flopsy

I would imagine that your 62 units takes care of both major requirements and GEs as well as giving you sophomore status. There's just too much overlap if you have taken that many AP courses and gotten 4/5s on their associated tests. However, those units might not let your take more courses if you stay on the pre-med track, because medical schools don't look at AP credit so you have to make up for the "wasted units" with other courses of equal unit value.

karch

Are you talking about the ~216 or so unit cap? Because apparently, the AP units don't count towards that, at least according to the other thread:
APs/Sophomore Standing

And by major requirements, what do you mean?
Where would I find that on here:
http://cis.ucla.edu/studyArea/course...e=MAJ&code=193

Thanks, man.

flopsy

No, I'm not talking about the unit cap -- I'm talking about individual courses like Math 31A and Math 31B which could have been taken at UCLA but have to be foresaken in favor of other, more difficult math courses (because medical schools won't accept the units from Calculus AB/BC credit, as far as I know). Also, the major requirements are the first four lists of courses on the second link you posted.

ccbound

hey flopsy please enlighten me with your wise words. i am on the academic decathlon team this year and recently my team won first place in the county and i, individually, scored the highest in my category. i havent gotten a letter from hsseas yet would it help my application any if i notified ucla?

flopsy

It's probably too late for supplementary information. Your admission decision has likely already been finalized.

saxshackdan

flopsy, you may remember me from last year...i was active somewhere around this time of year, admissions season, naturally.

i've been taking math 32a with biskup this quarter (a decision i couldn't possibly regret more), and it looks like i might fail the course. now i've verified that if i retake the course, my GPA will reflect the new grade rather than the old. however, i'm assuming that the F will still appear on my transcript, correct?

i have heard rumors of people dropping classes as late as finals week...i doubt there is any truth to that, but it would certainly be a nice option if it were true.

so in your expert 4th-year opinion, how will this grade affect my employment opportunities post-UCLA?

thanks for doing this--i can't imagine how you got through all that CS homework and still posted on CC so often.

flopsy

Oh boy, another Biskup student. Assuming you get an "F" on your transcript before retaking Math 32A, it could have little impact on your post-UCLA employment. Employers usually care about the upper-division coursework that pertains to your major. However, it'll hurt your internship chances by a lot, since the most prestigious employers ask for transcripts (and will rule you out once they see the original "F"). I've never heard of anyone dropping a Math 31-series course late in the quarter. Also, I post on forums when I'm taking breaks in between heavy tracts of homework/studying, so it all works out.

ekn111

Well, there's always the late-drop petition...depends on if your teacher will sign it though =/

moldau

saxshackdan - i just want to wrap my hands around his short pudgy neck and never let go.

or possibly, beat his face in. with his precious accordion

littleitaly

flopsy whats the difference between comp sci classes and cse classes? im guessing that cse majors just take more electrical courses correct?

flopsy

Correct.

wandering_mystic

So that would also mean that they take less of...?

flopsy

CSE majors take less CS classes but more EE classes.
CS majors take less EE classes but more CS classes.

Duncannon

Flopsy, coming to visit UCLA on Friday March 16th. Signed up for the 2:15 campus tour. Is there any activity/visit/lecture visit I should pursue to get a sense of the engineering dept? (Got the dept letter-admitted to Materials)

flopsy

I recommend walking through Engineering IV. That's where the Materials Engineering Department and the Materials Research Society (UCLA Chapter) are located. I'm not sure which floor, though.