<p>This thread is dedicated to students admitted to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS). Ask me any questions you have about the nine undergraduate majors, the competitive classes, the student-run activities, engineering "life" and anything else. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>how would you rate it? In terms of opportunities available, and level of student interaction</p>
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<li><p>How is the bioengineering program? I've heard it was relatively new, and how does it compare to that of UCSD's?</p></li>
<li><p>What are the average grades in engineering? Would one still have a chance at medical school admissions if one takes bioengineering?</p></li>
<li><p>Do most engineers also lead a good social life?</p></li>
<li><p>Is it easy to switch out of engineering into the college of letters and sciences? I read on the Berkeley forums that you had to have a good GPA to switch out or else you're stuck, but the people who have good GPAs won't want to switch in the first place.</p></li>
<li><p>Are there any honors programs that we can apply to?</p></li>
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<p>is ucla engineering a hellish academic experience like i hear cal is like? </p>
<p>also in general, are student relations favorable, or is it super competitive between each other?</p>
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<li>How good is their material engineering major?</li>
<li>How hard is it to transfer from one engineering major to another??</li>
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<p>hey flopsy i really like what u r doing in CC</p>
<p>can u rank the engneering majors</p>
<p>how does its electrical enginnering progoram compare to cal's EECS?</p>
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I would rate the opportunities avaible an A, because of the caliber of employers hiring UCLA engineers for jobs and internships. Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, IBM, Intel, etc. all come to the quarterly career fairs, and drop by Boelter Hall on their own time once per quarter as well. I would rate the level of student interaction a B- because the engineers typically run in different circles. Computer Science majors tend to go to class, then go home and study 4-6 hours unlike most UCLA students who usually participate in campus events. There are three ways to meet new students in the HSSEAS: talk to people in discussion section, which works 25% of the time, join ESUC or another engineering club, which works 50% of the time, or speak Chinese/Korean, which works 75% of the time. :rolleyes:</p>
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<ol> <li><p>What are the average grades in engineering? Would one still have a chance at medical school admissions if one takes bioengineering?</p></li> <li><p>Do most engineers also lead a good social life?</p></li> <li><p>Is it easy to switch out of engineering into the college of letters and sciences? I read on the Berkeley forums that you had to have a good GPA to switch out or else you're stuck, but the people who have good GPAs won't want to switch in the first place.</p></li> <li><p>Are there any honors programs that we can apply to?
1. The Bioengineering program is three years old, and is less fully-integrated than UCSD's. It's not in the Top 15, but I think it's in the Top 30. Right now Bioengineering is the most competitive engineering major to get into and also to stay in. The major is also undergoing curriculum revisions to separate it more from the Biomedical Engineering major.</p></li>
<li><p>The average engineering grade is slightly higher than a B- (2.80).</p></li>
<li><p>No (unless you count the Triangle Fraternity).</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, it's very easy to switch out of the HSSEAS into the CL&S at any time. There are no requirements (besides filling out forms)... I've heard about the UCB Engineering major "trap", and no, it doesn't apply to UCLA.</p></li>
<li><p>No, there are no honors programs in the HSSEAS. Not that there isn't enough work to do already...</p></li>
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<p> [quote=cjdoor] also in general, are student relations favorable, or is it super competitive between each other?
On a scale of competitiveness I would rate it 8/10. People don't help one another unless approached, but people don't go out of their way to mess with other people's programming assignments or anything. It's more an issue of self-centered apathy than cut-throat-ness. We're not pre-meds. :rolleyes:</p>
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1. UCLA Materials Engineering isn't very highly ranked. For some reason I don't see it anywhere in the rankings. It's also pretty small.</p>
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<li>It's very hard and the standards are high across the board. The Office of Academic and Student Affairs treats all students applying to change majors into engineering equally, whether they're already current engineering majors or not.</li>
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<p>can u rank the engneering majors
Rank them based on what criteria, exactly? :rolleyes:</p>
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UCLA is ranked 11th, while UCB is ranked 4th. UCLA doesn't offer a de facto EECS program, but it offers EECE (Electrical Engineering - Computer Engineering) which has more of a hardware/device emphasis than EECS does.</p>
<p>how does the Aerospace Engineering program rank amongst other colleges?</p>
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UCLA Aerospace Engineering is unusally strong because of its proximity to and investment from the federal defense contractors in Southern California. UCLA is ranked 12th, while UCB is ranked 18th and USC is ranked 21st.</p>
<p>Cal Poly is also pretty good with Aerospace Engineering.
my brother goes there and just got an internship down at Edward's Airforce Base. so... just a thought : )</p>
<p>I concur -- Cal Poly SLO has good undergraduate engineering in general. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>How difficult do you think it will be to change from a mech engineering major to EE? And which major would you recommend more highly?</p>
<p>It's very difficult -- but I figure if you could get into UCLA as an engineering major you could beat the competition from the CL&S. Talk to the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, and they should advise you about whether you get any preference over CL&S applicants. I would recommend whatever major you want to pursue... :rolleyes:</p>
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<li><p>Is there anyone doing a double major within the engineering department (like EE and Comp Sci) or is that too difficult? How about also majoring in an L&S department? </p></li>
<li><p>Are there usually pre-determined cutoffs for grades or are they curved to fit a certain distribution? </p></li>
<li><p>What percentage approx. of undergrads are invovled in serious research with a prof and how easy is it obtain one?</p></li>
<li><p>In your experience how do employers view a UCLA engineering degree? I've heard from my dad that several EE majors have been jobless since June, (anectodal evidence) but that doesn't sound right.</p></li>
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<p>and finally 5. Since I'm from NorCal is it worth it to attend the Open House on 4/9? Any new info that can't be found online? </p>
<p>Thanks Flopsy!</p>