Difficulty of declaring ORMS major in L/S vs. switching to IEOR in COE

eyeheartphysics
Mon, 31 May 2010 15:46:17 +0000

I’m not trying to say that you’re not smart or anything, but you can’t really assume you’ll get all A’s or mostly A’s first semester. I mean, getting into Cal is great, congrats, but looking at the four classes you just listed, 53, 54, Econ 1, and UGBA 10, those aren’t exactly easy A’s.

If you try to switch into CoE, that’d make things a lot harder, because you’d need your Physics 7A, 7B, Chem 1A, and a bunch of other technical classes that would make getting a stellar GPA even more difficult.

Given all that, I’d say pick one or the other, but don’t work towards both. I don’t know much about either department, but I’d say trying to add Econ 1 and UGBA 10 to the IEOR curriculum and maintaining a good GPA would require a lot of time and effort that would deter from the entire college experience. If you choose to shoot for one or the other, I think you would bolster your chances of successfully applying.

On the other hand, UGBA and Econ classes count towards humanities requirements… so you wouldn’t be going too far out of the way to apply for IEOR. But taking those as your humanities is more work than say taking an Ethnic Studies or ESPM class.

Lastly, good luck. Congrats on getting into Cal. :]