<p>Part of the decision process for me is finding a place where if I am unhappy with engineering I will be able to switch into my other major interest, Biology, which is in the "main" college, not in the college of engineering. I got into the mech engineering at UC Berkeley, but I don't know the process or how difficult it is to switch into biology if I don't like engineering. I'd like to know before I accept and end up stuck. If anyone has any info for the same thing at UCLA, U of Washington, U of Michigan--please enlighten me. Thanks!</p>
<p>Ask the admissions office how easy it is to transfer from engineering to biology (assuming good academic standing).</p>
<p>I’m not sure of the specifics of how it works at the schools you mentioned, but I think usually it’s not too hard to transfer OUT of engineering. I know at some schools, up to 50% of people that start in engineering eventually transfer out (out of engineering, not necessarily out of the university).</p>