C / critical thinking course. It covered how to make a logical argument and how to better listen to the arguments of others, and I took it during the recent presidential election (best timing ever). Other than that, I actually also really liked Art History LOL. Would love to travel and actually see the art I studied
Hi guys i hope each and every one of you get into haas. You all deserve it! I’m a new member who will apply in November to haas for fall 2019 and I was wondering if I can stay in contact with you guys in this thread and sorta tell me your experiences and tell me what you may have done differently throughout this journey. Perhaps I can learn from this and become a stronger applicant when application season hits.
@hopesolo My favorite course would definitely be Calculus I or Microeconomics. Calculus I rewired my brain and I also liked my professor who actually taught at Cal before as well. Learning about Game Theory in Microeconomics was definitely interesting too.
@Ak1097 Idk, Calculus II is a pretty heavy class and I’m having trouble making some of the connections between that class and its role in Business overall. Sure, you can argue some stuff about how series might come into play but I just liked Calculus 1 better. Calculus 1 had many real life applications and I just genuinely had the interest to keep on going. But Calculus II just feels like more of a puzzle game.
Lol are you guys kidding me? UC Irvine over UCLA??? That’s some insanity right there. The UCLA network is much better than both SLO and UCI by a magnitude of 100x. It’s not just going to “business school” its the holistic POV of the name the school has, the alumni network, and much more. With the premise you guys are basing your conclusions on you would rather go to UC Irvine over Stanford undergrad because Stanford is “more econ focused.”
The CA rankings for business schools in my opinion are Haas, USC, UCLA, Santa Clara, USF, SLO,… Irvine is not even top 10, as per many rankings online.
And seriously, at first glance when sorting through resumes to trash or not, do you really think an employer is going to take a UCI undergrad over a UCLA undergrad?
@Ak1097 We’ve talked about this bro, but its your choice at the end of the day. Congrats on getting into the #2 public university in the world.
@bslick07 If someone wants to study business, they should probably go to a business program.
If someone is interested in business but not really economics, why would they want to spend a few years studying econ? The only thing worse than studying something you’re not interested in is having a job in a field you’re not interested in.
If someone wanted to study econ, Stanford would be a great choice … but I’m not sure what that argument has to do with wanting a business degree.
@BLK I wish I had a better micro/macro professor - but there were definitely a few things I took from those courses that made me evaluate my situation with personal financing and preparing for the future, so I’d have to say those were definitely impactful classes as well! Wish we covered game theory… that would’ve been great.
@bslick07 Yes… by a magnitude of 100x… wait what? Sure, UCLA has the name, and if you are happy with spending 2 years studying a course load that doesn’t make you happy, then more to you. But we can apply the same logic and just apply to any other prestigious school under a non-impacted major and slap that on our resume. But not all of us are interested in that, so we gave our insight. Put it this way, if anyone here wanted to study economics, don’t you think we would have applied to Berkeley (being our first choice) for economics… rather than business… idk maybe I’m crazy, but attending a school for the major and field you want to study doesn’t scream insanity to me.
And seriously, it’s 2018 - do you really think employers are chucking resumes purely because of the name of the school? My corporate job prior to returning to school, I beat university students and degree holders when I had no degree and wasn’t even enrolled at the time. My current internship I’ve also beaten university students, only having an A.S. from my current CC.
I was admitted to UCLA, but am very firm in not attending even if I don’t get into Berkeley, and will attend SJSU for their business analytics program because wait for it I’m more interested in business analytics than I am bus-econ. There are many more factors to consider other than just “name”.
Even USC may not make sense to some people compared to a state school for business, debt + maybe a $4-6k salary difference is really not worth it in the long run.
@GoodAfternoonSir Greetings future applicant. It’s a very tense time now as you may be able to see LOL. But good luck with your schooling. There’s a lot of info on this thread and lots of guesses from our end - we are in no way experts.
But give it a week and I’m sure those of us who are admitted (and even aren’t) will be willing to provide some insight.
This thread seems more believable than the UC’s collaborating with each other on who to admit. Basically it says UCLA is very focused on solely GPA, as opposed to Berkeley who seems to be more holistic.
Does anyone know if the new Connie and Kevin Chou Hall will impact the total amount of accepted applicants? I feel like they would still need to hire more faculty before it translated to any meaningful effect on admissions.
