<p>@credulitykills
I haven’t had Sahai myself, but if you’re curious you can look over last semester’s problem sets here: <a href=“EECS 70: Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory, Spring 2014”>https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs70/sp14/</a>
So, that should give you an idea of what’s coming. 61A shouldn’t be too bad, assuming you’re familiar with CS already. If you’re trying to learn programming from scratch and take 61A at the same time, expect it to eat up all your time.</p>
<p>If our move-in date is August 24th, I guess that means SoCal residents will miss the “Transitioning to Berkeley Evening Workshops. August 19 and 21”. 
Unless you’re rich and have time to go up.</p>
<p>That sucks 
why would they do that? @imaplealot</p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1, do you know if Cal has a program where u can get ur masters and b.a. at the same time?</p>
<p>@Randombookie I know of one program, but it is only for the College of Engineering. It’s called the five year BS/MS and it allows you to get a masters degree in any engineering field or computer science as long as you stay an additional year and complete your bachelors in the same field. There maybe others, but I only know of that one.</p>
<p>New to the discussion, but I had one question that someone might be able to answer. Transfer edge is completely optional right? Do I just not do anything with the link on the login page that says “Enroll in Transfer Edge” and let the due date pass? </p>
<p>So I’m about to apply for housing. I only have the apartments and Unit 2 listed as options. Are units 1 and 3 not available to me?
Also what are my chances of getting into a quad if I have 4 options as singles one as “any size - any number” or whatever ^^*</p>
<p>@skg1012 Transfer Edge is completely optional, it’s just for students who want to take Cal classes this summer.</p>
<p>@moriartee Remember how the lottery works… if you don’t get your first choice, they’ll try your second, third, etc. Singles are pretty rare, and you probably won’t get one unless you have a really good lottery number. In any other case (okay or late number) you’re probably going to end up with “any”. So, if you have any preferences outside of “single”, you might want to list one or two of those… otherwise, surprises can be fun, I guess. 
I got the “any” option my first year, it put me in a mini-suite double, so I’d say it’s pretty random where you’ll end up for that.</p>
<p>@failure622 aw man. What if everyone thinks singles are super rare and don’t put them as choice? ^^*
I just can’t share a room with another person ;; Been there done that and never want to repeat it again. I don’t mind apartments though. ^^ so long as nobody can watch me sleep it’s fine ^^*</p>
<p>I am having a really hard time choosing between UCLA Computer Science and Engineering or Berkeley EECS/Material Science. I am more interested in the EE field, but the fact is that there are more job opportunities in CS field.(I don’t mind working as a software engineer). Also, I am planning to go to grad school for either (CS or EE).
Berkeley
Top ranked EECS program
Focus specifically on micro electronic engineering
5 year BS/MS program (required 3.5 or higher gpa in Cal Kind of hard)
The major mainly focus on EE
Better job opportunities ?
UCLA
The program ranked lower
The major cover both area in EE and CS (allow me to apply grad school for both CS and EE)
Can get a job in both field
Easier to get higher gpa than at Cal (better for grad school admission)?</p>
<p>@michael1994hk Apparently Berkeley’s average grades are slightly higher. You should go to the school that’s the best fit for you. Where do you see yourself succeeding? What jobs of graduates at each school usually get? Who gets paid higher? Etc, etc!</p>
<p>Did you send your transcripts in yet?</p>
<p>Berkeley’s EECS program is quite prestigious and rivals that of MIT/Stanford. Check out the jobs/careers from this degree. It also includes which graduate schools a few have attended afterwards. <a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/EECS.stm”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/EECS.stm</a></p>
<p>Also, don’t view UCLA as the “easier alternative” because both schools have rigorous standards I’m sure for their engineering colleges. Either one might lead to a low GPA. </p>
<p>oh god im thinking of retracting from UCLA and SIRing to Cal</p>
<p>Cal even sent me (and others who haven’t SIRed) this message:
Still not sure? Please SIR anyway - save your spot on campus, even if you change your mind later.</p>
<p>We hope to see you at Berkeley soon! Go Bears!</p>
<p>What do they mean change my mind later? do they just want my money? ■■■■■</p>
<p>Come!</p>
<p>I don’t think people should pick a school just because they have an accelerated Masters program. Do some more research on that, it seems to be somewhat controversial.</p>
<p>@failure662 Thanks! It looks intimidating, I found his lectures online so I’m going to review those over the summer. I have a decent background in CS, have taken 4 CS courses and one of them was Python. I’ll probably review that over the summer too. I know self-paced 61AS is in Scheme, which I know nothing about, but regular 61A is supposed to be in Python now.</p>
<p>@michael1994hk </p>
<p>Both are great schools, but Cal is one of the top in the world for CS/EE. You can easily get a job in software or EE with EECS. You can also apply for graduate school in CS with an EECS degree or do the CS track in your 5th year (if you qualify). I’m not sure why you think you wouldn’t be eligible to get a Masters in CS? I think you should look closely at the required courses between the two majors.They are extremely similar degrees. Both require the 61 series, which is the core of software development. They also share several upper division courses. They differ in like one EE course and breadth requirements. EECS is definitely not just for those who want to work with hardware or be an EE. </p>
<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major2012/EECS.stm”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major2012/EECS.stm</a></p>
<p>It’s similar with all years. Most go on to work in software, plenty go on to obtain a graduate degree in Computer Science.</p>
<p>Also, yes, the department at Cal is tough. CS is tough anywhere you go. But, from what I’ve seen after joining their Facebook group and researching it is hard for everyone - minus a handful of geniuses. There’s plenty of helpful people working as tutors/readers/GSI’s for the course and they make themselves available to struggling students. If pace yourself and you put in the work you should be fine.</p>
<p>Good luck on your decision!</p>
<p>@ocnative: For the Golden Bear Express from SoCal, it states “first come, first serve”. Does that mean whoever gets to the bus stop first? lol</p>
<p>@imaplealot that would be BS especially since it is so expensive. I am sure they are smart enough to reserve a certain amount of seats and not overbook. </p>
<p>But my major in Cal is EECS/Material. It only requires CS 61A B C plus punch of EE and Material Science classes. I am afraid that I can’t apply for Computer science for grad school.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure 61A-C is enough for you to go to grad school in CS, especially if you focus your technical elective in EECS and look for related research and ECs in that area. The minor in CS at Cal is enough to get into grad school for CS and that’s just 61A B C, 70, and 3 upper division CS courses.</p>
<p>You don’t need a degree in X to go to grad school for X. You just need the technical prerequisites for grad school, which you’d have. But, if you have zero interest in EE or ME and want to only study CS then I would say Cal is not your best choice based on that major. It will be a lot of work if the coursework isn’t your true interest.</p>
<p>@imaplealot </p>
<p>Lol…that would be ridiculous. Which date are you going?</p>