<p>Hello all,
I am applying to UC's for the fall 2015 term in Civil Engineering. Specifically, I am aiming for UCLA. By the spring 2015 term, I will have the course work finished with one missing course: either linear algebra or differential equations. </p>
<p>I was planning on taking this missing course over summer before transferring but emailed UCLA admissions and was basically told that I am welcomed to apply without it, but this one course could make a huge difference in whether or not I get accepted.</p>
<p>This means that my next semester will consist of Gen Chem 2, Physics 3- wave motion and optics, Linear algebra, and differential equations. How difficult would this schedule be?? </p>
<p>I currently have a 4.0 GPA and will likely have a 3.90-3.95 by the end of this semester. Let’s say I apply to UCLA and get in, how important would my GPA be for the spring 15 semester? Would I be okay getting more B’s in these four classes? (I don't think I’d get any C’s but I also doubt I’d get straight A’s).</p>
<p>One more question for those who have transferred to UC’s in engineering: did you have every course finished? How was your GPA?</p>
<p>You’ll want to maintain at least a 3.0 semester GPA for spring 2015. Usually, you can get one C, but if you get more than that, you’ll have to report it and they may or may not rescind you. If you think the lowest grades you’ll get in some of those classes is a B, UCLA most likely will not have any issue with it.</p>
<p>The course load you plan to take seems like it’d be difficult, but you said yourself that you have a 4.0 GPA as of now. You should be able to handle that as long as you study sufficiently for those classes. Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m not an engineering major, so unfortunately, I can’t answer your last question.</p>
<p>Computer science major here, and i got in missing chem requirement. I know another that missed one of the physics requirement. Not sure if anyone got in missing a math requirement. From what i understand is that math requirements are one of the most universally important requirements and missing one could hurt more than missing any other requirement.</p>
<p>I don’t remember for sure but on your application you could say you’re planning on finishing linear during the summer. However, make sure your cc offers linear during the summer.</p>
<p>If you had to choose one class I would choose differential since it’s harder. My guess is that it’ll look better on your app plus better to take the harder class at cc.</p>
<p>Honestly taking all four classes doesn’t seem bad considering your gpa. I can’t speak for chem, but the other classes isn’the all that bad. The last physics is probably the easiest to understand conceptually and mathematically…though the little bit of relativity you may go over at the end could be confusing conceptually (but the math is easy). Linear algebra is very simple to understand the process and even simpler to understand the concepts, however, some times the professor may over complicate simple ideas. Now differential is the hardest of the three, but if you finished all of calculus with As up to now it shouldn’t be too much trouble. First half will test your competency on integrating quickly and eventually you’ll learn about Laplace transformations which is vital for most engineering majors (means diddly squat for computer science majors… I think).</p>
<p>I think you should be fine taking all 4 classes. If you got As in prior physics classes without struggling too much then an A should be easy to attain in physics 3. Depending on how you did in calculus (especially integration) and how confident you are in solving system of equations then differentials and linear should be an A~B. However, this is just my opinion and I don’the know what rest of your schedule is like and it is ultimately your decision.</p>
<p>@jonjon03
I appreciate the informative answer and the details about the difficulties of the class. This made me more confident about taking all four at once. As long as electromagnetism is easier than thermodynamics, I’m satisfied! Lol I think I’ll be able to handle the work load and I guess there won’t be too much pressure about getting those A’s.
Thank you!</p>
<p>Wait, electromagnetism is your physics 3? We had it for our second physics. I found electromagnetism to be tougher than thermodynamics. Sorry for the misinformation.</p>
<p>My physics sequence was mechanics, electromagnetism, then waves/optics. I think electromagnetism was the hardest. Washes/optics seems to be the easiest (for me personally of course). </p>