UCLA Engineering Q&A

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>How does one get a teaching assistant job or research in CSE or Math as a sophomore?
Can you get credit for a course like Differential Eq 33B in summer elsewhere and get it transfered to UCLA? Thanks</p>

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Just keep your grades up and then you don’t have to worry about it. I don’t know of any publicly available statistics for major changes.</p>

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TAs at UCLA are almost exclusively graduate students. My friends who are still at UCLA tell me that TAships have become competitive amongst graduate students because the number of available RAships has decreased. So it’s very likely that you would get funding through teaching or research as an undergraduate. When I was an undergrad, my friends and I did research for free, and there are opportunities for that. There were also some opportunities to get paid a stipend to do research over the summer. You can also get paid to be a grader for classes in the EE department. Don’t expect any of these paid opportunities to cover your tuition, though.</p>

<p>Regarding Math 33B, yes, you can get credit if you take it at another UC, and you might be able to get credit from a community college if you fall below the unit cap (use assist.org to figure out what can transfer).</p>

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<p>^Unlikely, not likely.</p>

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<p>The Math department offers grader jobs to undergrads.</p>

4185

<p>idk im only 11</p>

4186

<p>Sorry for going off topic, but can anyone tell me if the UCLA 2012 Engineering Open House Invitation can be taken as a guarantee of acceptance? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Not a guarantee, but very, very, very, very, very likely.</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Is it possible to get wait-listed as well?</p>

4189

<p>How is the strength of the Mechanical Engineering department? Are there good opportunities for research as well as internships as an undergraduate?</p>

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<p>Please guys, i desperately need an answer to this. I just got into UCSD as a nano-engineering major(my second option) but my first choice was aerospace engineering. Since UCLA is more competitive than UCSD, should i be worried about not getting into aerospace engineering at UCLA either (i chose aerospace as my first choice major and mechanical as my second at UCLA)? I’m applying as an out of state US citizen living abroad. My stats:</p>

<p>UW GPA 4.10/4.50
SAT I 1960
SAT II Math II:790 Physics:800 Chem:760</p>

<p>Just a quick thought, isn’t nano-engineering supposed to be more competitive to get into than aerospace? O.o</p>

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<p>okay so i got in as a mech e major, but right now I’m considering switching majors. How hard is it to go from mech e to EE or aerospace? Assuming I can maintain a 3.5.</p>

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<p>@LivingFail I don’t assume it’d be very hard since aerospace and mechanical are practically under the same dept. in UCLA. When did you get you acceptance in Mech eng.?</p>

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<p>Aerospace is very impacted so even if you are in Mech E, it’s not a guarantee that you can switch. EE is less impacted so if you have a 3.5 you’d probably have a good chance of being able to switch.</p>

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<p>No engineering open house invitation letter = very very likely rejection?</p>

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<p>Hi, so I was accepted to HSSEAS for Chemical Engineering. I’ve heard some bad things about the quality of the faculty in the Chem E department. If any of you guys have any additional insight regarding the quality of faculty and their accessibility, I would greatly appreciate it. Right now, I’m also considering a Regents offer from UCSB and UCSD (no regents). Thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>I’m in the College of Letters and Science, but I was wondering how exactly I would be able to minor in environmental engineering? I know that they don’t offer it as a major, only a minor, but I was unsure if you have to already be an engineering major to do so.</p>

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<p>This might answer your question: [Undergraduate</a> Study](<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog11-12-212.htm#marker-1008786]Undergraduate”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog11-12-212.htm#marker-1008786)</p>

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<p>You don’t have to be an Engineering major to add the Environmental Engineering minor. You need to meet the prerequisites and take the required courses.</p>

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It’s up to you to pursue these opportunities. There is no such thing as a
good opportunity" for research. If you are talented and are willing to learn, the professor will accept you as an undergraduate researcher.</p>

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<p>what are the different areas of focus in the last 2 years of CS degree, which are popular or relevant in current times?</p>