Hi, I am wanting to apply to Haas Berkeley and I want to know what my chances are of getting in with taking community college during high school. I will take all their prereq and 60 semester units required, but I am only in 9th grade now and I will be applying in 10th when most of my community college grades come in. I’ll take some EC’s to stand out and be in NHS. I will apply again if I don’t get in the next year after that. Anyways, what do you think the chances of a 10th grader that has all the prereqs getting in? I am planning to major in business administration.
people who are in Berkeley now as underclassmen don’t know their chances of getting into Haas, so how would one possibly evaluate a 9th grader?
So are you saying I should just try for it and hope for the best?
I’m talking about applying in 10th grade. I’ll take classes at my community college and then apply 10th grade and then apply with my 60 semester credits. I have all A’s right now, but I know college courses come with a lot more rigor. I am willing to spend the time on community college classes and at the very worse it will be an interesting experience.
*worst, not worse.
So you’re applying as a transfer?
I know a 16 year old EECS transfer but he graduated from high school 10th grade (I think?) and went to CC for a year.
They really want you to have a high school diploma.
If you’re not applying as a transfer, and are going for the MET program, they still want you to have a high school diploma, but you have a better chance.
Relax a bit. Figure out how you’re going to get your high school diploma. Then figure out how to do well on the SAT/ACT. Then apply whenever you’ve got those figured out.
And most of Haas entrance is internal from Berkeley sophomores so don’t underestimate that path if you’re set on Haas.
What @Walter924 said is very important to remember: for fall 2018, only 5.4% of transfer applicants to Haas undergrad were accepted. Only 28% of the total acceptances went to transfers. I wouldn’t say give up, but do make sure you have everything in place to maximize your chances. The fact that you are younger than the average transfer probably will carry less weight than you think.
I will apply to more than one place, so it won’t be the end of the world if I don’t get in to Haas. (Though that would be one of my preferred schools.) Lately, I have found applying in 11th gives me more of a chance to take more classes, and lets me get good grades. I can get into the MBA program later if I get some work experience and a bachelors (in anything.) BTW I would get a high school diploma AND a transfer degree, because I would be in concurrent enrollment. I would take a full course load of college with some easier high school classes. (I must take at least 4 to still be enrolled in my high school.) I would get credits and graduation requirements fulfilled when I do college courses. (I’m in an online school. It is fully accredited, and it allows me to do anything whenever I want, even finals, as long as I get them in before their due dates.) I would turn 17 soon after school started. Anyways, I want to start taking the mathematics I subject test and the mathematics II subject tests. (Subject tests are an hour long each.) I plan to hard study for those for a month. If I do well in mathematics I, I can probably be placed in precalculus. If I do well on mathematics II, I can probably be placed in calculus I. If I don’t do well on either, I won’t need show them the scores, and get into intermediate algebra. I realize college courses take a lot more effort and devotion than an honors or AP high school course, but I am willing to spend as much time as needed. I calculate it will be 18 units per semester after I start 10th grade. Does this all sound like a sound plan? Sorry for the long paragraph.
This is my current plan up to the end of 11th for CC classes (and will probably change:)
9th spring:
Algebra II (4 units)
Summer A:
World History B (3 units)
Pre-calculus (4 units)
Summer A total: 7 units
10th fall:
English A (4 units)
Middle East: Politics of Nationalism (3 units)
US History A (3 units)
Micro Economics (3 units)
Calculus I (5 units)
10th fall total: 18 units
10th spring:
English B (4 units)
US History B (3 units)
Macro Economics (3 units)
Intro to Buisiness (3 units)
Calculus II (5 units)
10th spring total: 18 units
Summer B:
General Communications (3 units)
World History A (3 units)
Summer B total: 6 units
11th fall:
Critical thinking in reading and writing (3 units)
Financial accounting (4 units)
Business Law (3 units)
Introduction to biology (4 units)
Statistics (4 units)
11th fall total: 18 units
11th spring:
General Humanities (3 units)
California State History (3 units)
US Government and Politics (3 units)
Managerial Accounting (4 units)
Intro to Chemistry (4 units)
Total: 17 units
You might want to discuss your plans with someone in the undergraduate admissions office at Haas. You might want to make an appointment even though you are in the 9th grade and not a UCB student. Note that for Fall 2018, the average cc transfer has a 3.87 GPA and around a 5% acceptance rate (14% for eligible applicants who have completed the requirements and prerequisites).