Why is it PRE-(Bus. Eco)?

Amazing
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:08:35 +0000

“However, I need 15 quarter units. Any suggestions for a final class?
Also, I’m Biz Econ.”

I really recommend you only do 3 classes your first quarter (12-13 units). Adjusting from semester to quarter system is the first thing most transfers complain about. It doesn’t sound all that different but it really is a lot faster.

I also don’t know why it’s not listed on the school website, but transfer students aren’t held to ECP. [Expected Progress](http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/counseling/regulations/exprog.htm) Basically where you need to to be progressing at a certain rate at certain quarterly checks. The counselor told me this and I’ve had no problems with it on my schedule so far. If you don’t want to take my word for it just call and ask. So yeah, don’t worry about the 15 units/per quarter.

“Summer Session”

Yes, transfers can take summer. This is just entirely up to you if you want to take summer or not. I’m going to be doing this summer because I can get my upper div econ classes easily (econ classes fill up quickly during the school year due to impact).

Pros:

Get early start, easy to register classes, make life easier during the school year, get used to the campus, learn where all the buildings are so you’re not lost
Cons:

It’s going to be very dead during summer since people go home (for instance uci summer is packed because people commute so it doesn’t make a difference to them), you have not done a 10 week quarter yet and will be doing a 6 week session

Obviously the pros outweigh the cons. However, in my personal choice I consider the intangibles. I didn’t do summer school before last fall. I mean, I just got done through a very anxious process trying to get admitted to UCLA. I spent summer relaxing and celebrating. I took a one month trip with my friends to Taiwan and had a ****ing great time.

“Is there such a thing as an economics minor or just accounting?”

No just accounting.

“Have you ever met any non bus econ and non econ majors taking upper division econ classes just for fun get the feel for it?”

I have a mechanical engineering friend who attends upper div econ lectures for fun/personal knowledge… however I would say he’s probably crazy. In most cases…

No. This is very rare. For one, most upper div econ requires you have taken Econ 11 and 101. If you are not an Econ major, 99% chance you don’t have those done. Also, even if they could… pro: you may learn something useful; con: you are taking a gpa risk for an elective you can easily find an A for (asian american studies for one… haha). However, there econ/business related classes you can find even at upper div level. I’m taking a Project Management and IT class right now (MGMT 180) that literally has no pre requisites. The class is still difficult, however I am learning a lot (part of the MBA school). I’m always on the lookout for business-related classes when they come up, just gotta look around really hard.

“Is there any chances of opportunity within the department if your interested beyond graduation, any job or internship chances or it’s only exclusively for econ and bus econ majors?”

You really can’t exclude majors per say, it’s just that it’s geared towards econ/bus econ majors and they usually say “preferred”. They have workshops/info sessions for business fields all the time and that’s open to everyone. But of course why would a film major attend a workshop on iBanking right? It’s just up to you to show what relevant qualifications you have to getting those jobs/internships (they also have resume-building workshops).

There’s really just so many resources out there when you know how to look/plan/research for it honestly. If say a history major complains that he can’t get a business-related job due to his major… I will ask: what relevant business courses have you taken with your electives? what workshops have you attended? what career/recruiter fairs have you attended? have you seeked relevant internships? how much time have you put into your resume? etc…

If the history major answers none to these questions… then obviously you are not restricted from the business field because of your major. You are restricting yourself because you don’t have the business-like mindset in the first place to pursue the path. If you want to be a lawyer you take the BAR exam. If you want to be a doctor you go to medical school. If you want to become a businessman… there is no clearly paved path for you (many successful businessmen do not even have college degrees… just check forbes… or how about Bill Gates?).

*Side Note for Today:
Don’t buy into too much hype about the difficulty of the Econ classes. Everyone’s experience will differ wildly depending on personal strengths/weaknesses and the approach your professor takes. Just good to know what you’re getting into that’s all…

Today was midterm review for my Econ 101 class. I have come to realize that this class has been very easy for me so far (I can do every problem). My friend is retaking the class with me because he had a C- the first time. It’s all relative. Come in and expect the reputation (econ is hard), but don’t be surprised if your experience is different. Don’t come back and be like “*** amazing i thought you said econ would be hard” haha. Don’t blame me, I didn’t make up the reputation. Maybe you might happen to be a natural economist haha.