UC Berkeley - Haas or Econ?

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@UCorBust1

And I don’t know where you’re getting the 40% figure for econ.

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<p>The statistics from the L&S website. Not just Econ, which is my bad. But there is still a better chance of getting into Econ than Haas.</p>

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@UCorBust1

Haas looks at leadership and work experience very closely. Go for Haas. The econ majors are generally seen as ‘Haas-rejects’ and don’t get the same type of OCR/networking as Haas students. Berkeley will tell you they get the same treatment, and to a certain degree they do, but in reality if you go econ, you’re competing against Haas students for a lot of jobs.

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<p>I don’t know about that. Business Admin is a good major, and Haas is a good school. But both those do not count for squat if you are not actively out there preparing yourself for the job market. Internships, competitions, and networking are important, but most of the opportunities afforded to Haas students can also be used by Econ majors (and other majors).</p>

<p>Case competitions, which are the most interesting for me, can be done by a team of at least one Haas student and other majors. Upper level Econ electives can be fulfilled by taking several Haas classes, giving Econ majors a background similar to Business Admin.</p>

<p>Haas’s reputation as a good business school may come into play if you are doing an MBA or PhD. But Econ majors who put in the time and effort to get their degrees are hardly rejects, considering they got into one of the most impacted programs at a very competitive school.</p>