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03-28-2007, 12:57 PM
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#766 | | Junior Member
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| Flopsy, sometimes it seems as if the difficulty of some courses (like CS 32 and Biskup for math) may not be worth the frustration and lowered GPA, and may not even be giving students as much academically as they are general life lessons. I guess my questions are two: 1) Do the professors/academics in general get better after freshman year? and 2) Is it all worth it after 4-5 years or might it be better to go to a less rigorous university and retain more of your sanity & self-esteem? I can imagine that being where you are now must feel like a huge accomplishment (which it is), but I can't help but feel for all those freshmen that are genuinely making an effort, but are still doing poorly. I guess that's the whole point of UCLA engineering's "weeding out," right? =/ | 
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03-28-2007, 02:40 PM
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#767 | | Junior Member
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| Has anyone tried RSVPing for a spot in those UCLA engineering emails even though they didn't get the email, becuase I use my email through my high school and for some reason I don't get a lot of emails because they get blocked as spam. So I attempted to RSVP just to see if I didnt get the email, and it let me RSVP. Does anyone have any imput on this. | |
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03-28-2007, 02:57 PM
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#768 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by UndecidedMom Flopsy, sometimes it seems as if the difficulty of some courses (like CS 32 and Biskup for math) may not be worth the frustration and lowered GPA, and may not even be giving students as much academically as they are general life lessons. I guess my questions are two: 1) Do the professors/academics in general get better after freshman year? and 2) Is it all worth it after 4-5 years or might it be better to go to a less rigorous university and retain more of your sanity & self-esteem? I can imagine that being where you are now must feel like a huge accomplishment (which it is), but I can't help but feel for all those freshmen that are genuinely making an effort, but are still doing poorly. I guess that's the whole point of UCLA engineering's "weeding out," right? =/ | - Yes, the professors/academics get better after freshman year, because lecture sizes shrink and you start seeing familiar faces in your discussion sections. Also, professors' office hours are more accessible.
- That depends on you. Most people at UCLA who switch out of Engineering do so not because of "losing their sanity" (i.e. doing poorly) but because of personal preference... It's not like people haven't been pulling frequent all-nighters before coming to college anyways.
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03-28-2007, 03:17 PM
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#769 | | Junior Member
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| Is it usually a good idea to take 4 classes after freshmen year? I just took CS32 with 3 other technical classes and it was a bit tough but I got through it with all B+ and above except for CS32 which is going to be either a B or a C. | |
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03-28-2007, 04:10 PM
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#770 | | Senior Member
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| Yes, it's a good idea to take 4 courses per quarter after freshman year whenever you can handle it. You pretty much have to, though, in order to take the 2-unit lab courses and also if you plan on graduating within four years. | |
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03-31-2007, 04:57 PM
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#771 | | New Member
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| flopsy,
if you could comment on my post (chances for UCs) I would really appreciate it. Just got HORRIBLE SAT scores - chances please...
Sorry for messing with your Engineering topic, I did not know how else to get your attencion.
thank you. | |
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04-01-2007, 01:07 AM
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| Oooh that was questionable. | |
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04-01-2007, 01:46 AM
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#773 | | Senior Member
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| KilledBySAT:
UCLA: Reach (Engineering) | |
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04-01-2007, 06:45 PM
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#774 | | Junior Member
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| CSE vs CS
Are the job opportunities better for a CS major than a CSE major? Also, how do they differ in their job types after college? | |
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04-01-2007, 08:09 PM
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#775 | | Senior Member
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| The job opportunities between CS/CSE are seldom definite. Some consulting companies recruit specifically for Computer Science (e.g. Accenture), but there's an equal number of companies recruiting for "Computer Engineering" (e.g. Global Dynamics), which is a field that is really split between CSE and EECE. However, the two majors overlap very neatly overall. | |
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04-02-2007, 09:29 PM
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#776 | | New Member
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| Got accepted but housing issue
IS there a certain dorm that is established for Engineering students and what dorms in general are my best chances for getting a single room and own bathroom.
Thanks!! | |
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04-02-2007, 09:34 PM
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#777 | | Senior Member
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| well, since you don't pick your specific dorm anyway, just state that you want a single. you might end up in a hedrick summit single, but you won't get your own bathroom (it's shared between 5 single rooms). there's no way to get a single room with a private bath except being an RA in de neve or some sunset buildings xD
if you don't get a single, you'll most likely be in a triple (you're a frosh not a transfer right?) in which case, a plaza or suite will give you a more private bath than a res hall. so pick hall as your last choice of the three, and list single as your first preference, and cross your fingers!
to my knowledge there isn't an engineering dorm, unless a bunch of engineering students happen to get together and create an impromptu engineering floor xD | |
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04-02-2007, 10:03 PM
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#778 | | New Member
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| Thanks Liyana -
Yes, will be a freshman (woman actually)  So, on the housing app, I should pick Plaza, Suite and then ????
There's a chance I may have a roomie in the beginning to get an apt so any recommendations is appreciated. Thanks | |
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04-02-2007, 11:23 PM
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#779 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by sushiguy@mac.com IS there a certain dorm that is established for Engineering students and what dorms in general are my best chances for getting a single room and own bathroom.
Thanks!! | No, there are no dorms for specific majors such as Engineering. The dorms that are your best chances for getting a single room are the Residential Suites (Rieber Vista, Rieber Terrace, Hedrick Summit) but you don't get your own bathroom anywhere in on-campus housing (unless you're a Residential Advisor). | |
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04-03-2007, 01:04 AM
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#780 | | Senior Member
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| just a question i want to clarify before giving advice:
flopsy, do you know if the single rooms in the plaza buildings are considered plaza rooms, or suites?
cuz then people wanting a single in those buildings should put "single" and the corresponding room type to get the best shot, right?
because technically there are no single plaza rooms... just suites IN a plaza building (aside from the double/triple suite rooms in hitch/saxon), right?
sorry for the confusion but this has been bugging me for a while... xD | |
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