<p>it is all one campus and one pool of classes, so when you switch colleges, you are really just switching the administrative system that manages the degree and switching the policies and requirements for the degree under which you have to qualify. Otherwise, you wouldn’t notice the change. Thus, the statement “attend college of chemistry straightaway in my sophomore year” doesn’t map to reality. You would attend classes that you are eligible to take, which would have students in it “from” multiple colleges. Once CoC accepted you and switched your records from L&S to CoC, on that day you are a CoC student but do nothing differently. Mid semester, switched, keep going to classes, no change.
Some switches are easy - from any other college into the largest one, L&S, is almost automatic. Going into the most demanding and selective ones, like College of Engineering (CoE) and College of Chemistry (CoC), is harder. You have to show that you will do well, generally by having taken the coursework for a semester or two and showing, through your grades, that you can handle the higher level of work demanded. In addition, CoE is quite focused on moving students through in four years, and you need to show that you can get through your remaining years as a CoE student by outlining a feasible and reasonable plan of classes that fulfill all the degree requirements. Basically, however, if you would prosper in that new college, you will be able to convince them to switch you in.</p>
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