<p>I been really close to transferring to a CSU, i know i can do that.</p>
<p>One thing holding me back.</p>
<p>My dream would be to attend UCLA or UC Berkeley or even some of the other UCs.</p>
<p>I know i can't get into the business or engineering, so i'm planning to major in History.</p>
<p>What careers are in hand when i major in History?</p>
<p>My stats will be around 3.4 and i should Complete TAP/Honors by the time i'm done.</p>
<p>historian.</p>
<p>anything else? Anything with a decent pay?</p>
<p>Should i measure in Geography instead?</p>
<p>I think you have a great shot at both schools, dont doubt yourself, with TAP at ucla you have a fantastic chance. But I wouldnt settle for your major, do what you love.</p>
<p>with history you can always become a teacher or historian. ;)</p>
<p>thanks. I really appreciate the responses. I love this site.</p>
<p>yeah, don't major in something you don't want to do just because you want to go to the school. its totally not worth it. I could've gotten into ucla or ucb as a sociology major but i really want to do business so id idn't apply. My friend with the same gpa as me got into both as a soc major but he's regretting his decision since he can't change his major and he doesnt know what he's going to do when he graduates.</p>
<p>dont settle for a major that will get you into ucb, ucla...do what you want, dont make a superficial insecure decision and let the top UC prestige fool you into doing something you aren't passionate about.</p>
<p>on another note, the top UC's (UCB, UCLA, SD) are good schools but they aren't like Ivy's, in that you can't major in something random and get a top job (ibank, consulting).</p>
<p>I'm a philosophy major. If I was at Harvard, I'll be a philosophy major. If I was at my local CC, I'll still be a philosophy major. If Harvard let me in on the condition that I'm a sociology major, f-them, I'll stick with my philosophy.</p>
<p>Follow what you really want to study. A history degree from UCLA and UC-Berkeley is meaningless if it kills your dream.</p>
<p>i'd change my major to sociology if harvard would accept me :)</p>
<p>you guys are definately right. I want to do something that will help me find a career and a decent paying job. </p>
<p>Do you guys know any schools in cali that would take my GPA for business? </p>
<p>Once again it's around 3.4 and with HONORS.</p>
<p>UCSB - business-econ will take you for sure
UCR - but you don't want to go there
UCB - econ (will still be a reach but not impossible like Haas)
UCLA - biz-econ (high reach as well)
USC - econ (reach) Marshall (High reach)
UCSD - econ/management science (match)</p>
<p>Santa Barbara would actually be nice and so will SD. </p>
<p>Hobo, thanks for the great help. This cheered me up so much.</p>
<p>You can get into law.</p>
<p>SDSU business is better thaqn many UCs depending on what in business you want to do.</p>
<p>cal econ - slight reach
ucla bizecon - probably in</p>
<p>tonyage - i dont know much about engineering... all i know is that its not as impacted as business so you'd have a better chance to get in as an engineering major than a business major.</p>
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<p>agree, TAP will help tons with UCLA</p>
<p>in my opinion, i have seen that business/econ majors can lead to a variety of job fields. whether you want to go into international trade and diplomacy (you would want a good background in history for that) or managing your own small business, a biz/econ degree can lead to alot of different opportunities for you. i have chosen this degree as a kind of procrastination aid.. as far as deciding on a career, which i'll just do later when i finally graduate. :)</p>