UC Berkeley - Haas or Econ?

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@thesandworm

Sssssss…
Let the Sandworm slither enlightenment.</p>

<p>A significant majority of people who post on this thread are applying to the the business school this year. Why does that matter? Simple: they’re competing against you. Unfortunately, and naturally, they will use any measures necessary to remove a qualified student from the selection pool, including to advise that you apply for economics. With your application out of the equation, the probability of them being admitted rises ever so slightly; but, a rise is a rise. This is economics, and it’s a gnarly force. It’s Us and Them.

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<p>The cynicism is beautiful. I love it.</p>

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@Snorlaz

The acceptance rate at Haas isn’t around 20-25%. It’s 6% just as ocnative stated. I’d opt for Econ no doubt.

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<p>The acceptance rate is hovers at around 6% if you include all of the applicants who didn’t complete the list of prerequisite courses to transfer into Haas. Culling those who are automatically disqualified for admission, it’s about 19%.</p>

<p>I’m still not completely sure about which program to apply to, but I’ll probably end up just going with Haas. One concern is that as an Econ major there are certain classes for which I’ll have extreme difficulty registering because they fill to the brim with Haas undergrads. The recruiting is another one, although not as severe. I’m sure I’d do fine as an non-Haas Econ major, too, but… oh well!</p>