| I believe you can look up somewhere in Berkeley's website what the statistics are for those admitted to EP or EU.
The problem with coming in as EU intending to transfer to an engineering discipline is that there is no guarantee that you will be allowed to transfer into the discipline you want. For example, if you are EU and decide that you want to get into EECS (the hardest to get into), it's not automatic (at least, not unless the rules got changed recently). Your lower-division grades and other qualifications are going to be reviewed by the EECS department, and the department might just say "nope, he isn't good enough, we're not taking him". Granted, your chances of getting into EECS is far better if you come in as EU than if you were a Letters and Science student, but there's still no guarantee.
Hence, my take is that if you think you want to do EECS, then you should apply directly to EECS. Moreoever, even if you're not sure, but your qualifications are high, you should probably apply to EECS anyway. Admitted EECS students are basically in the catbird seat, because they can transfer far more readily into any other major than other people can transfer into EECS. The catch of course, is that applying to EECS is the most difficult road you can take to get into Berkeley. Do this only if you know you are a strong applicant, for otherwise, you might not get into Berkeley at all. |