<p>I need to know a little more about UCLA.</p>
<p>I applied as an Electrical Engineer major and I do not know if I want to do this. How easy is it to switch out of Electrical Engineering into another engineering specialty or out of the engineering school itself? I'm open to other majors as well.</p>
<p>How competitive are the Electrical Engineering students at UCLA? How tough is the coursework? Will I have a good social life? Will I be constantly studying without ever enjoying the many other opportunities offered by UCLA?</p>
<p>How large are the Electrical Engineering classes? Are students cooperative as in they help each other out, work together in groups to solve problems sets, etc?</p>
<p>How difficult is it to maintain a good GPA? What is the average GPA?</p>
<p>And finally if I'm allowed to switch into a different major, can you guys name some majors that you've enjoyed taking that involves math or science.</p>
<p>Within the engineering school, you need 2 science classes before you can switch, which isn’t that bad. I don’t know about switching out of it, but I would imagine its not bad.</p>
<p>Uh, its UCLA. If you don’t want other competitive students, I would recommend you go to a state school, possibly Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Coursework is manageable if you apply yourself. A good social life depends on how social you are. You can constantly study if you want, or you can go out and enjoy other opportunities. All the questions in this paragraph kind of depend on you and your lifestyle choices.</p>
<p>Don’t know how big EE classes are, but they’re probably about 100 people which are split into smaller discussions. The math and science classes have like 1-200 people in them, but it isn’t that bad. Make friends and then you’ll have people to do group work with.</p>
<p>Average GPA I read was about 2.9. Its easy to have a good one if you apply yourself (once again, entirely depends on you). I have a 3.5.</p>
<p>Majors aren’t classes… you don’t “take” them. You should see what you want to do with your life and then base your major around that.</p>
<p>One of my major concerns is graduating in four years. If I attend UCLA, I will be an OOS student and cannot affording a fifth year to graduate.</p>
<p>What percentage of engineers graduate in four or less years?</p>
<p>Among other things, can any engineers share your experience at UCLA. Did you or are you enjoying your time there?</p>
<p>can you complete all the classes required to change to a different engineering major in one quarter? When they consider whether or not they will allow you to change do they still look at your high school record? Do they let most people change?</p>
<p>Do all engineers take pretty much the same classes thier first year anyway?</p>
<p>I went to UCLA for Computer Science and Engineering, and it is pretty easy as long as you listen to the professor, take notes, and know the materials well. The quarter system moves pretty fast, 10-11 weeks go by in a flash, so my advice is to study a little bit each day (even if there is no hw or midterms or whatever).
Transfers/Switching majors are easy (as long as they aren’t impacted). You need to contact your department head or counselor for switching majors/transfers, but most of the time it is just fulfilling a certain criteria (taking a few classes, maintaining a good GPA, etc). Overall the transfer process is easy … at least it’s easier than that of Cal and UCSD.
EE students are competitive. This is UCLA, one of the top leading universities in the nation, so expect it to be hard. But like I said before, if you understand the course materials, listen to the professor and take good notes, then it will be easy. The coursework is manageable. For my major, CS&E, I usually get around say 8 hrs of hw a week (so that’s around 1 hr each day). Most people, if not all the people, have a good social life in UCLA - the climate and surrounding areas is perfect for relaxing and having fun.
EE classes are large … I would say around 60-120 people. But you have discussions afterwards with TAs (which is only around 14-20 people). Most TAs are pretty helpful, so it’s not bad.
I’m not sure about overall average GPA. But for my major, I think the average is around 3.2 or something. Like I said before, if you know and understand the materials, then getting a good GPA is relatively easy.</p>
<p>@colleclassof2013
Why do statistics matter? If you work hard, you can do it in 4 years. If you slack off and ditch classes, you’re going to make things harder for yourself.
Stop going by stats and start using your own abilities to judge how things will happen.</p>
<p>@mikej11
Maybe, I haven’t looked into it. It doesn’t matter though, because you can just choose classes in the major you’re switching to right off the bat and then switch when you meet all the requirements.
And yes, they take a lot of the same classes.</p>
<p>Well its not that I wont try hard because I will. It is after all UCLA, one of the best universities in the world. However, my concerns go beyond what I can control. I hear that its pretty difficult to get the necessary prerequisite classes which then ultimately affects my taking higher level classes. </p>
<p>Isn’t that one of the major reasons why students do not graduate in four years?</p>
<p>No, most students who do not graduate in 4 years are the ones who simply just ditch classes and chill out.
It isn’t hard to get the prerequisite classes. Sure the size might be a little big, but almost everyone I knew in UCLA got their prerequisite classes. Besides, even if you don’t get the class you want, you can always just wait for 10 weeks before picking your classes again (this is one thing that I love about the quarter grading system).</p>
<p>So if I work hard then I shouldn’t worry about not graduating in four years. If so thats a relief because as an out of state student, my family cannot afford keeping me here for an extra year. It would be more logical if that extra year was spent in graduate school. Thanks for the help.</p>