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<p>random question for you jas0n: Which other UCs have similar grading systems? (i.e. A- is a 3.7 and not a 4.0)</p>

<p>snozle:</p>

<p>as jason told me earlier, UCI is specialized in Comp Science. It is the only UC that has diff school just for comp science.....so I dont think it would make that much of a diff for u in terms of prestige</p>

<p>A- = 3.7???.......w t f?????thats hella F***ed up...</p>

<p>ShoeFactory, sorry, off-topic I know, but just curious what does BME stand for?</p>

<p>biomed engineering</p>

<p>Yup, don't count on getting that very high gpa anymore. Very very few students are able to do it. This isn't high school anymore.</p>

<p>In science classes, roughly only 15-20% are able to get A's. You need to beat out your peers because many science classes are on a curve. There are a lot of talented and bright students there at UCI, and you'll be surprised at good they are.</p>

<p>Every UC uses the + and - system. </p>

<p>Just a reminder: The average GPA coming into UCI is 3.89 while the average gpa in the school is 2.7.</p>

<p>college seems difficult as hell, especially with the A- = 3.7 weight.</p>

<p>i'm just gonna have to work my ass off and see where that gets me.</p>

<p>ShoeFactory - there are dozens of classes that trip people up. I guess the first hurdle, especially if you're in CHP, is Humanities Core. It's a great class and you'll learn a ton, but it's very hard to make it through there unscathed without at least an A- here or there. It's an 8 unit class, which means that every quarter you'll get two grades - one for lecture (based on exams) and one for discussion (based on papers, assignments, and participation). If it's not Humanities that gets you, then sometimes it'll be organic chem.</p>

<p>I think it's unrealistic to expect to get a 4.0. That would be awesome if you got it, but to even expect a 3.9 (especially in BME) is just setting yourself up for disappointment. If you're ambitious, you should aim to be in the 3.6 and higher range, and hopefully you'll exceed that. But if you want to go to grad/med school, then I think 3.6-3.7 is the benchmark that you want to look at. That being said, the average GPA for CHP students at graduation is just under a 3.7 (at least it was when I was in school).</p>

<p>I also agree with what nate cali said. You'll be surprised at how smart your peers are. I remember thinking that because I had gotten in to a bunch of higher-ranked schools, I would go in to UCI and be the smartest guy there. Boy, was I wrong. There were students there who had much lower GPAs and SAT scores than I did, but because they had much better study habits (maybe from having to try harder in high school), they often kicked my butt on exams. I got a pretty big wake up call after getting my first quarter grades, and I had to adjust my studying habits accordingly. So my advice is to go in humble and work like you're the dumbest kid there, not the smartest.</p>

<p>jas0n - I was a Bio Sci major with a minor in Psych when I was an undergrad at UCI. I am currently a 2nd year MBA student at UCLA.</p>

<p>I'm in the school of engineering so i dont have to take hum core (cousin told me to do that).</p>

<p>My study habits aren't that great but I havent been slacking for 4 years. I'm taking 7 ap classes this year. My weak point is english so i want to get through the writing classes with an A. I think im quite competent in sciences and math but we will see.</p>

<p>The only thing im hoping right now is that i can have the self control to keep studying hard.</p>

<p>what if you are in donald bren school and ur in CHP........do you have to take Humanities core?.....( well im not in ChP...but i'm thinking of applying after 1st quarter. Hopefully, my gpa will be high enough).....
and is there any way i can get around that writing class...for example, take it at CC during summer?</p>

<p>"So my advice is to go in humble and work like you're the dumbest kid there, not the smartest." (alicantekid)</p>

<p>I agree with this statement. At times when I do not grasp a concept quickly enough I go around asking people or TAs. I know a lot of students that refrain from going to office hours because it would mean they are "too dumb" to understand the material. The professors and TAs are there to your disposal. The same goes for your fellow students who are willing to help. I actually have a lot of CHP students in my classes because I'm a bit ahead. They are the ones who often ask questions =]. They DO end up getting the better grades though, haha.</p>

<p>The only people that HAVE to take Hum Core are CHP students and Humanities majors. However, as alluded to by ShoeFactory, engineering students are evaluated by CHP and engineering counselors on a case-by-case basis to determine whether or not they have to take Hum Core or if they're allowed to take Writing.</p>

