<p>the 1 year tution fee is 27k ie abt 9k per quarter. however how long does it actually take to finish a MS. how many quarters are generally needed?</p>
<p>we dont follow the credit system at UCLA?</p>
<p>MSCS at UCLA requires the completion of 9 courses plus a research project which you can arrange with your advisor or another professor. You may need to take additional courses for breadth, but most students with a CS undergrad background have no problem waiving them.</p>
<p>3 courses/quarter (i.e. completing the MS in 3 quarters) is very doable, especially since 4 of the 9 required courses can be undergraduate ones. If you elect to stay a fourth quarter, then you can take 3 quarters of 2 courses and 1 quarter of 3.</p>
<p>but do we pay quarter wise or based on the no of courses we take?
if i spread it across 5 quarters, ill hv to pay for 5 quarters?</p>
<p>when do ppl normally do an internship?
and frm when can we work fulltime?</p>
<p>UCLA charges per quarter, not per unit.</p>
<p>Internship recruitment happens mostly during Winter quarter, but opportunities come up year round. Similarly, full-time recruitment happens mostly during Fall quarter, but opportunities exist year round.</p>
<p>You can generally arrange with your employer to start full time work at any time during the year.</p>
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<p>Pretty much true with a few exceptions here and there. Qualcomm’s intern program was full by the end of fall quarter. It can’t hurt to apply for internships starting in the fall.</p>
<p>Hey guys, so I got accepted into UCLA Chemical engineering program, but I’m rather confused…
- I heard the chem department is a KILLER here… so people have been suggesting me to take easy A courses; do any of you happen to know which courses they are?
- I really want to major/minor in music as well; is it even possible, or is engineering tough enough?
- What are some “hot” courses in engineering (chemical esp.) that I should keep an eye for when I sign up for courses at orientation?
- I’m sorry, but do any of you mind explaining to me how the freshman undergrad engineering schedule would be like? Should I take all the GE classes in the first year or spread them out in a few years time? </p>
<p>thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>“isn’t the cs31 curve a lot better in the spring?”</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the curve can often be worse…
The cs31 averages are higher in the Spring, close to 100%, because less CS majors, more social people/frat boys/engineers who don’t give a ■■■ about cs.
More cheating goes on, things that don’t happen as often when CS majors take the class.</p>
<p>You don’t realize this until midquarter spring and you’re wondering why so many people are scoring 100% when they don’t even know how to cout something…</p>
<p>@mintchip,
- AP chem experience is really helpful. I didn’t have it so it was harder for me, but still doable. (most likely= no ap chem exp: strong B, ap chem exp: can get an A if you try.
- minor music, yes in 4 years, major in music, are you willing to do 5? im double majoring in 5 (different major).
- your counselor (who will be in your major) will guide you through all that, don’t worry about that now. unnecessary stress and the info won’t help you much atm.
- they will give you a “highly recommended structure” which basically plans out your whole 4-5 years… ez pz… you can of course change it to your liking but it’s basically like 2 GE’s, english if you need it, a few math classes, physics 1a and 1b… chem intro… pretty much all engineers take the same intro classes here…
Save a couple GE’s for later, you’ll probably need it</p>
<p>"Hello, I have a rather strange question.Is it possible for the student to use digital textbook on such devices as ipad or kindles, instead of the paper ones which are both costly and bulky? Thank you!! "</p>
<p>Of course. this isn’t high school anymore, the teachers won’t be checking what kind of book you choose to buy. During your first year, you will find out what works best for you. Some classes it will be more helpful to buy hard copy books (math), other classes you only need electronic references (cs). Other classes you won’t need the book at all, I wasted $70 my first quarter buying an archaeology text that I only read chapter 1…easy A… get my pt? you’ll figure out what works best for you…that’s what 1st year is for</p>
<p>"is it really that hard to change majors within the school of engineering? some guy told me it’s very easy to change majors within the same school and that he’s done it about 6 or 7 times. all he had to do was fill out some form. what do we have to do specifically to change our major? "</p>
<p>No, it’s not that hard. Of course any time you ask someone to do more work on your behalf, they will be a little hesitant, but it’s fine.</p>
<p>"Any insight into the materials engineering program? Was not D’s first choice, and we were not able to attend open house. Understand it is a small program, which could be good for getting to know people - but how are the faculty? She’s visiting another school this week, but hasn’t given up attending UCLA. "</p>
<p>@LaLew
My friend was salutorian at his HS, applied for UCLA MechE, but was rejected and placed into UCLA materialsE. He was able to switch (he changed his mind to EE) when he tried 2nd quarter of freshman year, and since all engineers take the same first year courses, it didn’t affect him and he’s happier now.
My friend switched because although he loved how materials is a tight knit community with great faculty and great opportunities, he didn’t want to take chem anymore. Go with LA</p>
<p>PS: We need more female engineers (and not just the civil/chem girls) because I am starting to feel alone in mech :D</p>
<p>lol Bruinfighter, sorry but I’m EE girl ;]</p>
<p>At UCLA, is Computer Science Engineering [CSE] the same thing as Computer Engineering [CompE]? Please answer.</p>
<p>There’s no major at UCLA called Computer Engineering. There is Electrical Engineering with a Computer Engineering option, but that is not the same thing as CSE.</p>
<p>Then what is CSE?</p>
<p>@gtfotu: So you’re asking if CSE at UCLA is the same as what other schools might label as CompE ? Yes and No. </p>
<p>CSE here, in very simple terms, is a littler more CS oriented.
Generally, CompE tends to be nothing but EE with several CS classes thrown in. CompE tends to be EE biased. CSE, other way round.</p>
<p>I plan to look up all of this today. CompE/CSE/CS. I’ll come up with more info tommo.</p>
<p>So, if I want to do CompE like it is at other schools, what major should I choose at UCLA?</p>
<p>compscifan is pretty much right. CSE has all the core CS courses with some EE circuits courses added on (e.g. EE 110, 110L, 115A, 115C). EECE has all the core EE courses with some architecture/systems level CS courses added on (e.g. CS 33, M151B, 111).</p>
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Which school specifically? Computer Engineering curricula vary from school to school.</p>
<p>@gtfotu</p>
<p>Pick CSE or EECE and don’t worry about which one. The courses you’d take the first year are the same, and it’s easy to switch majors, so wait until you’re here, get a feel for the place, see how your first two quarters go, and then decide. You’ll have a lot more information then than what you get from just a few people here now.</p>
<p>Which laptop works best for CS & E majors? Is it customized and should I get it from the UCLA store for student discount</p>