I am a senior in high school and I was wondering the difference between applying to UCLA as an engineering major (Computer Science is what I want to do, even though I know it will be difficult :/) as opposed to a major like Philosophy. Does anyone know the average SAT score for engineering students compared to arts students, or the average GPA, or SAT Subject Test Score?
Getting accepted into CS will be much more difficult. The last available statistics show the acceptance rate for CS for the freshman class that started last year was 9.8%. Compare that to the overall rate which I think was about 16% that year. This year’s overall acceptance rate was even lower, so CS probably didn’t get any easier. This is what UCLA Engineering published back in April:
https://samueli.ucla.edu/incoming-engineering-freshmen-share-why-they-are-uclabound2022/
“Similarly, with a median GPA of 4.59 (weighted), 4.00 (unweighted), and a median SAT score of 1540, the incoming engineering Class of 2022 had their pick of universities.”
Art is similarly hard because it requires a portfolio. Major doesn’t matter for L&S. Engineering is extremely difficult to get into. I think your approach is not the best one for college apps. Apply for what you want at UCLA as switching into engineering from L&S is highly unlikely. Don’t do L&S or art because it’s easier than engineering to get into. The major matters more than the school in a lot of cases.