<p>How tough would it be to get into berkeley's IEOR program? Is it easier than engineering undeclared, since the least people apply, or harder since there are less spots available? I had assumed it would be easier, but got contradicting advice and wanted to check things out.</p>
<p>sat2:
biology 750
math IIC 760
english lit 720</p>
<p>...my UC gpa (10th and 11th) is 4.19
...and my overall gpa (9th - 11th) is 3.73 UW and 4.18 W</p>
<p>Do i have any chance in IEOR or engineering undeclared?
If i don't think i can cut it for CoE, I might try and apply for Econ (L/S) instead.</p>
<p>Besides all that, any IEOR people wanna tell me how the major is? I've read around and have been asking people, and generally the impressions have been good.</p>
<p>for one, since i would have (theoretically) a better shot of getting in, and two, it's not as rough as the other engineering's, but regardless, i'm interested in finance moreso than engineering - even if I did EECS, I would do so with the intention of going into finance after graduating. In that sense, I thought IEOR would be the best mix of econ and engineering, and judging from what i hear, it's a pretty chill major, and I am frightened of the competition/difficulty of EECS, especially at cal.</p>
<p>btw I'm IEOR. Finance after graduation - good plan, that's what I intend on doing too. I'm still a freshman, but all the 4th year IEOR kids seem to LOVE the major.</p>
<p>im going for eecs, and was told that my stats (4.4+, 2300+/800/800, tech-related ec's) gave me a pretty good shot. i'd say that you have a 90%+ chance @ ucb, but ~40% for ucb eng. kid's get rejected because they don't write about engineering in their essays.</p>
<p>k that was a few years back, so it may have changed. i'm not saying that it will make or break your chances, but it's certainly something that they look at.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel more confident, I was origionally accepted to BioE and with a full scholarship, and your test scores are much better than mine were. I didn't write about engineering in my personal statement, but I don't see how including something about engineering would hurt, either. Just apply, no one can really tell you "yes/no you will get in". And even if they do, they probably won't be the one reading your application.</p>
<p>Exactly. No one here knows what will make or break your application, or what has changed in the selection criteria because the process is internal.</p>