<p>Hey, just wondering, do most people who apply for this program get accepted? Im not a Cal student yet but I'm planning it out right now. May someone enlighten me on some knowledge and tell me how hard it is to maintain a 3.5 Cumulative GPA at Cal?</p>
<p>I went to one of their infosessions this year and they said they accept about 30% of the applicants. Note that it's a relatively new program and that it was 30% out of 70 students.</p>
<p>Regarding the 3.5 GPA: The 5 year program essentially crams two years of grad school into one. So if can handle the workload, then maintaining a 3.5 GPA should be no problem.</p>
<p>Well I meant, it is kinda required to have a 3.5 GPA in order to be accepted into this program. Well its not required but it is recommended. So my question is, is it really hard to get a 3.5 GPA? Especially because I'm going to be a transfer.</p>
<p>No, it depends on how well you manage your time.</p>
<p>So if im not mistaken, its hard to get in this program. So another question is, about how much sleep do you guys get per night on average?</p>
<p>xcaliberse...i think castel is probably one of the better eecs students. eecs takes up a lot of time. i'm personally a slow worker so it takes me more time to do stuff. 6 hours a night maybe? (sophomore). as a transfer i think it will be extremely difficult to get into the 5 year program, unless you complete nearly all 2 years in 1 year. (as castel said 2 years of grad school crammed meaning about 3 years for undergrad).</p>
<p>Well, if I do transfer and get in that program, I dont have to finish by 5 years. I mean 5 years is just the goal but I can take longer maybe? yes?</p>
<p>No. They allow only one year for the students to obtain their master's degree; It's called a 5-year program for a reason. ;)</p>
<p>I don't know what will happen if you don't succeed, but they are very strict and do not allow you to petition for an additional year.</p>