How hard is it to transfer into bioengineering?

<p>Right now i'm deciding between UCI and UCSD. I got into bioengineering at UCI and UCSD gave me my alternate which is human bio. I was wondering how hard it would be to transfer into bioengineering at UCSD bc i want to go to UCSD but i want to major in bioengineering. Ugh college decision sucks</p>

<p>I am freshmen in bioengineering.
Some of my friends changed their major already.
It is hard major (Now I am taking: math 20e, chem 6c, chem 7l, physic 2b, GE -doc 3) .
In Fall and Winter semester I had 18 units and now 22 units.
So if you manage 58 units first year with GPA over 3.00 you are in.
Just follow 4 year bioengineering plan.</p>

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You’re kidding.</p>

<p>crewdude - my son brought home info from admit day and it said that those who were not admitted as freshman can apply to transfer into the bioengineering major as sophomores but there will be only TEN spaces available. I’d think very hard about taking that chance. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>You have to be legitimately good at it or it will be really hard.</p>

<p>Hey guys, I’m at CC right now in San Diego, and hoping to transfer to UCSD as Bioengineering. My GPA is 3.79. How will that fare?</p>

<p>ninjahippo-I’m a freshman major in Bioenginnering- bioinformatics. Your GPA is really very good, but as a know, transfer to Jacob Enginnering school is not very easy. Anway, wish you good luck!</p>

<p>If you are pre-med I wouldn’t recommend a hard major. You need the GPA above a 3.5 at least to even have them open your file in the first place.</p>

<p>lixin - thanks! appreciate the feedback.</p>

<p>question: do to some scheduling conflicts and budget cuts at my cc, some classes were cancelled so my schedule has to be rearranged… </p>

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<li>on assist for bioengineering, it recommends one must take the highest level of introductory programming, which is some C++ intro course. the thing is it’s two semesters worth. but on assist, it has an OR option - to take fortran computer class.</li>
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<p>if i take fortran over the C++, will that hurt my consideration for admission into bioengineering? because i was told that fortran is the “older” language and is losing favor.</p>

<p>How competitive is bioengineering?</p>

<p>To transfer in, you need to apply in the fall during your sophomore year.
Your application is based on your grade in several classes: Chem 6A-B, BILD 1, MATH 20ABC, MAE9, PHYS 2A-B.
Only the top 10 (not percent, top 10 people) applicants can transfer into the program. When I spoke to the woman on the phone, she says the average GPA is usually a 3.7, so you should be making all A’s in these classes.
Good luck!</p>

<p>@lixinling: I was accepted into the Bioengineering: Bioinformatics major for Fall 2011. How is the program? Sadly, I wasn’t aware that it was unaccredited by the ABET when I picked it as my major while I was applying. I am thinking about possibly switching into Bioinformatics as a Biological Science major. I’m interested in Bioinformatics (industry), but I’m worried the unaccredited major may be a disadvantage.</p>

<p>hey just heads up,</p>

<p>i kno soooooooo many people who did the bioinformatics through the bio department, NOT A SINGLE PERSON got employed in the industry lol, 1 became a rep at AVIS, alot go into marketing and buisness, but none went into biotech/bioinformatics</p>

<p>just heads up ;)</p>

<p>Why is that BioE91? Did any of these people give you insight as to why? I was thinking about choosing Computer Science with Bioinformatics since I didn’t get placed in bioengineering.</p>

<p>Lotus, if you don’t mind me asking, what was your GPA?</p>

<p>Hey Lotus,</p>

<p>i actually don’t know why none of them got a job in the industry, they had GPA’s near 3.6, they ALL said they had wished they did a business/econ major because i guess (according to them) no one hires bioinformatics w/o a graduate diploma (MS/PhD). I honestly don’t know why they didn’t get jobs, i have met plethora of people who got screwed after doing a bachelors in biology, bioinf in the bio dept, etc. if you’re going to do the bioinf, i don’t really know what to tell you because if you look at caltech’s graduate website for bioE</p>

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<p>none of the research departments are covered through the BioE:Bioinformatics curriculum at ucsd</p>

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<p>I really wanted to do the BioInf one 2, but i looked at the graduate departments and none of them really have research in this curriculum. UCSD offers a PhD in BioInf (which is interdepartmental). but i would think 1000000000000000x times before committing your self to an unaccredited program with hopes of a PhD from only this school</p>

<p>take this with a grain of salt of course; and hit me up if you got any more Q’s. ;)</p>

<p>Hey BioE91, what are your opinons on general bioengineering? Not the bioionformatics.</p>

<p>hey ninja,</p>

<p>i literally thought about your q for the whole day lol, i have no idea what to say;</p>

<p>it’s a good program, or so i hear? i have no idea what BE is, i’ve never really done to much research in it;i</p>

<p>i’m so sorry you asked the wrong person this question, i just knew about the bioinf stuff beacuse of other people’s experiences.</p>

<p>I was also wondering about switching into Bioengineering. Now, if someone is currently in General Biology, how easy is it to switch into another Biology Major (Neuroscience/Physiology)? And how easy is it to declare a minor (Visual Arts: Art History)?</p>

<p>the fact that you thought about it is more than enough. thanks.
praying that my 3.79 will get me in to ucsd’s bioengineering.
but i don’t have igetc done… is that a predicament?</p>