<p>I’m a spring admit that’s planning to do FPF. If I maintain an extremely high GPA, is it guaranteed that I’ll be able to get into both the school of engineering (EECS) and the Haas undergrad business school (double major).</p>
<p>Is it safe to say that all freshman students (spring and fall admits), provided that they get a perfect 4.0, will have unlimited options in switching to any major, even an impacted one? And furthermore, is transferring priority based on college grades only? (I don’t want my high school record to affect what I can major in and can’t major in college).</p>
<p>I am asking this because it seems like UCLA’s policy is much less strict…I don’t understand why Berkeley’s policies are so harsh; I want to insure that (as a spring admit), provided that I get excellent grades, that all options remain open to me, and that there won’t be TOO much red tape/annoyances.</p>
<p>Thanks. (I’m all for graduating in 5 years…but summer I’d rather have internships than summer school).</p>
<p>ah, the wonderfully high hopes of freshmen. well, to answer your question specifically, no, getting a 4.0 does not guarantee that you will be able to double in EECS and Haas. first of all, you have to apply to the haas undergrad program and be accepted into it; i’m sure you’ve read about it elsewhere. if not, try haas.berkeley.edu and look up admission requirements / prerequisites, as there are a lot of haas prerequisites you must complete before applying.</p>
<p>secondly, the only guarantee you have is that, come the spring 2009 semester, you will be officially “accepted” into your major - the one which berkeley has offered you admission to. it seems unclear if this is EECS for you, but if so, then that will be your major after you complete FPF (automatically, no application needed). if EECS is not your admitted major, then you’ll have to apply (essay, etc.) for a change of major into EECS, which is recommended only after you have completed a sufficient amount of EECS prerequisites in order to show that you have what it takes and are on track to graduate in time.</p>
<p>I think if you do the EECS prereqs and get a 4.0, you very likely would get into EECS. Haas looks at things like essays and work experience, you should check out their website. I think Haas is less clearcut. Neither is guaranteed. Certainly EECS wouldn’t look at your high school record, Haas might take that into account if you had something from high school to recommend you, like work experience. Check out the Haas website for more details on their admission process.</p>
<p>If you seriously want a 4.0, I would start studying for the courses now. If you do a Google search for each course, you will find lots of course sites online. Get the textbooks, follow the syllabuses, do the work ahead of time. Arrive at class knowing the material already. That’s the best way to ensure a 4.0. webcast.berkeley.edu has the CS courses via video as well as some physics audio for 7A. No math unfortunately.</p>
<p>Back in the late 90’s, before the dot-com crash, EECS used to reject students with 4.0s. Nowadays, if you have a 4.0 in all EECS prereqs, I think you are pretty much guaranteed in.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, it’s also pretty much guaranteed that you will not get a 4.0 in all EECS prereqs. Heck, you won’t be able to finish all the EECS and Haas prereqs in 2 years + summer, not to mention FPF puts you behind. You could try to stay extra years but you will have to petition for it. Haas is extremely strict when it comes to you graduating in four years because Haas needs the space and too many people want in.</p>
<p>Basically, as an April Fool’s joke, yeah double-major in EECS and Haas. Seriously though, no.</p>