<p>hydralisks,</p>
<p>Not that hard... as long as you're better than the other 90 or so percent of your class. ;)</p>
<p>taketothewind,</p>
<p>Internships, jobs, work experience. These are the things that will get you employed. Bravo. Get out there and show 'em what you're made of!</p>
<p>Nevermind. I found [url=<a href="http://www.bol.ucla.edu/alert/20050601b.html#alias1%5Dit%5B/url">http://www.bol.ucla.edu/alert/20050601b.html#alias1]it[/url</a>].</p>
<p>which school, UCLA or UC Berkeley is a good undergraduate school for pre-med?</p>
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How hard is to get an A in engineering (I'm considering bioE, materialsE, and mechE)
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<p>You don't need to be top 10% to get an A for MSE and MAE. Maybe to guarantee a solid A or A+. I think you can stretch the distribution to be ~13.5% A and A+, and ~7.5% A-. 21% is my estimate of A-, A, A+.</p>
<p>I don't know about BioE though.</p>
<p>Come to UCLA. Either way, you'll get a lot of competition. UCLA is just happier and more well-rounded. Be proud to be a Bruin!</p>
<p>How large is the average engineering class (specifically, bioE, materialsE, and mechE if possible)?</p>
<p>Is it possible to double major across schools? Like across CLS and SAS? I didn't find anything about that specifically on the website and I have been navigating it for the last 45 minutes.</p>
<p>Sorry if this has been answered before but what exactly are Freshman Clusters, are they mandatory? And if so, which ones are the best ones? Thanks.</p>
<p>I also had a couple questions about clusters. Are you allowed to take ones that are in another area outside your major? And how exactly do they work?</p>
<p>yeah sorry to post again: which school is better for pre-med : UCLA or Berkeley?</p>
<p>hydralisks - well it depends, right? Look at <a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/crsredir.aspx?termsel=08W&subareasel=MECH%26AE%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/crsredir.aspx?termsel=08W&subareasel=MECH%26AE</a> and see how many were enrolled</p>
<p>youll get your tail kicked either way for premed. the difference between success rates -- wouldnt be that drastic. uc berkeley is known as killer weeding all the way . . . </p>
<p>go to ucla ... youll be happier! =)</p>
<p>calitennisgirl55,</p>
<p>Six of one, half a dozen of the other. It's about the same. Just go where you'll be happier. The GPA and MCAT matter a lot more than the campus.</p>
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<li>clusters are NOT mandatory but they are highly recommended to the point of being pushed down your throat</li>
<li>look at which GE foundations each cluster takes care of. look at the GEs your major requirements take care of. try not to overlap, because the point is to take care of OTHER GEs and be efficient about it! (therefore a science major should take a non-science cluster, and vice versa)</li>
<li>that said, DO NOT take a cluster just because you "should." you will be miserable not just for one, but for three quarters, so ONLY take a cluster if you like the topic or if you have absolutely no idea what classes to take. they can be very good experiences or very bad ones- so choose wisely!</li>
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<p>Bring up my thread.</p>
<p>okay fine i'll ask a question. even tho i'm a current bruin.</p>
<p>any of you guys taken chem 14 series?
can AP chem with a 5 get you out of 14A, or do you have to take it even though it's the same material?</p>
<p>Look it up, slacker. Aren't you a pre-third year? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>dude, i tried. i'm not one of those lazy bum pre-frosh!</p>
<p>AP website: "general chem" credit
chem 14B requisite: chem 14 A. chem 14A requisite = what i've done already.
virtual counseling: closed for spring break</p>
<p>soooo... <em>twiddles thumbs</em></p>
<p>I dropped out of my cluster because the material and I did not mesh at all. I was trying to take it for the GE reqs and the writing II/seminar/honors cred. Not a good idea. You have to be REALLY INTO the material! </p>
<p>My premed science major/hopeful music major roommate is doing a science-y cluster right now, and what I see when she's working on her stuff is HECK. So much reading, and so much arbitrary information to memorize, and she went to study sessions til 3 a.m. for almost the entire 10th week (at least, I think she was studying.) Like liyana said, the cluster takes the entire year, and the courseload is much heavier than the average GE, and it limits flexibility in your schedule. </p>
<p>What I've seen of clusters was not very pleasant...for me. I prefer to fulfill my requirements at my own pace, learning a wider expanse of material in which I'm more interested. Plus, the grading is, generally, easier.</p>
<p>If you want to talk to someone who did have a good experience with a GE cluster, liyana is the one to talk to. ;)</p>
<p>hey is that that biotech or whatevere crap??? T___T T^T;</p>