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<ol> <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> </ol>
<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!
1. I've never heard of anyone double-majoring in two engineering majors -- it is forbidden by the HSSEAS OASA. I know one prodigy, though, who double-majored in Computer Science and Business Economics and now works at Microsoft.</p>
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<li><p>There are no pre-determined cutoffs for grades; the classes are mostly curved to a B- median. For example, a 90% can be an A in EE 1 but a 60% can be an A in EE 2.</p></li>
<li><p>Approximately 5%. It's difficult to get in though, because the high-profile research (mostly Electrical Engineering) require being an upperclassman with a 3.50 GPA. All I had to do to get involved with research, luckily, was e-mail a graduate student in my major and ask him to hook me up with some research that's within the scope of my knowledge.</p></li>
<li><p>It's hard to answer this question explicitly because I can't exactly go up and ask employers, but I can say that UCLA Engineers are sought after by all the big-name defense contractors and consulting firms in Southern California. One of the interesting things I noticed at career fairs is that some employers actually know the engineering faculty by name.</p></li>
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