L&S Strongest Sciences

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi Guys</p>

<p>I’m considering applying to Berkeley’s College of Letters and Sciences but would like to hear from you guys what you think about their sciences (particularly Chemistry and ORM). What are the strongest sciences at the College of L&S?</p>

<p>What are the graduate opportunities like for people who go there and are they in anyway allowed to partake in Engineering faculty research/other activities?</p>

<p>Lastly, how much hard is the College of Chemistry to get into than L&S and how similar are the curricula/opportunities? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Graduate study and employment destinations of Berkeley graduates are surveyed here:
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm&lt;/a&gt;
(Note: ORMS is combined with IEOR, and L&S chemistry is combined with CoC chemistry.)</p>

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<p>Thank you very much! Wow - some of those figures were shocking. Such a large portion of Cal grads are still seeking employment. Why is that?</p>

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<p>I could not post a link to a web site comparing employment following graduation at various colleges and universities–apparently collegeconfidential does not allow this link to be posted.</p>

<p>Do a Google search for “employment after Harvard” and scroll down to the bottom of page to find a link titled “life after Harvard-- students review”
Very interesting employment data–UC Berkeley looks pretty good compared to other top schools. Sorry I cannot provide a direct link.</p>

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<p>Many majors do not have strong major-specific job prospects, so graduates in those majors tend to have more difficulty finding employment at graduation. For example, compare the chemistry majors versus the IEOR/ORMS majors.</p>

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<p>Getting employed immediately after graduation is not as common as you think, even for science/engineering folks. A lot of people want a break right after school and would like to take the time off to search for a job after school is over rather than to search while school is ongoing.</p>

<p>A more appropriate survey would be the employment destination 1 year after graduation. If the unemployment rate is still high, then I suppose that actually tells something about job prospect of the major.</p>