Dual Major In Berkeley (URGENT!!!)

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<p>Hi all, I am a freshman in EECS and I wanted to get some information or advice from those that have experience on Dual Majoring in Berkeley (specifically EECS+ sth.). </p>

<p>My first question is : I want to dual major in EECS+BIOE. So I could really appreciate advice on choosing/distributing the appropriate classes for freshman and sophomore years.</p>

<p>My second question is: They say i should talk to my ESS adviser to Dual Major after completing 1or 2 semesters < don't you think this is a little late because i will miss one good semester to take the required classes for both depts.</p>

<p>My third question is : Do you recommend dual majoring in 8 semesters or do you think i should extend the time to 9 semesters to include some research etc.</p>

<p>My fourth question is : If you don't recommend dual majoring in these depts. Do you think minoring be satisfactory for future job opportunities etc.</p>

<p>I thank you all in advance for your help :)</p>

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<p>Adding bioengineering probably won’t help your job prospects, since bioengineering graduates tend to do worse than EECS graduates:</p>

<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Bioengr.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Bioengr.stm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/EECS.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/EECS.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>EECS does have enough elective space so that you can take a few bioengineering courses if you are interested in it.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the adivice, I will really think about it. If i wanted to do a dual major in the areas above , do you know how would i distribute the classes. Another question is do you think not dual majoring but choosing bio related courses for electives under EECS would be similar to dual majoring.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>