<p>The Bioengineering program at UCLA is ranked 42nd at the graduate level, which is pretty good considering it's only been around for two years. I have no idea where it ranks at the undergraduate level, but it's not in the top 25. :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>It's strange. Their rush is the same each time. I went once and all they did was have a BBQ, video games, and liquid nitrogen. Don't they get bored of that ?</p>
<p>liquid nitrogen never gets boring ;)</p>
<p>i know a couple of active members. they do a lot of functions with phi rho (obviously)</p>
<p>they are very nice people</p>
<p>jff:</p>
<p>I believe UCSD is ranked number 2 in BioEngineering at the grad level. </p>
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<p>If you're an engineer and you want to be social, you'll learn to manage your time and have LOTS of free time to just chill, party, club, whatever you want to do.</p>
<p>Well, that's how it is for the first year at least :)</p>
<p>oh wow it's late.</p>
<p>thats because first year is easy classes lol, even if you dont' do the GEs and shove in phys and labs instead</p>
<p>Oh, I always thought CS33 was supposed to be a hard class. Hrm..</p>
<p>My point wasn't that you can only be social for the first year, but it really does come down to whether or not you want to be social and how well you manage your time. It's definitely possible</p>
<p>And even as your 2nd and 3rd years get harder, you'll still have free time.</p>
<p>Hi flopsy!</p>
<p>I went to UCLA today and I asked about switching from engineering (CS) to L&S as an incoming freshman. People on this board have said I could just do it at orientation.</p>
<p>However, admissions said the counselors could do it at orientation, but
Honors and L&S said I have to take a quarter as an engineering student and if I have good grades, I could transfer.</p>
<p>So first of all, can I switch immediately at orientation, before orientation, or do I have to take a quarter as an engineering student?</p>
<p>If I do switch, can I get into the Honors program?</p>
<p>If I have to take a quarter as an engineering student, what differences would there be? (could I take the same classes that I would as a L&S student? freshman clusters? honors classes? are there specific classes I have to take as an engineering student?)</p>
<p>And if I do have to take a quarter as an engineering student, should I do it or go to Cal in L&S and not deal with it?</p>
<p>And finally, how would I go about switching?</p>
<p>Sorry for the many many questions, but the people at Murphy Hall (I think?) confused me today. And I do expect a :rolleyes: especially since I'm asking so many questions :p</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
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Yeah, it is. CS 33 is like the revenge of CS 32. :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>If I do switch, can I get into the Honors program?
Yes, you can switch immediately at Orientation, and no, you can't do it before that. However, I don't know about the College Honors program since it's out of my field. I don't think you have to take a quarter as an engineering student, though.</p>
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The courses you would be taking as an engineering student would probably be CS 31, a math course and a chemistry/physics course -- these are pretty much standard for CS majors and are set in stone for engineers in general. However, there's nothing stopping you (or any other Engineering major) from taking Freshman clusters. Honors classes have their own enrollment requirements, and I don't know whether you're eligible to take them if you're still technically in the School of Engineering. To be honest, I'm not sure. I would recommend asking your Orientation Counselor these questions -- my own Orientation Counselor was more knowledgable than the entirety of Murphy Hall, after all. :rolleyes:</p>
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vI went to UCLA today and I asked about switching from engineering (CS) to L&S as an incoming freshman.
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<p>Just curious, but why are you interested in switching majors before taking any CS classes?</p>
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<p>You can take them, but they are not recommended for Engineers. You'll find out why once you get the flier.</p>
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Just curious, but why are you interested in switching majors before taking any CS classes?
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<p>It's kind of sad. Basically, I didn't realize computer science was in engineering because a lot of schools have a computer science major under l&s, so it was a bit of a shock to be admitted to HSSEAS :p.</p>
<p>I mainly put CS because I was considering it and I'm good at it (at a HS level), but now I'm really leaning toward a liberal arts major.</p>
<p>really looking forward to the open house, but couldn't really find any information on it on the UCLA website.
Do incoming freshmen need to bring anything with them to be able to participate? I'm pretty sure I RSVP'd but they haven't sent me anything to confirm it, and now they have run out of space so you can't RSVP... I wish they would send us some confirmation for RSVPing.</p>
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<p>Requirements: Nothing
Optional: Parents</p>
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You don't need to bring anything. We'll provide the accomodations. Also, I think the only purpose of the RSVP is to provide an approximate estimate of the number of people going, for bookkeeping purposes. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>hey there,
i'm currently deciding between UCLA, UCSD, and UMich for my undergrad engineering degree. i've been admitted into la under CSE, sd under ECE: Computer Engineering, and mich under computer engineering. iw as wondering how la compares to sd and umich in terms of rank/opportunities for the fields i've been admitted to.
also, is tehre any program at la that incorporates EC and CE together?
sorry if this issue has been addressed already, i'm kinda too lazy to go through 50 pages of forums :P
thanks abunch.</p>
<p>UCLA, UCSD and Michigan are all peer institutions for Computer Science and Computer Engineering. We get the same recruiters and are ranked roughly the same. The programs that best incorporate the two fields are CSE and EECE, which are very close. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>ah, i was admitted for CSE. is it hard to transfer over to EECE? and what's the main difference between the two?</p>
<p>CSE is primarily Computer Science. People like to call it "CS + more circuits (e.g. EE 10, EE 101, EE 103)." EECE is primarily Electrical Engineering. People like to call it "EE + more programming (e.g. CS 33, CS 111, CS 180)." The two majors are so close that they are frequently cross-recuited by engineering companies. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>flopsy were you at the eng. open house today?</p>
<p>Yes. I heard from a CS colleague that a posse "was looking for Flopsy" around 2:00 PM. :rolleyes:</p>