<p>mainly UCSB, UCLA and UC Berkeley?</p>
<p>For UCLA, business econ and communication studies are VERY easy to get into. For Berkeley, business admin is by far the easiest major. Don’t even bother applying to UCSB, you have to be straight up the smartest kid ever to get accepted to that prestigious school.</p>
<p>Apply to the major you want to major in… not the easiest one.</p>
<p>Women’s studies</p>
<p>UCSB you can just TAG and get in with any major. I don’t really know much about the school; I didn’t apply there.</p>
<p>UCLA philosophy is pretty easy. Average GPA is 3.49 if memory serves me right. However, you can’t backdoor, get in, and then switch to an impacted major like Psych. </p>
<p>UCB philosophy is also fairly easy. The average GPA admitted is around 3.6. It’s hard to be sure because UC statfinder never updates. Good news is you CAN switch to an impacted major at UCB as long as it’s not Haas or Engineering or something super impacted. Odds are you’ll have a better chance of switching majors after transfer at UCB.</p>
<p>It’s important that you major in what you truly enjoy. Don’t make a mistake and put an easy major down on your app just to get in. I would recommend getting the UCSB TAG and applying for what you want, apply for what you want at UCLA, and for UCB you can either apply for what you really want or try the “easy major strategy” and then switch after you transfer.</p>
<p>Underwater basket weaving</p>
<p>getting into a school for the sake of getting in…</p>
<p>Honestly ask yourself: does prestige really matter that much to you?</p>
<p>anthropology</p>
<p>LOL @ this thread</p>
<p>well I only asked because I have two friends who got into UCB and UCLA with lower GPA’s and they are bragging that their majors were not a factor towards whether they got in or not. but I know that is not true. </p>
<p>and I am not going to name the majors because I don’t want to start any drama. Although they are both mentioned in this thread…</p>
<p>However I’m still jealous of them!</p>
<p>its always a good idea to pick your major based on its admit rate rather than if you even like the subject</p>
<p>^
Some people have interests in a not-very selective major though/</p>
<p>janet, what is the point of learning and then earning if you learn what you don’t want to and then earn near to nothing?</p>
<p>OP i hate the fact that ur one of those. but ill answer anyway…</p>
<p>For UCSB just TAG u can get into w/e as long as u keep up the required GPA, classes, complete IGETC, finish atleast 60 units, and submit an application</p>
<p>For UCLA the general concensus is that philosophy is the easiest to get into ,with an avg gpa (as of last year) of 3.49</p>
<p>For UCB it’s generally accepted that if you have 3.5+ ur good for the non-impacted majors (stay away from biz admin, econ, any of the other social sciences, engineering, chemistry, media studies, etc)</p>
<p>I think according to the UCB brochure, the bios generally had the highest acceptance rates, but if ur too lazy to apply to something u want, cuz it’s hard, good luck completing the pre-reqs for bio.</p>
<p>ok OP this is my impression of you:</p>
<p>you are willing to spend roughly 28k tuition a year jsut to have a brand name. did u ever consider the education or career? How would i even explain it in your personal statement “what is ur intended field of study and what experinces contributed blahbalhbalh”</p>
<p>Anyways from what i hear from alumnus is that the social sciences are impacted because all teh athletes take them. the hardest of course are the general sciences. Of course it all depends on the school. This is what i got from alumnus so it might not be 100% true</p>
<p>read post #10 people.</p>
<p>Some people would pay 28K just to get in. Ask me if I would pay top dollar just to get into Harvard. You will get a resounding yes. Why? Because for a lot of people NAME is everything. You can ride the name right into the job market, no matter what your major is.</p>
<p>At UCB you can’t apply to their business undergrad studies because you don’t apply till your sophomore year after you have satisfy their prerequisites, etc. To also inform you with the right data UCB’s business program for undergrad is 6th in the nation, which only shows that it is very competitive.</p>
<p>Best advice- if you don’t know what you want to major in, put undeclared you have two years before you need to declare a major. It gives you an opportunity to take several courses to determine what you really want. I am a current incoming freshman at UCB and I think that the info I provided is pretty up to date because I did my share of researching. I hope it helps.</p>
<p>Goldenbears, you definitely helped a lot.</p>
<p>[Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2010 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof10_mjr.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof10_mjr.htm)</p>
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