since pre business/undecided are under the college of L&S, it will probably not be as hard compared to engineering. its comparative to other majors in the college of L&S cause that college admits students blind of their major. eg. if u applied pre biz and a person with the exact profile as you applied undeclared/psychology, they would have just as much chance as you in getting in.
Like all engineering oriented majors, it is difficult. I never knew that many people who were in it, but I understood it was not as hard as say EECS, but it was stll challenging. My sage advice once again: Study early, study often. Do not procrastinate and fall behind.
I am not in engineering but I would think engineering is not a competitive major, it is just extremely difficult. Engineers help each other out like crazy and engineers that do well as usually work with other engineers all the time.
It has steadily increased over the past few years. When I arrived, it was about a 2.8, now it's like 3.1. I graduated with around a 3.5. It's doable, but I worked hard.
I swung a 3.8 one semester, but I was a freakin' hermit. Maybe if I had studied one more hour a day or skipped dinner once in awhile, I would have gotten a 4.0 -- however, I found a good work/life balance and got a 3.5-3.6 consistently. I'd much rather have the slightly lower GPA and a much more well-rounded life.
Of course, I'm probably not as smart as some of the students at Cal (well, former student here), so your results may differ.
does anyone know if the political science courses (i'm planning to minor in polisci) are difficult at berkeley? is there a lot of grade deflation since it's such a popular major?
