is it hard to get a b.s. in eecs from cal and attend its grad school?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>just wondering................................</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/FiveYearMS/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/FiveYearMS/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>It's very competitive. If you can make it into Berkeley's M.S. program, you can almost certainly make it into Stanford's. The difference being that Stanford only requires one year of classes and no thesis, whereas Berkeley requires 1-2 years of classes and a thesis. If you're going for a Ph.D., it doesn't really matter.</p>

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<p>Simple answer: yes.</p>

<p>EECS is no cakewalk. Getting in is nothing to compared to doing well enough to go to graduate school here.</p>

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<p>k ty guys. another 4 years of hardwork =(</p>

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<p>one other consideration: as a general rule, grad schools prefer your go elsewhere. Thus, you would have an 'easier' time applying to Cal's grad school if you went to UCLA (or anywhere else) undergrad.</p>

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<p>That wouldn't be the case in UCB's 5 year MS plan. You have to be a junior in your fall semester to apply (if you entered the school as a freshman). As a transfer, you apply for it during your senior year fall semester. If you don't meet those requirements, you are ineligible for the 5th year MS program and have to apply to the regular 2 year MS programs. It says that 3.5 is preferred, but what GPA makes you really competitive? Are there any statistics on admit rate?</p>

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It says that 3.5 is preferred, but what GPA makes you really competitive? Are there any statistics on admit rate?

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The folks I've seen get in all have 3.7+, research experience, solid recommendations (most students find profs they've done research and/or TA'ed for), well-written essays, etc.</p>

<p>I don't know about statistics, but I believe that in the first year of applications (when the 5-year MS/BS first launched as a pilot program), eight students were admitted. Due to the program's success, I'd imagine that it would be easier to get in nowadays, but still very competitive.</p>

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<p>Agreed, to be competitive in med, pre-law, engineering, basically any major you need a 3.7+.</p>

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<p>And based on what I've seen, 3.7 seems to be just the bare minimum for tier-1 graduate and professional programs. If you want really good chances, you'll want a high 3.8 or 3.9+. (Of course, the higher, the better.)</p>

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<p>So, since I'm a transfer, and they don't look at my CCC grades. That means that my junior year will determine whether or not I'll make it into the 5yr MS program.</p>