<p>Hi, so, I'm a freshmen at UCSB, and I'm considering transferring to another UC that offers the major I want (Bioengineering). The problem is, the only way I'm gonna have the time to take Bio is by taking it over the summer. I know my parents don't want to pay for me to live in SB over the summer, because I'm from the east bay (very close to Berkeley). Because of this, I pretty much either have to take it at Berkeley, or I'll be taking 22 units next year. On the flipside, because I'm trying to transfer, I wanted to know how hard Berkeley's Bio program is. I was pretty successful my first quarter at UCSB (I got a 3.9), but, I've just heard killer stories from my friends. Is it really that bad? Like, what makes it so difficult?</p>
<p>Are you looking to take Biology 1B (Plant and Fungal Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology) or Biology 1A/L (Cell Biology, Genetics, Homeostasis/Physiology)?</p>
<p>Both classes are difficult, but Biology 1A/L is significantly harder than 1B.</p>
<p>Unless you have your first quarter or two of organic chemistry, you can only take Biology 1B, but you can’t take both together in any case.</p>
<p>I’d be taking 1A/L, but wow, I had no idea about the prerequisite of Ochem for Bio. I can’t take it then, cause OChem is sophomore year. I might have to take Vector Calc or Ochem over the summer then, so I can get ahead and have open units for Bio. I’m guessing those are brutally hard?</p>