Community college transfer?

nespresso
Mon, 13 May 2013 03:16:37 +0000

Hi all,

I’m a non-traditional student thinking of going to Berkeley as an option, and I am setting my eye on the political economy major (if I do go to Berkeley eventually) in the “IAS” academic program. So, I’ve got a few questions to ask.

Is it possible for me to start as a third-year student after completing a year of community college in California (I’ve checked out Santa Barbara City College and MiraCosta college) as well as redeeming all my AP credits (I will have 10 APs: US EUR history, micro/macro, stats, calculus AB BC, World history, gov/politics, Chinese, and psychology)

I saw that the pre-requisite for Cal’s political economy program is an AP WH of 5, micro/macro of 5, and stats of 3, plus a AP language of 5. I seem to have fulfilled this pre-req.

I am attempting to shorten my stay at Berkeley because I am not a California resident and find the $53,000 comprehensive fee a little too high.

I am thinking of going for a top MBA afterwards (probably Haas or Stanford) so a high GPA is a must. So, I really need to know if political economy is considered a relatively
‘easy’, or at least not hardcore, major.

My other option will be : attempting to apply to Ivies despite being older than the regular freshmen; trying Penn’s LPS program for non-traditional students.

Thanks for your time.