<p>Hey guys, I was wondering what it will be like to be commuting to UCLA as a CSE major. I’ll be an entering freshman this coming fall. How doable is it academically? Any other input? I’ll be commuting from the San Fernando Valley.</p>
<p>Hi, does anyone know if Professor BURHANUDDIN for Math32A is good? How are his exams?
He’s the only option I have now for Math32A and I really have to take it. The other lectures are taught by Park and Fernandez, but it’s all closed and 180+ students. Burhanuddin’s lecture is only 60 student. I was wondering if I should go through the trouble of trying to get a PTE for Park.</p>
<p>Quick question, how is cs 101? Is it as extremely easy as cs 1? And also, do you do the presentations in the discussion section or what? It seems like there are way too many people in 101 to have everyone do a 5 slide presentation on their paper. (And is it just me, or does it seem every cs class loves having us do powerpoint presentations lol, I’ve had to do one the last 2 quarters for 101/35l)</p>
<p>jiceo1:
Go through the trouble of getting a PTE number. I took 32A with park last quarter, and I can tell you its well worth it.</p>
<p>Graduate School</p>
<p>For CSE major, what is a decent GPA to apply for Graduate School into UCLA? Do most student go for MASTER or PHD? Is the GPA base on all 4 yrs of all courses? Or is there another sub-GPA base on upper div classes gear toward the major? When do most student take their GMAT exam? What else you need beside GMAT? How to you go about obtaining professor recommendation?</p>
<p>I believe you’re almost automatically accepted if you end with a 3.5+ GPA.</p>
<p>You need a 3.5 upper division and cumulative GPA. GMAT is for business schools (admission into MBA program).</p>
<p>You also need 2 letters of recommendation, and GRE test is optional.</p>
<p>im signed up for the bioengineering major right now, but one of my goals is to take a language course
is there room for language in the curriculum?</p>
<p>and if not what other major had more open space in its curriculum</p>
<p>everyone has to take GEs and you can pick a language course as your GE</p>
<p>Question:</p>
<p>Is taking Physics 4al without taking Physics 1B yet a big deal ? I’m currently a freshman and just took Physics 1A during Winter Quarter.</p>
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<p>Not at all 
I took 4al with Physics 1B and there was absolutely no correlation…4AL is a breeze. Just time-consuming lab reports you have to get used to (but not bad at all).</p>
<p>I can’t find what percent of engineering students move onto graduate school… does anyone know where to find this?</p>
<p>If I go to UCLA, should I, and can I switch majors from CS to CSE? Is there a big difference?</p>
<p>Yes you can, I think someone stated before its only like a 5 class difference, and the first two years of classes are practically identical. So it is pretty much just filling out a form and since its within the same school and is practically the same major it should be a breeze to switch.</p>
<p>I was accepted to UCLA as a mech engineering major but I’ve decided I want to do CSE. Is it easy to switch? Is it true you can switch at orientation?</p>
<p>Switching within the engineering school I have heard is fairly simple, but I haven’t heard exactly how hard it is to switch from one of the lesser popular eng majors into the more crowded or popular, so it might be harder to do mech > CSE than CS > CSE but its probably still doable.</p>
<p>Just as long as it’s not bioE or ChE, I think your chances are high as long as you’re qualified.</p>
<p>I’m having a tough time deciding whether to go to Cal or UCLA. I got accepted to both as a CivilE major, but I plan to switch to MatSciE for both schools. I’m planning to go to grad school and I’ve heard that the undergraduate education doesn’t matter as much as that of graduate. </p>
<p>Will it be less difficult to get into a decent grad school for MatSci if I go to UCLA for my undergrad as opposed to Cal?</p>
<p>I just visited UCLA today, and will be visiting Cal in the coming weeks, but I need some serious opinions.</p>
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I’m an incoming freshman and set to major in Computer Science, but I wouldn’t enjoy living like that. Are some engineering majors more social, active then others? I can’t see myself parked in front of a computer for hours, but do want to go into a non-medical engineering field.</p>
<p>I’m doing CSE and the fact that you gotta be “parked” in front of your computer for hours and hours straight is a reality. Unless you’re a genius, there’s no way around it, but there are ways to squeeze some time for other stuff, sometimes</p>