<p>Are you guys sure you want to do business? I was pretty sure that was what I wanted when applying to college, mostly because I was really active in a business club and thought it was cool. I applied to USC Marshall/Wharton/everything with a business school and chose Berkeley thinking I was doing Haas.</p>
<p>So I got here, took some business prereqs, met the people in the major, and realized I was really not into it at all. I would really rather learn something in my 4 years of college and take classes where I learn something more than just how to be professional, interact with people, and fill out accounting statements. The business classes are not actually challenging at all, the only reason it is “hard” is because the material is really boring and you have to memorize so much random information to beat the curve. All getting into Haas really requires is that you put in the time and effort to do well in the classes and you work on getting a resume that sounds impressive (doesn’t actually have to be impressive). And I’m not so sure about the amazing “job opportunities” Business majors get… maybe for Finance majors, but I went to a business career fair here and the “best” positions they had were like to be a retail manager for a section in Target. And wouldn’t you want an MBA anyway?? That just seems like the biggest waste of 4 years possible, especially in a university like Berkeley.</p>
<p>Anyway that’s my rant. I’m just really glad I chose Berkeley because I got to switch very easily into other majors that were also very highly ranked (MCB and Econ). If I had ended up in USC or Wharton I would have been a declared major from the beginning and would have probably been stuck there.</p>