<p>Econ is a capped major. I’m not sure how it affects the selectiveness of admission to UCB, but as a transfer you’d enter L&S undeclared. In your first semester you need to complete some pre-reqs (one of Econ 100/101 A/B and usually a stats class) with a certain GPA to declare the major. <a href=“Incoming Transfer Students | Department of Economics”>Incoming Transfer Students | Department of Economics;
<p>As for your cousin, if I had to guess I’d say L&S CS is either harder or the same as Econ in terms of admissions. EECS (in CoE) is definitely more competitive than the L&S majors, and you need stellar grades (ESPECIALLY in CS!) to get in there.</p>
<p>The link music1990 posted shows you the percents accepted… unless you meant something else by impacted, that should tell you the info you’re looking for. Those with a low percentage of students accepted are more competitive for admissions.</p>
<p>If you’re curious about L&S capped majors (need to complete pre-reqs with GPA requirement), they’re marked on here: <a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/majorlist.html”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/majorlist.html</a></p>