<p>Is 3.5 GPA something that only prodigies can do?</p>
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<p>very hard. may require some luck too. some professors just don’t like giving out A’s</p>
<p>I’m not too familiar with lower division engineering classes. Do these include chemistry 20 series, math 32/33 series, physics 1 series and computer science 31/32? Speaking for these chemistry, math and physics classes (no CS experience), it’s not that hard.</p>
<p>@Cremix so is it impossible to change into engineering major from college of letters and science?? the UCLA website says that in order to be considered a major change into engineering, students have to have minimum 3.5 GPA from the preparation courses for engineering.</p>
<p>I tried and failed to switch to engineering this year if that helps. I ended getting a 3.1something… 3.5 is ridic.</p>
<p>Of course it’s not impossible. People get 3.5 GPAs. I’m not saying it’s easy, but y’all are making it seem like you have to be a genius to get a 3.5. You need to be there for two quarters and take two math classes and two science classes to be eligible to apply. So get 2 A-minuses and 2 B-pluses and that’s a 3.5 GPA. Someone’s gotta get A’s and B’s in all those classes, why can’t it be you?</p>
<p>People already inside the engineering school should be aiming for 3.5+ too</p>
<p>@alicantkid Thanks for your reply and such encouragement. I was so discouraged by people saying that the chances of switching into engineering from letters and science is pretty much non existent. Now i am encouraged and ready to go to LA for my next chapter of my life. Thanks alicantkid.</p>
<p>PS) Is chemical engineering a relatively impacted major compared to other engineering major such as bioengineering?</p>
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<p>@Justvibe Thanks for your encouragement. Really appreciate it</p>
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This. There are plenty of resources available from the engineering school, with all the honor societies offering tutoring for lower division (and some upper division) courses, as well as 2 hours of office hours from each professor and TA. You could also form study/project groups with your friends. Really, if you put in the time, you’ll probably do well, and these classes are generally set up in such a way that if you do well, you’ll get an A. Don’t worry about outliers (or do, and become one); they get A+s.</p>
<p>I’d imagine that 30-35% of students have 3.5 or above. That’s not a bad ratio.</p>
<p>@grapesoda Thanks for your reply. Really appreciate it. Im really encouraged now and ready to face it. Im sure that my effort will pay off. I dont want to go to other schools that i have been admitted as engineering major because i fell like i will really regret if i give up UCLA.
PS) do u know if chemcial engineering major is impacted likr bioengineering??</p>
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<p>Chemical Engineering is usually not as impacted as Bioengineering, but every class is different so it’s entirely possible that next fall ChE could be the most impacted. Not likely, but possible.</p>
<p>@synergy39393939 np! I’m thinking about switching from L&S to engineering too :’). It will be a tough two quarters but well worth it if I do make it! Gl to the both us us haha</p>
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Best of luck to you. Come back next spring and let us know how it turned out!</p>
<p>It’s not impossible by any means. It requires an insane amount of diligence and studying late hours (nothing too crazy, just about 3-5 hours of outside studying each night) that might seem easy to tell yourself to do, but is in reality it is much harder to stick to than you can imagine once you get into the college atmosphere.</p>