<p>So for CS all the rankings say that berkeley is tied for first ranked. It says that the EECS department is the department ranked so high. I then read that CS is in the EECS department, is that true. Can CS in the colleg of L&S be in the EECS department, and is CS L&S the thing thats ranked so high, or is it only EECS?</p>
<p>L&S does not have faculty and facilities to conduct CS programs. The faculty, labs and resources are in the college of engineering. in my understanding, the BA route is for those who aren’t interested in the EE part. so if you’re that person, it’s stupid to choose EECS. if you want CS, the BA program is what you want. that’s the one comparabel to those at ivies and other top private schools.</p>
<p>so CS is actually a top ranked program at berkeley even thou its a BA?
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how would you describe EE to me, is it applied physics basically?</p>
<p>and if during colllege, i found out i liked EE, could i tranfer?</p>
<p>I didn’t go to berkeley; i only applied there. But I guess you could transfer from L&S to COE given you’ve met the required GPA cut-off for transfer. </p>
<p>Yes, Berkeley CS is definitely a top-ranked program – solid top 4 in the nation. Again, CS is in COE not in L&S. You’ll only take the liberal arts subjects at L&S, but all CS subjects will be under COE because L&S does’t have its own CS dept. Sort of like – L&S for prereqs and COE in all the rest. if you love cranching numbers, take many maths as you can. it would pull down your GPA somehow if you’re not a math wiz, but maths and CS are very related. and, again, top emploers doesn’t really care if you’re EECS or CS for jobs as a software engineer or software developer. </p>
<p>someone posted this on yahoo a couple of years ago. thouht it was helpful.
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<p>uhhh that just makes me more confused. it says exactly what i was thinking, both sides of the arguement and make it harder to decide what to do</p>
<p>why, what do you really want, the EE side of it?
parhaps you really don’t want to be in CS in the first place. i think you have to reassess your true love. maybe you love engineering. in such case, apply to engineering of yoru choice and take CS subjects as electives.</p>
<p>No, but it says that some jobs require a BS, which i wouldnt get. I am more technically minded but i like CS more, i dont know much about EE so i dont know if i would like it or not.</p>
<p>Either way i would probably want to minor in biology/bioengineering, not sure if that helps you at all</p>
<p>You should probably just do a BA CS. If you don’t know if you like EE then it’s probably best not to jump into the EECS degree which has heavy EE. Either way, CS will have some EE stuff on the side so you can explore it. Graduating in Berkeley with a BA will not affect your job chances at all. Employers know the value of a BA CS degree from Berkeley and will not decline u because it’s not a BS. There is a thread somewhere on this forum titled “ba vs bs” or something along those lines. Do a quick search and you will find it.</p>
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<p>Maybe. But I don’t think it’s as true nowadays as it was before. Most HRDs at top IT companies are already aware of that. If you want a career as a software engineer at say, Apple, Cisco, Google, Oracle or Microsoft, a BA CS from Berkeley would do. It would also get you into top grad schools for CS. The jobs that require EECS exclusively are jobs that are for hardware engineering because computer engineers design chips too. </p>
<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major2008/CompSci.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major2008/CompSci.stm</a></p>
<p>Yes thank you very much. I have done a lot of research and found that link. And those software jobs are my dream job (google is number 1). Thank you very much.</p>
<p>but dont be surprised if you see this same thread in october when i have to make the decision to apply. but right now i am applying to CS, thanks</p>