<p>im doing almost the same schedule as you, just math33a instead, and its probably gonna really really suck.</p>
<p>I guess that schedule is inevitable for EE majors, no matter how much its gonna suck. Hopefully, Cowley a bit easier than Corbin on math in physics 1B?</p>
<p>hi flopsy. i do NOT know what i want to do in college for sure. but, when I applied for UCLA, i put down prebiz-econ, but now, i'm leaning toward engineering. i was just wondering, how hard it is to switch into engineering if i'm already accepted to prebiz econ?</p>
<p>also, what would the requirements to do this be?
and when would i do this?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
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Mechanical Engineering. :rolleyes:</p>
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This courseload is manageable. The biggest concern is who you have for Physics 1B (hopefully, not Corbin). :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>also, what would the requirements to do this be? and when would i do this?</p>
<p>thanks
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<p>Here's the official guide to changing majors to HSSEAS:
HSSEAS</a> OASA | Change of Major</p>
<p>Generally, apply as soon as possible and strive for B+ and above in your math/science classes. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>What is the average GPA for an engineer? And is it hard to keep high grades in order to maintain a scholarship if you are an engineer?</p>
<p>hey flopsy (a follow up question)</p>
<p>in general, if you meet the requirements to switch into an engineering major, is it pretty easy to do so? Because I don't want to go to UCLA with this intention and end up being denied the opportunity to switch into engineering.</p>
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I think the average GPA for engineers is about 2.85. Yes, it's hard to keep high enough grades for most scholarships, since the cutoff is either 3.30 or 3.50. :rolleyes:</p>
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Can someone who's changed majors into HSSEAS answer this from an informed standpoint? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I'm a (hopefully) incoming freshman, interested in engineering (but NOT CS or EE). I have Regents at UCR and just got in at UCI (no regents). I have heard that classes get full fast and that letters of rec are needed for grad school. do you even get to know your profs in undergrad?? is it hard to graduate on time? At UCR, i'd get priority housing and registration and faculty advisor. At UCLA, i'd get lost. is UCLA prestige worth the anonimity?</p>
<p>I would say. go to UCLA. It depends on how much you can afford to pay for college. I mean, I would understand if you passed up UCLA for a regents at Santa Barbara or Irvine.... but I mean... UCR?</p>
<p>I would not consider UCR Regents over either UCB or UCLA. Most of the professors in my department know me by name/face and a few have offered letters of recommendation for grad school without me even asking. Also, all UCLA Engineering students have a faculty advisor -- most people just don't use it. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply, flopsy! I think I'll go with that schedule for next quarter. I have one more question. I'm a first-year and not entirely sure whether I want to do EE out of all the engineering majors. Without any specific interest, I just know that I like science and I want to do engieering. So while choosing my major, I would like to consider the job prospects of different engineering majors. </p>
<p>What can you tell me about engineering majors and their respective job prospects? I got the impression from your old post (about UCLA career fair) that EE and CS majors have the best job prospects. Is that right? Is UCLA Career Center helpful with such information?</p>
<p>flopsy, I just figured out who my faculty advisor was. Just wondering what kind of discussions you had with them (although I'm in a different department).</p>
<p>flopsy, Would you happen to have a list of UCLA's top majors?
How do Bioengineering and Materials engineering rank among UCLA's top majors and how do do they rank in the whole country?</p>
<p>Thanks mucho :D !</p>
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<p>More emphasis on CS at the career fairs. Outside of UCLA Career Center sponsored career fairs, especially. Why? Because the clubs that put them on are dominantly CS (ex. ACTS).</p>
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EE and CS majors still have the best job prospects overall, but don't take my word for it. You should have attended the Engineering & Technical Career Fair this quarter. :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>UCLA top undergraduate engineering majors in 2008:[list=0]
[<em>]Aerospace Engineering (#16)
[</em>]Computer Engineering (#15)
[<em>]Electrical Engineering (#15)
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UCLA top graduate engineering majors in 2008:[list=0]
[li]Aerospace Engineering (#14)[/li][</em>]Computer Engineering (#13)
[<em>]Electrical Engineering (#13)
[</em>]Mechanical Engineering (#15)
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Bioengineering and Materials Engineering are actually our weakest majors. We're unranked at the undergraduate level, but ranked #46 for Bioengineering and #22 for Materials Engineering at the graduate level. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Uh oh, Bioengineering was my "major of choice" and Materials was my "alternative". My ultimate goal is to gain a bioengineering background and get into a top business school as a graduate student (maybe UPenn or something)?</p>
<p>Seeing how UCLA isn't super strong in bioengineering, would I be better off going to a school that's stronger in bioengineering (ie. UMich or UCSD, both top 10)?
flopsy, would you happen to know of anyone personally, who was admitted to an Ivy-caliber business school from UCLA bioengineering?</p>
<p>Hopefully my above question can be answered without too much UCLA bias? :D</p>
<p>Thanks in advance; I greatly appreciate your help!</p>