Checking in for Winter 07--looking for some advice

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>This quarter is my second quarter of college at De Anza college in Cupertino, CA. I was hoping to get some opinions as to whether or not I’m currently on the right path. </p>

<p>My goal: To transfer to UCB as an economics major or UCLA as a business economics major. </p>

<p>Track Record:
College–Fall '06 (21 units)

  1. Politicial Science 1 - A
  2. Human Development - A
  3. Art 1 - A-
  4. Microeconomics - A
  5. English/Writing 1A - A</p>

<p>I also took some AP’s in high school…
AP Stats - 3
AP History - 3
AP Biology - 4
AP Government - 3</p>

<p>Classes for Winter quarter '07 (14 units)

  1. Calculus 1A
  2. MacroEconomics
  3. English/Writing 2a</p>

<p>My counselor told me that so far I have a total of 43 quarter units completed. </p>

<p>Is it a bad thing that I’m taking fewer classes this quarter?</p>

<p>Also, I haven’t really done any extracurriculars yet, but I plan on finding some form of employment/internship this quarter, in addition to maybe being a freelance writer for the school newspaper. Any interesting job advice out there from other Econ majors?</p>

<p>thanks in advance,
Pavan</p>

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<p>Career Fair is the perfect place to find employment. If you are looking for ones that are solely related to the economics, look for jobs in Banks, Accounting, or Financial firms. I don’t know what concentration of economics you plan on doing, but most econ majors do seem to go to areas like banking/finance/accounting after they graduate, so getting a job in the firms/banks will give you an upperhand and a headstart in the playing field. And as for internship, go to your school’s career center, or, if your school is like mine, join in the internship program where the school connects you with local businesspeople. This is perhaps the easiest and the fastiest way of getting an internship. Of course, do not mind if your position will be unpaid.</p>

<p>If there are any positions open, join in the school government. However, make this your priority after the employment/internship because in the world of Business and Economics, it’s better to build up your experience early rather than joining in some clubs. Trust me, Employment (and/or internship) alone is time consuming enough to keep you busy and tight on time.</p>

<p>Also, if you have free time of your own, it never hurts to earn a certificate or two for Tax Preparation/Real Estate or other business/econ related things.</p>