How hard is it to get into A&M's Electrical Engineering Master's program graduating from UC Davis?

HoustonOrBust
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 02:27:55 +0000

KievanRus,

Thanks for letting me know how competitive it is. I’ve heard the same for UCLA, UCSB, and CalPoly SLO over in California, too.

What draws me to Texas (Houston, esp,) is their frugal, practical, down-to-earth atmosphere (even compared to Dallas). California’s perfectionism (I grew up in Irvine, CA–it’s like Los Angeles’ version of Sugar Land) makes everything harder than it needs to be.

For example, at UC Davis, you get NO course credit for scoring a ‘5’ on the AP C Electricity and Magnetism exam. You only get credit for AP C’s Mechanics. Contrast this to A&M, where even a ‘3’ on the Electricity and Magnetism exam will get you credit.

Also, I can see that TAMU could be competitive, but I really doubt if it’s as competitive as most UCs. Case in Point: my friend applied to UCSB (undeclared) and UT Austin (for CompSci) straight out of high school, and was rejected in UCSB but accepted to UT Austin. UT Austin already has a much lower acceptance rate than A&M.

Furthermore, IF A&M is actually harder to get into grad school than UC Davis, do I really have a good chance?