<p>I was just wondering which school would be better for me if I were interested in doing international business. I had planned on getting into finance so that I could do international corporate finance or things related to it. If anyone can give me some insight into this, please do so! Thanks!</p>
<p>I don't know about Berkeley, but UCLA has an Economics/International Area Studies major.</p>
<p>Haas @ Cal is where you go. Haas is the best place in all of California for business.</p>
<p>Go to Cal, hands down. It's right up there with stanford (biz wise)</p>
<p>I heard that Haas is extremely competitive and that roughly 50% get in. At Berkeley, it was said that most of the classes are so tough that you would have to spend most of your spare time studying just to stay competitive. If its this competitive, is it worth risking it or should I go with UCLA and have a higher chance of getting a good GPA? I'm not saying that UCLA is easier, but for my intended ideas, would it suffice? Thanks for the info guys!</p>
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<p>If you're confident about getting into Haas, go for it. I wasn't, and that was a factor that contributed to my choosing UCLA over Cal. It's likely easier to get into the BizEcon major or Int'l Econ major at UCLA than it is to get into Haas.</p>
<p>But like I said, if you're confident that you have what it takes to get into Haas, don't pass up the opportunity.</p>
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I heard that Haas is extremely competitive and that roughly 50% get in. At Berkeley, it was said that most of the classes are so tough that you would have to spend most of your spare time studying just to stay competitive. If its this competitive, is it worth risking it or should I go with UCLA and have a higher chance of getting a good GPA? I'm not saying that UCLA is easier, but for my intended ideas, would it suffice? Thanks for the info guys!
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<p>If you want to go into finance, or international business, you're going to have to work hard and take risks. Haas is an amazing opportunity, it's among the best UG biz schools in the nation and is hands down better than UCLA biz-econ. In my opinion a 3.4 at Haas > 3.8 at UCLA if you're looking for the top of the top finance internships.</p>
<p>What happens if you don't make the cut to get in Haas? What happens if you get a low GPA? I don't want to sound like I have no confidence in myself, but after hearing about how competitive and difficult Berkeley is, I am starting to feel a bit intimidated. Can anyone shed some light on just how difficult it is at Berkeley? Is it true that you would have to spend most of your spare time studying for such an impacted major, or will I be able to have time to relax as well? I feel that having an opportunity to relax is important for overall success in life, especially in college. Having said that, will I be able to find time to relax and still remain competitive for Haas? Thanks for all the info so far!</p>
<p>1) Do you think there's some set schedule? Study 2 hours, lunch, socialize, study 1 hour before bed = into haas. </p>
<p>2) Do you think any of us know how much YOU are going to have to put in?</p>
<p>3) Do you think you're going to be good in business/finance if you're always worried about how much work you're going to have to do?</p>
<p>Just ask some of the Haas kids at the Berkeley board to get a rough idea if you're this worried. I agree with Lax for the most part . . .</p>
<p>If anyone here is a Haas undergraduate or is currently taking its prereqs, what did your freshman course schedule look like?</p>
<p>To be honest, grow some balls and go to Haas. On the other hand if you're as risk averse as you appear to be finance should be the last field you should look into entering.</p>
<p>Btw, if you fail to get into Haas, you'll still have Berkeley's Econ major as a backup option...</p>