<p>I would imagine that your 62 units takes care of both major requirements and GEs as well as giving you sophomore status. There's just too much overlap if you have taken that many AP courses and gotten 4/5s on their associated tests. However, those units might not let your take more courses if you stay on the pre-med track, because medical schools don't look at AP credit so you have to make up for the "wasted units" with other courses of equal unit value. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Are you talking about the ~216 or so unit cap? Because apparently, the AP units don't count towards that, at least according to the other thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=309630&page=2%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=309630&page=2</a></p>
<p>And by major requirements, what do you mean?
Where would I find that on here:
<a href="http://cis.ucla.edu/studyArea/course.asp?type=MAJ&code=193%5B/url%5D">http://cis.ucla.edu/studyArea/course.asp?type=MAJ&code=193</a></p>
<p>Thanks, man.</p>
<p>No, I'm not talking about the unit cap -- I'm talking about individual courses like Math 31A and Math 31B which could have been taken at UCLA but have to be foresaken in favor of other, more difficult math courses (because medical schools won't accept the units from Calculus AB/BC credit, as far as I know). Also, the major requirements are the first four lists of courses on the second link you posted. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>hey flopsy please enlighten me with your wise words. i am on the academic decathlon team this year and recently my team won first place in the county and i, individually, scored the highest in my category. i havent gotten a letter from hsseas yet would it help my application any if i notified ucla?</p>
<p>It's probably too late for supplementary information. Your admission decision has likely already been finalized. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>flopsy, you may remember me from last year...i was active somewhere around this time of year, admissions season, naturally.</p>
<p>i've been taking math 32a with biskup this quarter (a decision i couldn't possibly regret more), and it looks like i might fail the course. now i've verified that if i retake the course, my GPA will reflect the new grade rather than the old. however, i'm assuming that the F will still appear on my transcript, correct?</p>
<p>i have heard rumors of people dropping classes as late as finals week...i doubt there is any truth to that, but it would certainly be a nice option if it were true.</p>
<p>so in your expert 4th-year opinion, how will this grade affect my employment opportunities post-UCLA?</p>
<p>thanks for doing this--i can't imagine how you got through all that CS homework and still posted on CC so often.</p>
<p>Oh boy, another Biskup student. Assuming you get an "F" on your transcript before retaking Math 32A, it could have little impact on your post-UCLA employment. Employers usually care about the upper-division coursework that pertains to your major. However, it'll hurt your internship chances by a lot, since the most prestigious employers ask for transcripts (and will rule you out once they see the original "F"). I've never heard of anyone dropping a Math 31-series course late in the quarter. Also, I post on forums when I'm taking breaks in between heavy tracts of homework/studying, so it all works out. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Well, there's always the late-drop petition...depends on if your teacher will sign it though =/</p>
<p>saxshackdan - i just want to wrap my hands around his short pudgy neck and never let go.</p>
<p>or possibly, beat his face in. with his precious accordion</p>
<p>flopsy whats the difference between comp sci classes and cse classes? im guessing that cse majors just take more electrical courses correct?</p>
<p>Correct. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>So that would also mean that they take less of...?</p>
<p>CSE majors take less CS classes but more EE classes.
CS majors take less EE classes but more CS classes. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Flopsy, coming to visit UCLA on Friday March 16th. Signed up for the 2:15 campus tour. Is there any activity/visit/lecture visit I should pursue to get a sense of the engineering dept? (Got the dept letter-admitted to Materials)</p>
<p>I recommend walking through Engineering IV. That's where the Materials Engineering Department and the Materials Research Society (UCLA Chapter) are located. I'm not sure which floor, though. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Flopsy:</p>
<p>Why did you volunteer to pass out the booklets at the Engineering Open House last year? How rewarding was that?</p>
<p>Also, was it worth waking up before 8AM to do that? I'm considering helping out for that. :)</p>
<p>I volunteered because I missed out on Engineering Open House as a freshman admit, and wanted to finally see what it was like. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Okay, this is awkward to ask about. Why, when I talk to people about UCLA Engineering (or Berkeley or UCSD...), do they always bring up the Asian factor? Every time. Some mention how smart and how hard "the Asians" work, making it hard for "others." Some mention how "the Asians" stick together and don't help anyone else. Is this just racism? Stereotype without merit?</p>
<p>It might have something to do with the Asian mentality basically of either being a doctor or engineer. Asians opting for the latter choice probably make up a substantial % of the engineering school (as well as the rest of the school in general ;) ) I don't think it's without merit since the realities really are that Asians will be at least among the top students in the engineering school, and a fairly prevalent demographic in all departments.</p>
<p>I guess to me the issue is not so much "are the top students asian?" as much as "is there a culture of the top students (who are asian) not mixing and helping non-top students with problem sets, labs, general supportiveness or whatever?"</p>