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Old 02-09-2010, 01:40 PM   #1
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Does anyone know what a safe GPA is for declaring Econ?
I've heard 3.4, and the advisers won't tell me one way or the other lol.
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Old 02-09-2010, 02:46 PM   #2
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Yeah, I heard it is a 3.4 in the prereqs.
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Old 02-09-2010, 03:44 PM   #3
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Anything over a 3.0+really wanting to do Econ will get you in.
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Old 02-09-2010, 04:25 PM   #4
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How can they tell if you really want to do econ?
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Old 02-09-2010, 04:27 PM   #5
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Get at least a 3.0 GPA in your prereqs and you're in. 3.4 is just the average.
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Old 02-09-2010, 05:04 PM   #6
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How are you so sure that you only need a 3.0?
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Old 02-09-2010, 05:25 PM   #7
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Talked to an advisor and she assured me that a 3.0 was the minimum needed. It's been that way every semester (I'm a declared Econ major btw).
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Old 02-09-2010, 05:35 PM   #8
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It's the minimum needed, but is it the GPA that pretty much "guarantees" entrance?
I heard that number was 3.4
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Old 02-09-2010, 06:16 PM   #9
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Trust me, if you get a 3.0 in the prereqs, you're in. The strength of the applicants each semester is roughly the same, and unless everyone who applies one semester has a 4.0, then it'll remain at 3.0.
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Old 02-09-2010, 06:39 PM   #10
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Can you declare during your fifth semester at Cal? The website is a little confusing...
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Old 02-09-2010, 06:44 PM   #11
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According to the website the latest you can apply is the fifth semester unless you have less than 80 units
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Old 02-09-2010, 08:08 PM   #12
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So 3.4 is the average GPA of economics graduates?
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Old 02-09-2010, 09:56 PM   #13
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3.4 is the average for people accepted
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