<p>I heard it's plenty of them, 20% more than UCSD, and 43% more than UCLA...So as a bio major, will it be possible to graduate within 4 years even if i dont really have that many AP classes and probably wont be able to attend summer session? :(</p>
<p>yes it's possible, i'm a bio major and I finished all my breadth by the end of my sophomore year, and I never took summer session.</p>
<p>What was your schedule for first quarter freshman year? are you in CHP?</p>
<p>Graduating in 4 years is really not that hard. Especially if you just do ONE summer session. People tend to drag on longer because they spent time exploring majors (which is a good idea) or they took longer to ease into the college world with 12-14 units per quarter during freshman year. Don't let those statistics scare you. Most students graduate in four years.</p>
<p>what bout 3?</p>
<p>You can graduate in 2-3 years depending on your major and your completed courses prior to UCI.</p>
<p>if i can honestly graduate in 3 years at uci majoring in biochem/biotechnology, i'm going seriously consider going uci. are science majors harding to do in 3 years?</p>
<p>Science majors will always be hard to do in 3 years. What's the rush though? Rushing through your undergraduate years doesn't benefit you that much. I can graduate in 4 years easy, but i'm thinking of extending my stay by trying to research and taking somemore classes i want. Anything is possible though. There was this girl who double majored in EE and CS and graduated withing 3 years.</p>
<p>well i want to graduate in 3 because i would avoid paying the extra year of tuition/housing. save me like 20k dollars.</p>
<p>take humcore instead of the writing series. that will help fulfill more breadth.</p>
<p>I heard hum core is TOUGH but its required for CHP right? Are engineering majors exempt from it so they can take writing? thats what i heard from my cousin.</p>
<p>Engineers are exempt from taking humcore if in CHP. And, yes, humcore is pretty tough.</p>
<p>Awesome. Does that include BME?</p>
<p>Yep. asdfasdf</p>
<p>Looks like im switching to BME :D</p>
<p>I can switch schools at orientation right?</p>
<p>Yep, you can switch. So you're really considering UCI over UCSD and UCLA?</p>
<p>Yeah, i have a scholarship. As long as i perform at uci it shouldn't really affect my chances at med school right?</p>
<p>so is 12-14 units alot? how many units does the typical student take?</p>
<p>12 minimum up to about 17.</p>
<p>Yea, it won't effect your med school chances at all. If you're qualified and destined for med school, you'll get there regardless of what college you attend. UCI students do go to med school too, not just UCLA/UCB students.</p>
<p>12-14 units is actually one less class than a normal load. I've gone 17, 18, 17 respectively during my freshman year.</p>