<p>If you're not in CHP but want to apply after a quarter or two, then you don't HAVE to take Hum Core but it would probably be better if you did. </p>

<p>You may be able to take a writing class at a JC but I don't think you can entirely get around it by doing that. You'll have to take SOME writing here. And that's only lower division writing. You'll have to take upper division writing at UCI for sure.</p>

<p>thxxx alicantekid..
i guess i would just take a math course at JC....an take all the writing courses at UCi so there won't be any confusions
oh and just wondering since you have already graduated and probably know a lot more about it.
Im thinking of doing a double-major in either comp science and neuroscience or comp science and statistics.
if i go for neuroscience, do i have to go thru pre-med? what is pre-med basically?</p>

<p>mj300 - What are your reasons for doing a double major? I'm asking because I think that a lot of students believe that they should be doing one. If you are truly interested in both subjects, then go for it. But don't just do it because it'll look good on a resume. What are your career goals?</p>

<p>If you do the neuroscience major, you don't have to be "pre-med", but you will essentially fulfill all of the pre-med requirements by completing that major. Basically, pre-med is a list of requirements that all U.S. medical schools need applicants to fulfill to be eligible to go to med school. While I'm a bit fuzzy on what those exact requirements are, I know it includes a year of bio, two years of chemistry (general and organic) with labs, a year of physics with labs, a year of math, including at least two quarters of calculus, and a few other things. These are all part of the degree requirements for neuro, so you'll essentially be doing the pre-med requirements even though you may not want to apply to medical school. </p>

<p>There are people who are in more "non-traditional" majors that still want to go to med school. For example, you can be an English major and apply to med school. But since the pre-med requirements aren't fulfilled by the degree requirements for the English major, you'd have to take the pre-med stuff in addition to the English stuff. In that case, it almost makes sense to add the double major in a science since you're doing so many of those courses already.</p>

<p>well my reason for doing double major is ...i guess.......just like u said...I SHOULD be doing one haha..
well actually my major is just comp science. But looking at the industry today, having a comp science education doesn't do any good.....you have to have another discipline to actually apply your programming skills...( if you want to be on top of others).....i took this ap psych class..and liked a lot learning about our brain and all the neurological stuff. another reason, what my teacher has told me, what companies are striving for today is someone who has a degree in biology and who knows programming.
if you want to know my major life goals...there aren't none...atleast not yet. Not like I already know what I want to do in life. but im leaning towards comp science and business....so thats why im thinking of going for MBA for mah grad school.....but that is all too far...i kno im gonna change my plans million times before that..
so ya
but thxx fo ur help.....I appreciate it. I finally have an idea of what pre-med is.</p>

<p>My advice to you is to do the Comp Sci major and also do the minor in management. That'll give you a good background in business and if you end up getting a IT type of job, you'll have some management savvy that will hopefully allow you to get some leadership at your job. After doing that for maybe 3-4 years, then you can apply to business school and get an MBA.</p>

<p>And that's fine that you don't have your life goals planned out. Most people don't. As long as you have some vague sense of what direction you're heading in, you'll be fine.</p>

<p>yea thxx for the advice. that was one of the options i was thinking about earlier as well. But leaning towards it more now.
so just a quick question, you know how there are like 7 different disciplines in business. is management heavy in math? because im more of just a math person...and i totally suck at writing essays and stuff like that.</p>

<p>If you want more math, then maybe you should consider the accounting minor instead. But management should also have some math involved. And you'll need to learn how to write essays sometime, so don't avoid it when you get to college. You can be the best math whiz in the world, but if you can't convey your thoughts in a coherent manner, then you'll never get far in the business world. The only way you'll get better is to keep at it.</p>

<p>What would be your advice for someone looking into computer technologies who also excels in writing/linguistics? The informatics major looks appealing to me, but I don't know if this will validate me in the IT world when compared with someone who's majored exclusively in computer science. In your opinion what would be a good minor to accompany Informatics and do you think the Informatics major would allow a person to find significant work in the computing field?</p>

<p>Despite the fact that this is over a year old, i too would like an answer to JDWiseW's question. For some reason no one seems to answer any of the Informatics major questions, so any insight would be appreciated</p>