<p>I’m applying for Haas transfer. </p>
<p>I was an A,B,C student in HS; 2.8 GPA. I could have gotten all As but I never tried. </p>
<p>Unless a person is doing STEM I don’t think CC is harder than HS. The biggest difference is time-management. Material may be the same difficulty but there is half as much time to learn it. This is especially true for the GE/Breadth Courses. </p>
<p>For Haas specifically you need to take Calc 1 and 2 which is equivalent (although slightly harder) to AP Calc BC in HS. Calculus will make of break your chances of Haas. One of the flip-side unlike HS you can substitute hard sciences such as physics and chemistry for soft sciences such as geology and marine science. So Math will be harder than what most HS students have faced while Science will be easier. </p>
<p>One important difference between CC and HS is that you can select your own professor; Rate my professor is a must IMO. </p>
<p>I think that takes care of the academic content. The reason haas is soo competitive is because they care about non academic stuff as well. I know 5 people (including myself) who are applying to Haas this year. 2 of those people have 0 chance IMO because their personal statements are terrible. Most of the people that get into Haas have some kind of uniqueness factor. They are a DJ, a ballerina, they started a business or a non profit, they had a good internship, they created a school club, they recovered from alcoholism, etc. So grades alone will not get you in.</p>
<p>If I don’t get into Haas I’ll goto USC Marshall.</p>