Is it worth it to study Spring 2008 instead of working to apply to Berkeley?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I’ll be done with a great deal of pre-requisites (to transfer) Fall 2007 to get into a few Business Schools, but I won’t apply for Spring 2008 because I want to apply to as many schools as I can, so I’ll apply for Fall 2008.</p>

<p>I will have a gap (Spring 2008 and Summer 2008) before starting to study again (in Fall 2008). So my question essentially is, should I study Spring 2008 instead of working?</p>

<p>If I study Spring 2008 I’ll be able to fulfill the Breadth Requirements to apply to Haas Berkeley which is one of my top choices, but I don’t really know if the gamble is worth it. (I say it’s a gamble because if I don’t get accepted it will be almost useless: the time/effort/money I put into it, unless Studying looks better in your transcript than working for a full semester to most adcoms)</p>

<p>Another question I have is: Berkeley has the following requirements:</p>

<p>Literature/Writing Requirement (formerly Additional English)
English/Reading and Composition (R&C)</p>

<p>This is the link: <a href=“Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas; </p>

<p>I’ve taken:
College Writing I
College Writing II </p>

<p>So I was wondering if any of those fulfill those requirements?</p>

<p>I also have a 4.0 GPA as of now and I will try my best to keep it.</p>

<p>Thanks, any input would be great.</p>

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<p>it can or cant hurt you depending how you explain it.</p>

<p>for any gap in your education, they ask for an explanation.</p>

<p>if you say, “i was just to lazy,” it’ll hurt.</p>

<p>if you say, “i wanted to help my family out financially,” i can only imagine it’ll help.</p>

<p>however, since your application would be in process before all this, its pointless, they probably wont even care.</p>

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<p>How would I explain though?</p>