Transferring to CS from EE

Hi guys,

I have been accepted at UIUC for my alternate major, electrical engineering, but I was hoping to transfer to computer science within the CoE sometime during my 4 years. I’ve heard it’s very difficult from some, yet others have been saying you just need to complete the prerequisites. Does anyone have any information regarding the difficulty and amount of inter university transfers into CS?

Additionally, I was also accepted into the University of Washington into pre-physical science which is what all students planning to pursue computer science (Except direct admission) are put in. I’ve also heard this is a very difficult pathway.

Would pursuing this pathway at UW over trying to transfer from electrical engineering at UIUC be easier?

Thanks!