<p>I have been attempting to transfer into EECS since I found out I got in to Berkeley (and that I declared MechE instead) and am afraid it might not work out, and that maybe MechE would just be okay since it has a decent amount of overlap of the stuff I want to do that's EE-related. I'd like to look into robotics, MEMS, Signals and systems, and that sort of thing, which they both seem to have, but definitely more emphasis in EECS. I guess if I don't make it into EECS i'd probably do MechE and an EECS minor, but what do you guys suggest? Any "failures" like me? lol</p>
<p>Wait are you saying you are a current student trying to transfer into EECS but failed??</p>
<p>How many times did you apply (once or twice)
When did you apply? (after 1st semester or 2nd semester?)
Did they tell you why you can’t transfer?</p>
<p>Yes, I’m a current UC Berkeley student. I haven’t applied yet, and due to their weird requirements I can’t until the end of the summer. The only reason why I’m worried about not making it is GPA, they require a 3.2 and apparently that could be going up soon.</p>
<p>can you tell me what classes that you took are killing your GPA</p>
<p>Physics 7A, 7B now.</p>
<p>Go to the change of college workshop - it was really helpful! But yeah…she said unless you have practically all A’s on the prereqs you took (7A/B, EE20/40, CS 61A/B/C, math…) or some other circumstance that is explained in the essay, you have almost no chance 
If you don’t meet the min, she said they will most likely just throw it out - and they plan to raise the min for next year.</p>
<p>I’m not changing colleges though. I know it’s harder for people outside of engineering to get into EECS, and heard about the GPA raise only for people in other colleges.</p>
<p>Should I just major in MechE and minor in EECS? I’m already minoring in Music so I’m afraid that might be a little too much. Plus what if I find a job say in control systems and they’re looking for an Electrical Engineer (or similar field), will I have the credentials to apply for this job when I graduate? (or at the very least, the experience and education in it, having to prove to the employers that I have the education in it)? And could I possibly get a job as a software or hardware engineer with these credentials? It seems that I will have the education through either a major or minor path in EECS.</p>