<p>I was just accepted to the English program at UCLA. Does anyone know how hard it is to change majors?</p>
<p>depends what you want to change majors to. anything within the College of Letters and Sciences is pretty easy to change to. Speciality stuff like Engineering, Theatre, etc. much more difficult</p>
<p>then why don't science people apply under an easier major to get in first, then switch to another major and graduate with a much envied engineering degree?</p>
<p>i think its hella hard (and i mean hella) to do that. ppl in college of letter and science need really good grades to even have a chance of switching. and even if u do switch, u might have to take an extra year. have u seen the engineering courses? there is nothing in them except science and math (well, except for one english course and HSASSE electives).</p>
<p>You'll need a >3.5 average GPA within a certain stream of Math, Physics and/or Chemistry pre-req courses, as well as a decent written explanation to transfer majors from the College into the HSSEAS. Yeah, you heard me. 3.5.</p>
<p>haha Norcal yeah its kinda hard to switch, but if i were you quickly go to your UCLA counselor and talk to him/her</p>
<p>so, i guess it's better to notify UCLA about the major change as soon as possible then. </p>
<p>Is changing from english to biology or one of the sciences within the college of letters and sciences a little easier?</p>
<p>I thought I could just go in the first day, have my mind set on majoring in a science, take the req. courses, then change my major. And, I wouldn't take classes to fulfill an english major. Could I do that?</p>
<p>Same question, is it difficult to switch from the College of Letters and Science to a major in a different college?</p>
<p>I read about changing your majors at orientation?..</p>
<p>Skybaker, switching between majors within the college of letters and science is relatively easy. Herre's a list of all the L&S majors:</p>
<p>Orangepie, it's pretty difficult to do so, because to get in to begin with you needed to go through a separate application process.</p>
<p>"I thought I could just go in the first day, have my mind set on majoring in a science, take the req. courses, then change my major. And, I wouldn't take classes to fulfill an english major. Could I do that?"</p>
<p>Sure. </p>
<p>Here's the thing about ucla and other large publics. Nobody's peering over your shoulder, you're on your own. Viewed optimistically, you have the freedom to make your own choices. Viewed another way, they've given you enough rope to hang yourself.</p>
<p>At some colleges you get an advisor in your major who you meet with regularly. Sometimes they even have to sign off on your class selection. They would raise some questions right away about why you're not taking english classes.</p>
<p>Not at UCLA and similar schools. Sign up for anything you want (except classes that require being in the college, such as engineering or fine arts classes, or in the major such as biz-econ). A few classes have prerequisites, but not too many.</p>
<p>I went from political science to psychology to a double major of history and women's studies within a quarter. It's quite easy to change. :)</p>
<p>nice. how's women's studies? I believe my cousin is a TA for one of the psych classes. What made you transfer out of psych cuz it always seems like such a fascinating subject to study.</p>
<p>I love Women's Studies (I'm also a proud feminist). :) The department at UCLA is very wonderful as they work to meet your needs and everyone is quite personable. The classes are interesting and as WS often takes courses from other majors, the difficulty level varies upon your preference. </p>
<p>I left Psych because the classes were quite crowded and the Psych department is very HUGE and impersonal. Still, I would recommend Psych to anyone who doesn't mind that. I'm prelaw, so my major doesn't really "matter" that much-- so I just decided to take flexible majors that are enjoyable (although I had a horrid history teacher-- avoid Prof. Stephen Frank at all costs my fellow bruins!).</p>
<p>is the career center in any way helpful in this whole process? </p>
<p>also, in some LACs, the school provides a network in which students discuss teachers and their classes, and also which classes to avoid or to definitely take. Is there anything like that at LA, agentmichi, or are we to rely on our ole friend collegeconfidential?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bruinwalk.com%5B/url%5D">www.bruinwalk.com</a> offers Professor Review, I highly recommend it. :)</p>
<p>whoah. this place is so cool. how fun! i could spend all day reading this stuff. it's close to gossip!</p>
<p>how did you decide what classes to take first quarter, agent? and what did you end up taking?</p>
<p>"is the career center in any way helpful in this whole process? "</p>
<p>the career center is really good! i was surprised. drop-in counseling gives you a lot of personal attention. a lot of resources there too. they also host a lot of internship and job fairs throughout the year. i feel as if this career center is like a "private school" aspect in the middle of a public school. highly recommend that you pay the career center a visit as early as your fall quarter of your freshman year, just to get a heads up on things and what's available and what's gonna go on. </p>
<p>skybaker, first quarter classes are chosen at orientation. so i HIGHLY RECOMMEND you to go to the earliest orientation possible! otherwise, it'll be more like you choosing whatever's left. </p>
<p>one option for first year's is to take a General Education Cluster. its a year-long program designed to get rid of your GE requirements. here's a quick overview of the different clusters offered (at least for this year... most of them will probably be offered for next year)
<a href="http://www.college.ucla.edu/ge/clusters/%5B/url%5D">http://www.college.ucla.edu/ge/clusters/</a></p>
<p>if you're looking for majors to choose from though, i don't think the career center is the best option. i would recommend setting up an appointment with an academic counselor. that counselor can help you figure out some majors that might interest you. </p>
<p>then the next step would be to drop into the counselor for the specific major that you're interested in and talk to that counselor. sounds like a lot of work, but it takes you where you want to go. almost all counselors that i have encountered here at ucla so far are nice and informative.</p>