<p>what do you guys think one should get on the sat if they want to major in engineering (civil = not as competitive as other engineering majors)?
i know this is really a broad question, any feedback would be helpful</p>
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<p>I know someone in CE at UCB with 1400 SAT I (old). I also know someone in EE at UCB with a 1600 SAT, but he's a regents scholar. </p>
<p>Most of the ppl I know at the UCB engineering majors are in the 1400-1550 SAT range.</p>
<p>correct me if i'm wrong, but i dont think ucsd even has civil engineering. I'm interested in that same field also, and i think the closest thing they have is structural engineering.</p>
<p>yah cjdoor.. that's what i meant...
i know ucb's stats are higher than ucsd, so would 1200-1400 be good enough?</p>
<p>There is consideration for minorities in the engineering depts, so if you are Latino, from a poor family, you can get into bioengineering with around 1250-1300. </p>
<p>The easiest engin. major to get into is probably mech. engineering. I know many ppl. (such as visual arts or undeclared) who later petitioned and got accepted.</p>
<p>For the impacted majors, definately have around 1350 or above. Your science/math SAT IIs should be strong too.</p>
<p>i thought UC schools abolished affirmative action - so being a minority can't really help you. And isn't bio engineering like the most impacted major to get into?</p>
<p>There's no affirmative action regarding admittance to the UC...but since ucsd already has a big issue with a lack of minorities, and bioengineering is very competitive, the dept. imo makes an effort to redress this imbalance. It may not be overtly stated in terms of ethnicity, but I think they could, for example, place greater emphasis on personal, familial difficulties for these minorities.</p>
<p>However, it does not mean someone can get in with a 1150 or something really low into the BE major. It does not deviate significantly from the accepted ranges, which is really blatant and the dept. would be under scrutiny.</p>
<p>I know a few Latino students in the BE major with whom I work who got in with low to mid 1300s. </p>
<p>I am not saying it is in any way similar to Aff. action, which affected a significantly larger number of applicants. I think this affects very few, especially in majors like BE, which can be simply a case of luck for many applicants in these underrepresented minorities. They only do this so the dept doesnt seem completely unbalanced. </p>
<p>Actually, ucsd and ucla just abolished a program earlier this month which slightly favors applicants from the surrounding counties....this was not stated in the application booklet nor in the campuses' application websites.</p>
<p>Well, they emphasize not race but rather personal circumstances such as the first in the family to go to college - which statistically tend to help Latinos and African Americans. This isn't really aff action, however, since a Caucasian or Asian could also benefit if their parents hadn't gone to college.</p>
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