<p>I'm probably going to major in engineering. But i also want to get into UCLA. I know i have a really low chance of getting into engineering for UCLA, but i might get accpeted in my alternate major. </p>
<p>If you were to pick, would you go to the engineering program at UCI/UCSD/UCSB(accepted at engineering school) or UCLA(rejected by engineering) as a physics major. My parents would want me to go to the UCI/UCSD/UCSB because they said getting that enigneering degree is more important than the school itself. Is this true? thanks</p>
<p>The real question is, “Will you or your parents run your life?” If you want to be a physics major, then by all means be a physics major. It’s the student that makes the most out of the college, not the other way around.</p>
<p>If you’re dedicated enough, applying as a physics major could work, but you would have to devote a lot of time to transferring into engineering. UCSD also has a solid engineering program if you want to go engineering more than you want to go to UCLA.</p>
<p>you’re not an engineer without an engineering degree. So your parents are right in that respect. The question, though, is what do YOU want to do? If its engineering, every UC has a good program and you’ll get a good job out of school.</p>
<p>If, on the other hand, UCLA is the school you really want to attend no matter what your degree ends up being, go there. BTW if you browsed thru the web page on admissions you probably saw this
<p>look, it’s not that much more difficult to get into engineering, provided you’ve proved yourself in hard sciences and math. SAT in math and physics/chem, good math grades/scores and/or challenged yourself with the physics/chem/math classes you took. i think engineering statistics are different more because of self-selectivity than because of a more selective school.</p>
<p>if really want to get into LA, then apply to L&S. no big deal. if you can transfer into engineering, great. if not, there’s physics and applied math. either way you’ll be taking much of the same prereqs, so you can do well and try again sophomore year.</p>
<p>wait. so that thing mikemac posted. Does it mean that they won’t review my alternate major(physics) if i dont get into my first major(engineering)?</p>
<p>as a physics major at UCLA, i have to say it is pretty awesome. also, it’s not difficult to apply to grad school for engineering with a degree in physics.</p>
<p>engineering isn’t easier to get into due to the competitiveness, it would be a better shot if you have significantly between math and science scores, in a way it’s good if you think the language and history grades might drag you down…</p>
<p>too lazy to debate and defend my statements but engineering is easier to get into at ucla. it is definitely harder at berkeley or sd, but not at ucla. final.</p>
<p>thanks for the help. But what im confused about is why they put a place for alternate major if they won’t even review my alternate major when i’m not accepted into engineering.</p>
<p>I think they review it in certain situations like if you apply for computer engineering, which is impacted major, and put electrical as alternate, you might get into EE if rejected from CSE</p>
<p>Well, Berkeley doesn’t give you the option of putting an alternate major though. And Kick, my alternate major had nothing to do with the major they assigned me, so I don’t think that’s necessarily the case.</p>