UCLA Engineering Q&A

<p>Just sign up for a seasnet account on the 2nd floor of Boelter. They charge 2 cents printing, and you can do front and back printing. The most I pay in a month is like $1-2 from printing out tons of powerpoint notes front and back. Also you have access to their database of free software like windows xp pro, vista, visual basic etc etc.</p>

<p>I paid for $5 for the ESUC membership last fall and barely used it because their printer was always out of toner or paper. Their computers are like stuff from like 6+ years ago. There a like 1 or 2 comps that have to be constantly restarted because they keep freezing.</p>

<p>Office hours are not very reliable. Usually Mabel, Alan etc. are around the lounge n Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12 and 2 since they have thermo at 2. </p>

<p>If out of toner, ask an officer (but you have to know who they are) and also, we have new computers we stole from 4th floor seasnet. just too lazy to put them up.</p>

<p>I like how the computers in the ESUC computer lab are turned backwards for access to their USB ports. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Hey what do u do exactly in cs 35L?</p>

<p>so flopsy, i'm a bioengineer - i need to take CS31. I feel like waiting for smallberg to teach is a really good idea, and i don't think too many of my courses have CS31 as a pre-req. Should I wait? Yea or Nay?</p>

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Unix-oriented problem sets. :rolleyes:</p>

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I would wait in your case, since you don't need CS 31 for anything. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Any point in trying to plan out a schedule now if I didn't come to UCLA with 30+ units like all the other engineers who now have sophomore standing after first quarter?</p>

<p>Yes, you should plan your schedule now, but don't expect to get all your preferred discussion sections because you don't have the "sophomore standing advantage" of other engineers. I actually came in with 0 units of AP credit and was still able to enroll in all of the classes I wanted during freshman year. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>flopsy:</p>

<p>Is it too late at this stage to secure an internship for the summer? I didn't get a chance to "network" with all the companies I wanted to at the job fairs, and I even forgot to bring my resumes.</p>

<p>However, I did go to their websites and submitted an application. My question is, am I at the same level as those who submitted resumes through person? What's the difference; they just add it to the database right?</p>

<p>However, I've seen people who talked to representatives at the fair get follow up interviews within a week or a few days. Am I at a disadvantage since I submitted an online application?</p>

<p>um...most summer internship apps don't even begin until january</p>

<p>flopsy, I'm not sure if I should apply to bioengineering or just do biology in CL&S. I want to do bioengineering, but I don't want to get rejected from UCLA just because I applied for engineering and not another college. What do you think my chances are?
GPA: W 4.5, UW 4.0
SAT I: 2180
SAT II: Math2c: 770, chem: 760, bio: 750
ELC and top 2% of school, taken 5 AP's with 5 in bio and chem, and 4's in others
EC's: no leadership stuff, but have lots of volunteering stuff, also choir and cross country (non-varsity)
Do you think I should apply for bioengineering?</p>

<p>You could always apply for biology, then apply to HSSEAS in your first quarter.</p>

<p>Hmm...but would it be harder to get into HSSEAS when I'm already in CL&S? and I have another question...the acceptance rate at UCLA is around 23%, so what is the acceptance rate or range of bioengineering majors (or engineering school in general if they don't release specific major stats)? I know its lower than 23%, but how much lower?</p>

<p>If you apply to HSSEAS during your first quarter, then you'll be evaluated based on your high school record. </p>

<p>No idea about the acceptance rates though, but it can't be that much lower.</p>

<p>can any of you guys give me an idea of the workload and difficulty of BE10 (introduction to bioengineering)? thanks</p>

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Actually, the summer internship application season starts in January, so you're actually early. No, you are at a disadvantage if you submit your resume online because you don't get put in the "college short-list" with other UCLA students, which is what happens when you hand your resume to an HR person at a UCLA career fair. Instead, your resume is merged with all other intern applicants, who are likely to be from other schools. It's also good to have a person-to-person talk with on-site engineers when you submit your resume, because that's what leads to the follow-up interview. You can't do that with an online submission. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Devilhunter7:</p>

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<p>I wouldn't worry too much about it. There is still another tech career fair (although not as big as the fall one) during the winter quarter. Whether you'
re at a disadvantage from submitting online, depends on the company i guess. Yea I've seen people get interviews within 1-2 weeks of meeting with reps (But this was in the winter quarter). If you see ads for info sessions, I would definitely go to talk and drop off your resume.</p>

<p>Is this schedule feasible for winter quarter?</p>

<p>Math 33B
math 61
CS M51A
CS 35L</p>

<p>especially for someone who DIDN'T do exceptionally well in CS 32, 33?</p>