Changing from MechE to EECS (?)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi guys! I'm an incoming freshman and my major is Mechanical Engineering. However, I am strongly considering switching to EECS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) because I feel like it'd fit me more. I've read around and the CoE website says that I won't be able to change my major until I finish my first semester at Berkeley.
However, has anyone every done anything similar (switching majors)? Was it difficult? Did the CoE make you fill out a lot of paperwork/ explainations?
What do you guys think I should do about classes? MechE requires that I take E10, while EECS does not (but rather CS61A in its place), so I'm not sure which class to take this fall? I won't be sure about switching majors until after finishing the fall semester and getting a feel for MechE!</p>

<p>Any thoughts and advice much appreciated! Thanks!</p>

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<p>Taking CS61A will definitely give you a clear indication if you want to switch to EECS or remain at ME. Otherwise, take a math class and a physics class and a humanities class which counts towards either EECS or ME. Don’t worry about E10.</p>

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<p>Changing major within the College of Engineering is described here:
[Change</a> of Major — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/majors-minors/change-of-major.html/]Change”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/majors-minors/change-of-major.html/)</p>

<p>Are you more interested in EE or CS? If you are mainly interested in CS, note that L&S CS is currently not capped and should be easy to declare upon successful completion of the prerequisites.</p>