UCLA Engineering Q&A

<p>Dress code for engineering infosessions usually is casual. It doesn’t hurt to go corporate casual though. It’s always a good idea to have a couple resumes with you.</p>

<p>You don’t have to wear a suit for infosessions or career fairs. Save it for interviews.</p>

<p>What’s the difference in CSE and EE [with emphasis in CS] in terms of career and job opportunities in the real world.</p>

<p>EECE usually works on the embedded side, with a smaller number doing higher-level software development. CSE majors end up working in the same jobs as CS majors, though some also go embedded.</p>

<p>Realistically, it’s about what you’re interested in. If you really want to work in software, you’re better off in the CS department. If you want to work in hardware, you’re better off in the EE department.</p>

<p>How much programming does one need for CS 180? Would it be a disadvantage for me if I have only taken CS 31? (I’m good at maths) Thanks!</p>

<p>Depends on who’s teaching it. I had Adam Meyerson (who is no longer at UCLA) and I had to do some nontrivial programming. Some of my friends did no programming when they took 180.</p>

<p>^thank you for your reply!</p>

<p>S2 wants to apply to EE MS graduate school. He is not from UCLA, he has the grade and did quite well in the new GRE (Q750-800 and V700-800). What is “ApplyYourself” by Hobsons? Is this a common application for graduate schools in US and UK? Is the site trust worthy? I search a few web sites and it seems many U are using this web tool. Do you have to pay for the service? </p>

<p>This is mention on UCLA graduate application web site. </p>

<p>"Thank you for your interest in graduate studies at UCLA!</p>

<p>Create your account by clicking the “create account” button. The username and password you give will be emailed to you. If you already have an “ApplyYourself” account from another school then you may use the same account again.</p>

<p>Yes, UCLA’s graduate division uses that system for their applications. It doesn’t cost anything to use it. Obviously there’s still an application fee, but that goes to the university, not the system.</p>

<p>Where should I go as a Math-Computing major if I want to talk to a CS counselor? Is it usually possible to find out what will be offered in future quarters?</p>

<p>As an undergrad, your best bet is to just stop by 6426 Boelter Hall.</p>

<p>What’s easier to get into? BME or bioengineering or is there no difference as of now?</p>

<p>How does this schedule look for a 1st year CS major? Manageable? I have prior data structures and linux experience btw.</p>

<p>CS 32
CS 35L
Math 32B
Physics 1A
Stats 13</p>

<p>I’ll probably get 35L during my first pass, but should I pick up stats 13 as well during my second pass?</p>

<p>That’s not a bad schedule. I would either sign up for Stats 13, or CS 32 (if you plan to take it with Carey).</p>

<p>How feasible is it to do a CS + Math degree in 4 years if you have credit for multivariable, linalg, diffeq, and discrete coming in?</p>

<p>I suggest you ask the Math and Engineering department to see how many units can you transfer and then see if the remaining units could be satisfied in four years.</p>

<p>Has anyone here double majored (with the second major being from the college of letters and science)? I’m an engineering major. If I were to double major in a C&S major, would I have to take more GEs and such as well, or just take the major classes for that second major?</p>

<p>Yes, I will ask my counselor. Just wondering if anyone here has any input. :)</p>

<p>grapesoda, i am surprised you are still here.</p>

<p>1) how hard is it to transfer from engineering to a major in the CLAS?</p>

<p>2) is mechanical engineering impacted?</p>

<p>3) acceptance rate of mechanical engineering majors?</p>

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It’s weird… the first month or so of grad school was pretty light in terms of workload. Of course, after that I disappeared from here for over a month and pretty much only have time to lurk now.</p>