D was admitted to ERC as a non-STEM major. She is extremely nervous about the social opportunities. I know you have addressed it previously, but how is the social life for those outside of STEM?
@Trish19 If you are even remotely considering computer science and think you will enjoy it, I donât think itâs a good idea to go to a school where itâs incredibly difficult to get into the major.
@newtou Non-STEM majors do not have radically different social circles from or are not alienated by their STEM counterparts. If anything, depending on the non STEM major, they might have a lot more free time or about the same amount of free time as a STEM major (varying with how much writing they have to do!)
I think your daughter should not have to worry about social opportunities. While the school is definitely known for its STEM-heavy environment, we have a lot of poli sci majors, communications majors, history majors, etc. And just because their major isnât the âMAJORityâ (haha) doesnât mean they canât befriend anyone else.
In any case I think ERC is an excellent college for a non-STEM major.
So I can take MMW while studying abroad? I heard that mmw is not transferable and that requirement canât be taken at another institution
@ucstudent77 Yes. Even though youâre technically taking it at another institution, UCSD is sponsoring it and it is being taught by UCSD professors. However, you cannot take it at another CC/CSU/UC and try to transfer credits lol
https://studyabroad.ucsd.edu/programs/global-seminars/mmw.html
ok thanks! Dreading it soo much
Would someone who has some experience with the study abroad program at UCSD answer some questions in regards to transfer students. Since we are only here for 2 years is it something that is still commonly pursued by transfers and open to them? Does it usually tack on extra time towards their graduation date? (Econ major) Also maybe just some personal experiences with your study abroad or some that you have heard of. I also have heard of a semester at sea which really interests me.
@minerva2000 I do know two people who transferred into Biotechnology (my major). My understanding is the cutoff in screening courses is usually around a 3.7-3.8 and there arenât a ton of slots. Itâs not a complete crapshoot like CS is, but itâs one of the more difficult departments to transfer into imo.
Hello! Back at it again with another question woohoo
How does Honors Program work at UCSD? Do I need to sign up for it or is it invitational?
Iâve been reading this thread for a while and Iâve learned a lot of things ^^ Thank you!
@anigue Invitational, but it does not matter in the long run IMO. Honors programs at UCSD are negligible.
UCSD is my dream school so far and I am too planning to be a CS major as well. Is the environment competitive or relaxed? How is the workload? Do the students work on their own individual projects or do they just focus on the assigned projects? Would you consider the CS major at UCSD hard to get into?
@ucsdcompsci My son is waitlisted for cognitive science at UCSD, do you know any student who has been admitted from waitlist. Is there a way you can connect me to some students who got of the wait list to see what can be done in the mean time to increase the chances to get of the wait list. He is got in UCSB, UCD and UCSC waiting for UCI
@JoshuaBicera Are you currently a sophomore/junior? (If you were just admitted into a major that isnât CS, donât go if you want CS!) If you are,
- I think it is competitively collaborative. A lot of people have a mentality of studying hard at this school, especially since midterms feel like theyâre every week, but people are willing to help others fill in the gaps and are very friendly about it. However, it might be a little more laid back if you can get a handle on and finish your work early. In my freshman year I had a bunch of time to explore the city! Not much now though haha.
- CS workload is managable. However, the CS departmentâs motto is âstart early, start oftenâ! Itâs only managable if you manage your time well! I tend to start my assignments the day they are assigned so I have time to ask clarifying questions. Some college writing courses may take a lot of time out though, like Revelleâs and ERCâs.
- Students work on assigned projects, but the ones that stand out to employers work on their own personal projects. Heavily recommend as a CS major.
- Yes, the UCSD CS major is hard to get into. Especially if you were not initially admitted.
@phemrajani No, but does UCSD ask for a waitlist statement? If not, there is nothing your son can do to increase his chances.
@ucsdcompsci , we were thinking if we can request for a change of majot ro bioengineering from chemical before accepting/ Will that work?
@UmaSridhar I havenât heard of anyone whoâs tried this, but because the major is heavily impacted I donât think it would work. You can still try though, but it seems unlikely.
On my fafsa, my work study is $1800, is this monthly or the entire semester?
@zasdasd Year if i recall correctly. Confirm with a finaid officer.
@ucsdcompsci Do you think itâs a mistake to take AP credit for 2 quarters of calc because of fast pace of quarters? Which math classes will be most important for success in CS major?
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What if you are accepted for second major (a humanities major) but really wanted first (mechanical engineering) â and have all the prerequisites required to transfer to ME already done in HS. What do they do for the GPA in that case? Use your HS GPA in the classes?
@CopperlineX2 No, take all the AP credit you can! Especially since MATH 20C (after Calc AB (20A) and BC (20B)) builds a lot on Calc AB. The most important math class for CS is MATH 18 Linear Algebra which is disjoint from calculus. As a CS major you really only have to take about a year of formal math.
@mclmom From the looks of it, MAE major change prereqs include all classes that can be waived by APs except MATH 20C. They take only the GPA of classes you have completed at UCSD but donât require you to retake classes youâve received AP credit for.
If you happen to have credit for 20C for some reason and have all your prereqs finished before you can transfer, I recommend you talk to the MAE department.