@SREE33 Econ is a capped major with a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0, and I have the feeling Data Science will become capped soon, but so far I think the GPA requirement is 2.0. So, I think that’s a good alternative plan.
Honestly, I have the feeling that Berkeley doesn’t give much opportunity to really digest the content needed to do well in the technical courses. I’m pretty sure I’d do very poorly in physics 7b or math 54, but I’m I’ve always done really well in less “hardcore math” courses such as molecular cell biology or programming. A lot of lab/research positions value that you can code, or that you can generate plots from raw data and interpret results. Keep all your options open, there are plenty of EC opportunities outside the college of eng. (such as L&S) that are available for all UCB students.