<p>@mom2collegekids My son is also in the same situation with interests in premed but trying to find what would be good backup plan. Is there any reason why your son chose Chem Engr? </p>
<p>My son is strong in Math, so I am thinking Statistics might be good backup with these days Data Science is growing to be a good profession in Web 2.0 companies.</p>
<p>Also, with ECs and research in Bio, how would colleges feel if a student applies to Eng or CS but ECs in Bio?</p>
<p>@UCbalumnus do you have any suggestions on the backup plans? Especially for CAL, UCLA, UCD.</p>
<p>I am also surprised why no one talks about UCR’s Haider program where almost 50% seats (24 of 50) are reserved for UCR students. Wouldn’t that be better than CAL or UCLA or UCSD? And also you would not have grade deflation at UCR compared to other UCs.</p>