<p>i got into both cmu and berkeley for engineering, except for berkeley im a spring admit...im not so sure that i want to do engineering cause im not so hard core into it but im sorta confused on which one i should choose...i also got into UCLA but don't know about that either</p>
<p>any suggestions?</p>
<p>Would not recommend CMU if you aren’t sure what you want to do. You must apply to a specific school, and even though you can later transfer, it may add a year to your degree program.</p>
<p>I’ve heard it’s very similar at Berkeley, and can be even harder since they have more “impacted majors” than CMU. Generally, as long as you’re a pretty solid student, you won’t have too much trouble getting into the other schools.</p>
<p>Also, I’d recommend starting out in engineering if you’re not sure about it, since it’s easier to go from engineering to arts/sciences than from arts/sciences into engineering since typically engineering has more required classes that must be taken in a certain sequence.</p>
<p>If you maintain good grades, it is not that difficult to transfer from one department to another. One exception is SCS. I am not sure you that you would end up loosing “a year” if you transfer from one major to another; you have to plan your courses and make a decision about changing your major early.</p>