<p>Is it possible to transfer to the UCB Haas school of business after 2 years in the USC Marshall school of business? If yes, what courses do I need to take?</p>
<p>UCB reserves space for transfers from community colleges, and there are only a limited amount of space for students coming from other schools. Therefore, to transfer from USC to UCB would be quite tough… I am not sure how your chances are with Haas specifically (there are some deviations between colleges), but it should not be very high.</p>
<p>If you are determined that you want to attend Haas, perhaps you can consider attending a community college for 2 years. Get your GPA up and be sure to complete all of your requirements, and you will have a very good shot! 1/4 of all qualified applicants are admitted.</p>
<p>However, Marshall is a good business school itself, so you can’t go wrong attending that.</p>
<p>if you look at statfinder, it says that out of the roughly 100 transfer students accepted last year, 98 were from community college and california residents. so they only took 2 transfers from other colleges or OOS students. so ur chances are slim to none</p>
<p>Admission decisions to the business major are made by a committee at Haas. The selection is based on student characteristics and achievements that are in line with the core values of the business school (they are looking for students who have the right “fit,” students who will contribute to the school and benefit from the education). Study the mission and values of the school and strive to achieve them in your studies and extracurriculars.</p>
<p>There is no “reserved space” for community college applicants. Haas pretty much does whatever it wants in terms of admission decisions. While community college applicants comprise the bulk of the applicant pool, applicants from other 4-year colleges are considered if their background and academic achievement are considered a good fit with Haas.</p>
<p>For admission requirements, including course information, see [Admissions</a> for Transfer Students, Undergraduate Program - Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley](<a href=“Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas)</p>
<p>Actually, there are “reserved spaces” specifically for community college applicants.</p>
<p>“Transfer admissions priority is given to students who are US citizens, California residents, and are transferring from a California community college.” - Taken from the website you provided.</p>
<p>On a similar note, Haas actually cannot do whatever it wants in terms of admission decisions because it must comply with “California’s Master Plan for Higher Education.”</p>
<p>Applicants from other 4-year colleges are also considered, true, but the majority of the transfer spaces to Haas are reserved for community college applicants.</p>
<p>@secretaznmanxz, I got my information from someone who works at the admissions office. The discussion I had with the person was specific to transfer admission.</p>
<p>From personal experience, I have no doubt that Haas can give priority to CCC transfer applicants while still doing whatever it wants. It’s about how you dice the stats. Just look at the freshman admit rates for UCLA and you’ll note a higher admit percentage rate for OOS; but the campus still “gives priority” to in-state applicants because OOS enrollment had averaged around 10% from year to year, at least up to this year.</p>
<p>I have not talked to any admission officers, so I guess your words trump mine. </p>
<p>However, I do find it strange that Haas would post something on their website but not really mean it. Wouldn’t it be more convenient to just say that they will admit students solely based on stats (academic and extracurricular) with no “priorities” given?</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, what do you make of what iHateCeltics found on statfinder? I could be missing something, but that doesn’t seem to support your understanding of Haas very well.</p>
<p>All the UCs say that they give CA residents priority (and CCC applicants transfer priority), but again, you can dice the stats anyway you like and you will get different results. It is possible to support an overall goal while still manipulate some aspects of the sub-goals to fit certain agenda. I’m not saying that Haas has some secret scheme to dominate the world (altho it may very well be on its way), I would just caution against taking what the UCs say at face value (or take anything anyone says at face value for that matter).</p>
<p>For Haas admissions, academic preparation is extremely important (that is why average CCC transfer admit rate is around 7%, a lot of students are considered ineligible due to missing requirements). CCC applicants have a better chance of meeting the eligibility requirements because the courses are mostly available (if you attend multiple CCC, you have a very good shot of getting all your reqs done) and that is why you will see a much higher percentage of acceptances going to CCC applicants. But what I am saying is that, assuming all requirements are complete, Haas will pick whoever has the right “fit” regardless of whether the applicant is CCC or OOS/International. The fact that majority of the OOS/international applicants would be ineligible due to missing requirements is just a very happy coincidence for the CCC applicants.</p>