<p>I am having a mid life crisis...not really, but I just realized I am not going to like what I am about to major in (Molecular Biology).</p>
<p>I like calculus, you can say it is probably one of my favorite subjects in High School right now. I like science, it is reasonable to say that it fascinates me (although all the memorization does not).</p>
<p>Friends told me I should do physics, I have never taken a physics class in High School and I don't want to russian roulette my chances in college.</p>
<p>I need a high GPA, not astronomically high, but above a 3.6 at least.</p>
<p>If I do something involving math/calculus, I would probably be most happy since I would be doing something that wouldn't make me fall straight to sleep. And I am more than willing to throw away my social life to understand a topic "like a boss."</p>
<p>So tell me forum..what should I major in?</p>
<p>Engineering (except biomedical). If you want to be a premed though, I suggest some easy garbage major, get a 4.0, and take premed classes on the side.</p>
<p>Im at UCSC, the only engineering options are electrical engineering (which i heard is insane) computer engineering (Idk if i want to go that way), and bioengineering (nope)</p>
<p>physics isn’t a good choice for me?
and i’m not doing the easy 4.0 thing because why should i pay 30k to go to UCSC and NOT get a decent education? I thought about it though…</p>
<p>If you can’t make it in EE then there’s no way you’re going to make it in Physics.</p>
<p>I don’t even know what kind of work EE offers. I am a high school senior that just realized I am free to choose what major I want, and my parents aren’t going to boss me around forever.</p>
<p>Why not major in math, since that is your main interest? If you are considering pre-med, you can take the pre-med chemistry and biology courses alongside a math major program. (though if you don’t ace the pre-med courses, stop taking them if you are not that interested in them)</p>
<p>If you do applied math with courses in statistics, computer science, economics, and/or finance on the side, you will likely find decent job and career prospects at the bachelor’s level if you do not get into medical school.</p>
<p>Note that pre-med requires physics, although an easier “pre-med / biology” physics course is accepted in lieu of the physics “for scientists and engineers”. But if you have a strong math background and an interest in physics such that you are considering a physics major, you may want to take the physics “for scientists and engineers” anyway.</p>
<p>As far as EE jobs and careers go, the field ranges from power systems (think electric power generation and transmission), fields / waves / signals / communications (think cell phones, radar, etc.), semiconductor electronics / integrated circuits, and computer hardware architecture.</p>
<p>for physics do you think taking a summer class or something would help?</p>
<p>or should i wait, and just check out some of the physics and math lectures at Santa Cruz before i make a final decision.
And I dont know, might just be me, but i heard math is sort of a dead end as well.</p>
<p>It may be harder to find a job with a [pure</a> math](<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Math.stm]pure”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Math.stm) major and no courses in any of the applied fields. But [applied</a> math](<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm]applied”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/AppMath.stm) majors often find jobs in finance, actuarial and risk management, and computer software development (obviously, it helps to have taken some courses in the areas of application, but a math major has plenty of schedule space for that, and math courses generally do not have time consuming labs).</p>
<p>Here are some more [university</a> graduate career surveys](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html]university”>University Graduate Career Surveys - Career Opportunities & Internships - College Confidential Forums) to look at if you are concerned about each major’s job and career prospects.</p>
<p>Hello, I am a EST sophomore and going to take the summer sessions at UCLA. I came across some questions about course choosing, and I really need your help. Thank you!</p>
<p>I major in ELECTRONICS and I decided to choose PHYSICS 1B OSCILTNS&WAVES&FLDS. There are two types, LEC and DIS. Both course discriptions says “Lecture/demonstration, four hours; discussion, one hour.”,while both courses are 1-hour course. And I find that some other LEC course discription says" 3 hours", no discussion. What does that mean? And does LEC involve little studet participation and communication to the teacher?</p>
<p>Also, I find the PHYSICS B DIS is of 0.0 unit… what does that mean?</p>
<p>Besides, I wonder wheather to choose PHYSICS 4BL LAB-ELCTRCTY&MGNTSM or not. I am EST student from Asia, I want this lab opportunity but i am afraid i can’t handle it. Please give me some advise. and tell me the exam pattern, paper? performence? writing test? practice test? and I don’t study electric, is that matter?</p>
<p>I choose a EST wringting course, and all the units add up to 11 units… is that too hard for EST student?</p>
<p>Thank you for your help: )</p>
<p>You are supposed to pick one lecture (LEC) and one discussion (DIS) that matches the lecture in order to take the course. Some may also have a lab (LAB), or the lab may be a separate course.</p>
<p>Some courses may have only a lecture and no discussion or lab.</p>
<p>Thank you, ucbalumnus~ And you mean that I should take PHYSICS B DIS and LEC toghther? Does it ensure a better learn quality or it is an official must? And what does “Lecture/demonstration, four hours; discussion, one hour.” mean? I am a little repetitive…</p>
<p>Yes, you sign up for both the LEC and DIS to take UCLA Physics 1B.</p>
<p>It appears that UCLA considers the lab a separate course (Physics 4BL).</p>
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<p>I just don’t imagine you can spend four years avoiding potentially difficult courses that <em>might</em> hurt your GPA. Most majors related to science or engineering are going to require at least one course in physics…so why not just take physics in first year, along with some other courses, and then figure out what you want to major in?</p>