<p>I need to decide my 1st major for UC Davis app shortly. Are my chances for Computer Eng reasonable (as in >75%). It is one of my top choice schools and top choice major. But I don’t want to screw up the admission chances based on major choice. Should I choose a different major? </p>
<p>Stats: CA public school, top twenty percent unweighted rank.
Female. Chinese. SAT- twenty one hundred (math: seven hundred seventy)
SAT subject tests- both physics and math-ii at seven hundred twenty
UC weighted gpa three.95; unweighted gpa three.70.
Good load of math and science courses, ap and community college & summer courses
Reasonable ECs, Essays (will neither hurt nor advance my case)
No science camp, etc.
No sports. </p>
<p>I would suggest trying to get into a less competitive major, and then transferring into CSE, which is easier to do. However, if you have a background in CS or CE, and can demonstrate it on the application, I'd say you have a good shot. I definitely wouldn't call your chances "slim."</p>
<p>My2cents, Thanks. You will not get a job in sugarcoating industry.</p>
<p>fooshy, Thanks for the response. When you say less competitive major, do you mean within engineering, or outside of engg? Will UCD consider alternate major if I list ECE as first major. Should I put second major within engg itself, or you caution against it.</p>
<p>You could declare Computer Science in the College of Letters and Sciences, or even a non-engineering related major. I personally was accepted as Political Science and transferred into CS.</p>
<p>You have a good chance of getting your first choice. UCD uses a formula based scoring system to evaluate. You have average GPA and a higher than average SAT.</p>