I went to UCLA open house, and it was amazing- campus, sports, dorms, FOOD.
I am also interested in premed. I heard that UCLA a strong bio program and is recognized for med school.
However, its large class size and competitive students makes premed nearly impossible.
I was considering to apply as engieering- specifically Materials- due to interest and backup.
If I somehow get in as an engineering major, can I ever switch later if I am fully sure on premed.
However, I never heard anything about UCLA chemE or MSE programs, as UCB dominates.
How is UCLA for Material science engineering? Is it a good choice for the major or not really?
In theory, you can do pre-med with any major, but the UCLA MSE major leaves essentially no free elective space to take the pre-med courses that are not already covered by the MSE major.
http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/curricular-requirements-department-information/
It seems difficult to find information on changing into the UCLA College of Letters and Science. Contact the division to find out more information.
It does not seem to be difficult to declare a biology major once you are in the College of Letters and Science:
https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/ugrad_declare.php
https://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/undergraduate/major-requirements
You might want to rethink engineering. Looking at your older posts it seems your main attraction to the major is you get a good-paying job right out of undergrad. You don’t mention, and may not know, anything about 1) the undergrad education 2) whether you’d actually like being employed in the career 3) job prospects for engineers once they are “old” as in over age 45 or so.
half to two-thirds of those entering college as engineering majors switch out. Unless you know more than you’ve posted about the engineering pathway you may end up falling into that group, and in the meantime you lowered your odds of admission to college.
I really like engineering- mostly chemE and MSE. I know the curriculum is hard, so I will work hard to try to get internships and all that. Regarding job prospects, I wasn’t sure about MSE as it isn’t a common engineering major/field.
However, the reason I am even mentioning engineering is because it is a sort of backup for me.
I REALLY want to be a doctor. However, it seems that majoring in bio or something will be useful for med school, but only like 10% of starting premeds end up their. I will try my best, but if I major in bio or something related, I am worried that there is a chance I won’t get in.
If I majored in bio or biochem first, and I don’t like premed, is it possible to switch into an engineering major later?
Not easy to change from UCLA L&S to Engineering: http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/ls-to-engineering/
That said, there are many other Healthcare related fields that you can pursue if Medical school is not possible. Physician Assistant, Nurse Practioner, Physical Therapist, Occupation Therapist, Pharmacists to name a few.
Have you thought about biomedical engineering? That seems like it might combine your interests.
Yes I have, and it seems interesting. However, I like chemE better as a career than BME because the work they do is so interesting, especially dealing with oil and chemicals. Is BME a good major for med school?
I heard it was really difficult though, probably not as hard as chemE I think.
Also, If one was a biochem major at UCLA, or even UCSD or UCI, how hard would it be to switch into Bio.
I know both are really impacted, so would it be hard?
I think it should be easy because they are in the same college, and they are similar majors.
Again Google is your friend @SREE33.
Change of majors at UCI: http://changeofmajor.uci.edu/francisco-j-ayala-school-of-biological-sciences/
Change of majors at UCSD: https://biology.ucsd.edu/education/undergrad/admission/capped-major.html#Current-Biology-Majors
Changing Majors at UCLA College of L&S: CAN I CHANGE MY MAJOR?
A: Changing majors within the College of Letters and Science is usually not a problem. Talk to a counselor when you attend New Student Orientation, or visit the College when you begin to attend classes.
Technically premed is feasible course wise. You’ll naturally fulfill Med school math and physics and English Pre reqs, and Chem. What you are missing is the bio course which can be fulfilled by being Mat Sci and choosing the “pre Med tech breadth”. Each engineering major has a tech breadth req and one of the options is Pre Med. Now juggling grades would be up to you but logistically it’s feasible. If you stopped by the engineering student affairs booth we covered part of that at the open house last weekend.