<p>Yea they did last quarter take everyone off of the waitlist for 4AL</p>
<p>Hi, I was accepted to UCI Honors, UCLA, UCSD, and Cal Poly SLO recently and I am debating on which one I should attend. I applied undeclared for the UC’s, and Architecture for SLO, but I am planning to transfer into the engineering college for Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering. Which college would be the better choice for me?</p>
<p>Hi, I’ve heard that UCLA puts less attention on its College of Engineering than it does to the other colleges, is that true? Do you feel that you are having as many chances for research, internship etc. in the Collge of Engineering?
Btw, I really like the school, but this point makes me wonder…
Thanks in advance for answering!</p>
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<p>I believe that the School of Engineering operates independently from other schools (Humanities, Law, Medicine, Management). Therefore, there is no such thing as an “offical UCLA authority” who commands to place less attention into one school. The engineers buildings may be older than the others … but this is a result of the low alumni donation rate. UCLA’s engineering school is ranked Top 30 which is fairly decent although not tip-top.</p>
<p>As for research and internship opportunities, the student will need to be proactive in seeking them. Of course, professors won’t find you and give you a job, you need to do your own research, apply, and the final decision will depend on your skills and interests. UCLA will NOT directly help you find an internship without you doing any work. They may provide application links, fliers, networking opportunities, career fairs, infosessions and professional events, but the load is highly dependent on your own effort to display your talents and interests to the recruiters.</p>
<p>The only exception is the PhD program, where if you have a high GPA, the professors will find you and ask if you want to do an RA/GSR.</p>
<p>I think that you can learn a lot from your field at UCLA if you put your heart into it. Take advantage of student clubs, study hard, and enjoy your best four years of your life!</p>
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Have you visited the schools yet? If you are doing Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, all are good schools. They have different teaching philosophies though. If you plan on continuing for a M.S or PhD program, UCLA/UCSD are the best choices. If you enjoy learning through a laboratory-based, hands-on approach, go to SLO. Particularly if you are leaning on Aerospace Engineering and am interested in working in industry (no interest in academia work), go to SLO.</p>
<p>has anyone taken MAE C132A without 131A? anyone taken MAE M168 without taking 156A? anyone taken MAE 150B without taken 150A? or has anyone taken C132A, 150B and/or M168 and knows if its possible or not to do well in those classes without having taken their prereqs?</p>
<p>uhh, hmmm. yes!</p>
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<p>C132A will be difficult without having taken 131A. It is always taught by Mills, so you should get used to his books. The topics are different (Mass vs. Heat Transfer) but keep in mind the majority of the C132A students are graduate students.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t 168M without 156A. You will be learning FEA methods and you might not understand the solid mechanics theory you are applying. Solid mechanics is a huge application area for FEA.</p>
<p>wow, now i’m definitely having second thoughts about enrolling in those courses. Mills told me just today that since I just took 105D last quarter, and got an A, that I would do fine in C132A. As for 168M, I emailed the instructor (Klug) and he said some students do ok without 156A. I really wanted to take this class, but I guess I will just audit it.</p>
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<p>You’ll be alright without 156a and the only time you’ll need it is the fem software assignments… The course is pretty much mathematics and the material gets a bit dry after awhile. </p>
<p>side note:One thing that really bugged me about this course was that you are given all these techniques and equations not knowing where they came from. You have to take 168 then the grad version of it to really get anything out of it.</p>
<p>So I started spring quarter and one of the very thing my TA says for CS 35L is that if you are a first year, drop out because we need more programming experience to do well in the class. I have to admit I was very confused my first lab and I got absolutely nothing done in the first two hours. I have no experience with linux.</p>
<p>My current schedule is this: CS 33, CS M51A, CS 35L, and GE (Hist 3D).</p>
<p>Would you say this is just scare tactics or should I really take his advice? CS 35L is a prereq for most of the CS classes I would be taking in the future but if I needed to I could take in fall quarter next year and put off some CS courses and do most of my EE courses now.</p>
<p>So am I at a disadvantage for not knowing any linux and should I teach myself over the summer, or should I stick with it?</p>
<p>CS&E major.</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh and replacing it with another class isn’t really an option since I dont need math or physics and all the open GE’s don’t fit with my schedule. Is it normal for a first year to take a technical breadth? Where’s a list of acceptable courses?</p>
<p>I would stick with it. I took it fall quarter of second year with cs m51a and I only had CS 31/32/33 experience and the 33 experience really had nothing to do with cs 35l. You’re not going to learn linux in any other cs classes before taking 35L since 35L is a prereq to all the upper division classes and it is the last real programming lower division.</p>
<p>Just stick it out, you really don’t need to know a whole lot about linux, just basic terminal commands like ls/cd/grep/sed and stuff like that, which you can easily just google and find a tutorial on.</p>
<p>For EE, what is considered an upper division course? I always thought it was anything that was EE 1xx, but I’m not sure. Can anyone clarify that for me?</p>
<p>^ that’s correct.</p>
<p>Pewgz: Stick with it. I took 35L and 33 together two quarters ago and did fine. Almost everyone who comes in has no linux experience. </p>
<p>Off topic - I’m taking m51 right now. The professor’s hilarious LOL</p>
<p>Anyone know if it’s possible to major in engineering and have a minor in business? Or will it be absolutely suicidal (given how it’s supposedly a miracle for one to complete an engineering course in 4 years)?</p>
<p>It’s only possible to major in engineering and minor in accounting. It is possible to graduate in 4 years but you won’t have much time outside of school.</p>
<p>Internship this year Junior is that very slim due to the economic situation? What is the chances of getting any training at all if you have <3.0 GPA for CS major? S1 apply many so far all rejection or no answer.</p>
<p>Internships and FT positions are harder to land this year than last year. With < 3.0GPA, your best bet to narrow searches to small companies. The only people I know who have under 3.0 and got an internship knew a hiring manager.</p>
<p>Good news for you though is that there seems to be a lot more CS/CSE related openings than those in other engineering fields.</p>
<p>Is the chance of getting a research position/internship slim for aerospace engineers compared to other majors (biomed, mech, EECS, etc.)? Is it likely to gain such a position during the sophomore year?</p>
<p>Research position at UCLA: If you have a high GPA and show interest in the lab you want to work at, not too difficult as long as you contact the professor early. Most labs will take only 1-2 undergraduate students.</p>
<p>Internships: This year aerospace companies are hiring late. There are still external intern positions available on their website. Unless you have a very high GPA and/or tons of experience in student groups, it will be difficult to get an aero internship this year (Especially as a sophomore). However if you do get one as a rising junior or senior, you will have a very high chance of receiving a full time offer afterwards.</p>