UC Berkeley Econ
Hey, so I was accepted to UC Berkeley econ. I have a few other offers like Mccombs, Rice, Vanderbilt, and Ross but due to instate tuition I would prefer Berkeley unless the others were signifcantly better. UC Berkeley made the Haas program direct admit starting this year, and I was rejected and instead accepted for my secondary major econ.
In the past there hasnt been too much of a difference in placements between haas vs econ, with both being near the same with placements to BB/EB. Even ppl with random majors like polisci, rhetoric, engineering, etc were able to make it.
However that was mainly because it was a 2 year program before. Now that it has changed to a 4 year program, Im wondering if the placements will change to banks much preferring haas students. In the past no bank ever asked why a student wasnt in haas, but will they be asking this now going forward? I know banks asks Umich non-ross students why they're not in ross. Additionally is the Berkeley haas/non haas situation closer to cornell dyson/non dyson where students all across campus have same ocr or closer to Umich ross/non ross where the significant advantage is with ross students? Thanks
If Berkeley is cheaper it’s a no brainer, it’s probably better than all the other ones minus Ross even with equal cost. It’s one of the best Econ programs, up there with UChicago.
I did not go to Berkeley, however here are my thoughts on the matter.
Even if recruiting was not segregated before, I would expect you to face some questions about not recruiting from Haas, now that it is a four-year program. That doesn't mean it is going to be impossible, but you should just be prepared for a slight disadvantage. I would think its closer to Umich Ross than Cornell Dyson.
With that being said, for the price differential, I would still take Berkeley. I'm guessing its ~150k saved over four years, can't pass that up. Try to transfer into Haas if that is an option.
You will be fine. No one during recruiting cared that I wasn't in Haas. The question literally never came up.
Cal Econ is a great program and do not let anyone make you believe that Haas makes any difference. You barely learn anything as a business major and the smartest people I’ve met at Berkeley going into finance all do CS/Econ/Data Science/Stats.
Went to Cal and majored in Econ. Wouldn't stress too much and focus on getting into the right clubs / groups on campus, matters a lot more than your major. Can still take the important haas classes (i.e., 131) as an econ major
I would personally take Michigan. Plenty of Econ kids place every year, and if you didn’t apply to Ross the first time, you can apply as an internal transfer (if you did, the minor is very doable). If the goal is west coast, Berkeley will place fine. If you are at all interested in NYC however, Michigan is your best bet.
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