Haas School of Business

[sakky]

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Yeah, but the average GPA accounts for ALL Berkeley students. That means many who are taking major prereqs that are more difficult than the Econ prereqs, and certainly more difficult than other easy course that Econ majors can take. For example, engineerers. Or how about math/MCB/physics/chem majors? Is the guy with a 3.4 in Econ prereqs or 3.5-3.6 overall really doing better than the guy in EECS with a 3.2? That’s debatable. So just because the Econ-intended guy has a higher GPA than most Berkeley students doesn’t necessarily mean he’s doing better than most Berkeley students.

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<p>Oh really? I agree - the numbers include ALL Berkeley students. So, yes, it includes the engineers. But it also includes all of those students taking cheesepuff majors. Are there really more students taking difficult majors than taking cheesepuff majors? In my opinion, it’s probably a wash.</p>