<p>What are the differences between Business Economics (Pre), Economics (Pre), and Economics/International Area Studies (Pre) at UCLA? What prerequisites have to be satisfied to move on from the (pre) stage? </p>
<p>Is any of them harder to get in than the others? Is business in general harder to get into at UCLA? Will applying as undeclared give me more of a chance?</p>
<p>Thanks everybody! I have to submit the app in 2 days and I NEED to make sure that I'm applying to the most suitable major for me!! Thank youuuu!!! :]</p>
<p>A thread search would really go a long ways here.</p>
<p>Intl econ has you doing foreign language up to level 6, you only need level 3 to graduate, 2.0 GPA to get in I believe
Econ is probably the easiest and lightest work load, easy double major/grad early, 2.5 to get in.
BizEcon is hardest, accounting classes on top of the econ classes (basically, the only difference between econ and biz econ is the extra accounting classes), everyone originally chooses this one cause it has “business” in the name, don’t be fooled… somewhat tough to get in, 3.3 primary score (two classes weighted 3x as much),</p>
<p>I don’t think it should matter which you apply into because you don’t actually get into the major when you apply. You are listed as “pre-whatevercon.” </p>
<p>Generally speaking the three econ courses break down in this way:</p>
<p>International Econ: People choose this because they have an interest in economics in a certain area and want to focus.
Regular Econ: Couldn’t get into Biz econ and they are here now.
Biz Econ: Most prestigious and people want to get into this the most.</p>
<p>There is also the Math/Econ major which is much easier to get into assuming you have completed a majority of the pre-reqs. Math/Econ is also very good if one is planning on going to grad school. It could also give you a leg up in the job search. The Econ department also really likes math/econ majors for their Sharpe Fellows Program (great for landing an ultra competitive internship at a place like GS) and Departmental Scholars Program (great for grad school application, especially to HYSMC, or finding a job).</p>
<p>The only downside is you need to be ready to take some grueling math courses <em>cough</em> analysis <em>cough</em></p>
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<p>Simply not true! Michael Powell majored in Econ and minored in Math. He graduated UCLA with a 4.0 and is now a PhD student at MIT. Biz-Econ was pointless for him as it would require him to substitute his math classes for accounting classes. Whether going for a PhD or a non-accounting related job (i.e. Ibanking, consulting, hedging, etc), math classes > accounting classes.
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