<p>Okay im currently undeclared with an intention of doing business. However, im also really into art. Is there some way of combining those two? Tips? Suggestions? Please give me all the info you can about having a business major and all the things that would be best for me. </p>
<p>Also, can someone give me suggestions as to what R&C classes to take? which is easiest? </p>
<p>Calso is in 1 week and im feel like im really behind. Reading the tutorial online helps a little but i dont know how to plan my freshman schedule. HELP PLEASE!!! THANK YOU!</p>
<p>look at the breadth requirements and see how you will complete them within the next few years. know that you do not have to complete r&c courses within your first years. compile a list of courses that you want to take next semester and assemble them into a calendar with their lecture and discussion/lab times.</p>
<p>Well, the competition for Haas is ferocious and you will need to take certain classes from the start just to be competitive when you apply at the end of your sophomore year so make sure you have those covered. You will meet with a counselor at Calso who will help you figure out what classes you need. Make sure you tell them you plan on applying to Haas. You should probably take care of the business prerequisites first since Haas is so hard to get into, whereas the Art department in very forgiving and has few, if any, requirements. You do not need to declare a major until your junior year. Take an art class and see what you like. It isn’t impossible to double major if you want to pursue both interests. Or, make up your own major using the Liberal Studies major. All you need is an idea and an advisor- perhaps the Business of Art? The sky’s the limit! Good luck. P.S.- if you take art, don’t forget to include studio time in your schedule.</p>
<p>Most students who do not get into Haas either choose Economics as their major or they choose a different major. Keep in mind that the average college student changes their major a number of times throughout their undergraduate studies so try not to sweat it. Take some general education requirements and follow your heart- there are great professors at Cal and you never know what subject may spark your interest once you start taking classes. You are at a great school with lots of majors so you will end up with a great education and a degree that will be respected. Heck, my son just changed his major last semester to something he never expressed any interest in the first five semesters. Then he decided to double major, as it will only require one more semester and the advisors at his first (second? I cannot keep track!) declared major have been very supportive. Go to Calso, sign up for whatever you like (but include the Haas pre-req’s), and spend the first semester just taking Berkeley in. You will figure it out when the time is right.</p>
<p>Here is a neat trick a Cal academic advisor told my son to try: Buy a big course catalogue from the book store and keep it by your bed or wherever else you spend free time. Every so often, open the catalogue to a random page, look through a few pages and highlight classes that sound interesting to you. Over the course of a few months, you may notice that you have more (or less) interest in certain majors and can choose classes accordingly. My son definitely excluded a lot of majors that way. Business is one example: none of the classes in that section ever ended up being highlighted!</p>
<p>Well you basically have a ton of pre-reqs, breadths, etc your first two years…and keep in mind you should have a backup major (although by default Environmental Econ and Policy is one). You would simply be double majoring.</p>