How much more difficult is EECS admissions compared to L&S?

Jweinst1
Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:58:05 +0000

@dragonnelite‌

First of all, its important to understand that there are many other opportunities besides the CS major you will probably not be able to have if you do not have a 3.0 GPA at Berkeley, such as internships, honors clubs, undergraduate research, business clubs etc. Also, it is important to know that most of the big employers of CS graduates(Google, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, etc.) would really like to see a GPA well above 3.0 anyways, in order to have a solid chance of landing a job there.

The curves in the CS 61 series (A, B and C) are usually set around a B, so that means generally if you do close to the average score or better on assignments, you should a B in the class. Now this is obviously dependent on people’s scores, but when I took CS 61A, the class itself was very difficult, but the people as a whole were not as competitive as those in Bio 1A or other classes I have taken. So it’s really tough to say how hard it is to get a 3.0 in specifically CS classes for the major.

You would probably have a hard time getting into upper div CS classes without being a major, but there is also a CS minor offered, perhaps something you should look into. Also, it is highly unlikely that someone who didn’t do great in CS classes would succeed at upper division math, its just a whole different ball park.