Haas Undergrad Admissions?

courage
Mon, 25 May 2009 15:41:07 +0000

Hi everyone,

I just finished my freshman year at Cal and I’m a prospective Haas applicant looking for some feedback…

I didn’t have such a great 2nd semester and I ended up getting a B in Econ1 and a C+ in Stat21. I don’t need to take the RC or Math requirement because of AP credit, and I have yet to take UGBA10 or the new english writing requirement. My current GPA is a 3.568.

I wanted to know how bad/good my chances are now that I basically bombed two of my most important prereqs. I know I can do better next semester, but I feel like I shouldn’t even take UGBA10 or the writing req. next semester because I’m probably not going to get in if I applied.

Is my prerequisite GPA too low now to be competitive amongst other candidates?
My extracurriculars aren’t amazing- I’m in one club; it’s a business club and I hold an officer position. I’ll probably get more involved next semester.

Thanks in advance for all the help. & be brutal, it would be great if I could get some honest opinions.