Heres the thing, everyone can pass 10a. They no longer have a curve where only the top ~30% of students can get a B or higher in 10a. People don’t pass because they don’t put in the work, sure everyone says they are studying really hard and trying their best, but they also spend half their time talking about how unfair 10a is instead of actually studying for it. People also don’t pass because they are bad test takers.
My 10a Journey: I got the book way early, and studied for the entire first midterm before our first day of class. I don’t recommend this method, I was so prepared for the test that I had finished the 40min test in 25mins. But the nervousness made me go back and change my correct free response answer and I lost 6 points. So I had the preparation, but I wasn’t a good test taker.
For the second midterm, I didn’t read the book at all, I knew the slides by heart and went to group tutoring every morning, along with lecture, and supplemental classes. Ended up getting a 100% on the second midterm and a good enough grade on the final to get an A- in the class.
The hardest part of 10a is the pressure. I thought the material was incredibly interesting and almost fun but the crushing pressure of having to get a certain grade completely ruins the course. But for me it was worth it because I wanted the recruiting opportunities at UCSB since they are incredible (which is another factor of 10a, having to go to recruiting events/interviews, while trying to study).
Honestly, you should figure out your career goals as soon as you can. If you don’t like accounting then this accounting major will bore you to death and the econ doesn’t get any easier once you are in the major.
TL;DR: You can get in the major if you actually put in the work, most people just don’t do the work they say they are doing. Figure out whether you can handle ~2 years of accounting courses, because if that sounds too boring, you will not be motivated and will not do well and should consider UCD.