Letters & Science v. Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I'm mildly lost right now with the choices I have to make in the coming weeks in applying to Berkeley. I'm looking to major in Computer Science, but don't know whether I should apply to L&S or Engineering. All I know is that L&S offers a B.A. degree, and Engineering offers a B.S. degree. A B.S. degree is more highly regarded in terms of CompSci, I'm guessing? Also, I know Engineering is significantly harder to get into as a freshman (which I am.) Can anyone else enlighten me on differences between the two colleges, and possibly give me some suggestions as to what I should do? </p>

<p>Stats, briefly: 2300 SAT, 34 ACT, 790MathII, 740USH, 660 Chemistry (ouch.)
Varsity Basketball Captain, Internship in IS dept. of a state agency, some other misc. things.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance! And I know it's a very broad question, sorry about that!</p>

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<p>What’s your gpa? Assuming like a 4.2+ weighted, you should have a good chance at getting in.</p>

<p>Also, look at the other topic for BA vs BS.</p>

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<p>Hmmmm… My GPA is 4.35~ weighted. The thing is, honestly, I’m scared. I do NOT want to be turned away from Berkeley, but would greatly prefer to get into the Engineering college.</p>

<p>And so sorry, but which other topic are you referring to? Did a search of the forum and skimmed over the Berkeley subforum, and can’t find it!</p>

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<p>You will get into CoE easily without a doubt …</p>

<p>For differences, search around. This question has been asked so many times already.</p>

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<p>Your application is solid. If you prefer EECS, apply EECS. You would really need to screw up your essay to get rejected.</p>