<p>Does GPA tend to increase as a student moves towards upper division courses? I noticed that many professors award far more A’s and B’s in upper division classes than some lower divison classes that I have taken so far. Or, is this compensated by the higher competition levels?</p>
<p>I am currently finishing up my first year and hovering around a 3.0, which I’m extremely dissatisfied with. I fear that if I don’t increase this drastically, I will have no confidence to pursue research and internship opportunities because I will be weeded out instantly.</p>
<p>How does UCLA’s bioengineering program differ from a biomedical engineering program? I looked through the core courses and couldnt find much of a difference…</p>
<p>I’m sure this has been asked in some form or another, but now that we are down to decision crunch time we are scrambling to collect some final input. Overall in engineering, has it been a struggle to get classes you need or are engineering students taken pretty good care of at UCLA? They seem like a pretty elite group there, but wonder what overall experience has been. A battle to get through it or not so bad? We are coming from private school land, so just a bit nervous on whether it is a four year struggle or run pretty well. Not concerned about work load, more about quality of education and working through the system to get what you need. Hope that makes sense, really appreciate insight from those going through or done with it. Thanks.</p>
<p>Which engineering majors are considered to be the most highly ranked/regarded? Do professors become harsher at grading when it comes to upper division classes?</p>
<p>“Does anyone have any advice for Physics 1B with Corbin. What do his tests actually look like?”</p>
<p>I took physics 1b with Corbin last quarter. His tests are really difficult. The averages on both midterms were around the 30% range. If you study you’ll be fine. He’s a professor who doesn’t want to fail you. I ended up with an A in that class after doing well on the midterms and then thinking I absolutely failed the final. He’s generous. Don’t worry. :)</p>
<p>The most common minor I see with HSSEAS students is probably Math. Engineers tend to like math, and there is a lot of overlap with the Engineering requirements. All Engineers need to take at least the first 6 math courses (31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B), so you can complete a math minor by taking something like 5 more classes. </p>
<p>Some also pursue the Accounting Minor, especially if they have AP Econ credit (the minor requires taking Econ 1 and Econ 2, which you can pass out of with a 4 or better on the Micro and Macro, respectively). I believe there are 2 more lower division econ courses, 2 lower division management courses, and then something like 4 or 5 upper division management courses.</p>
<p>I know this is somewhat unrelated to this post, Im a transfer who was recently got into UCLA as a physics major (astrophysics). I actually wanted to be an electrical engineer but got in as a physics major(EE was my alt major on my app). The thing is, I took 2 years off school worked as an intern over 2 years in the EE field, with internship at 3 different companies. I really want to be a EE or CSE, since I really enjoyed working as a CSE and EE intern. If possible, how hard would it be to switch from physics to EE?</p>
<p>Hi, I’m going to be EE junior next year and am wondering about the cs tech breadth. I had already taken cs 31-33, and cs35L. If i do cs tech breadth, I will only need to do 2 other cs classes since cs33 counts for the tech breadth. But, what are some cs classes that do count for tech breadth that are easier i suppose and doesn’t require too much time, since much of my schedule will be filled and I’m afraid of being unable to balance my time and do well. Or, should i just choose another techbreadth? What is a good one?</p>
<p>Did you finish all of the required major prep for EE? The school will look to see if you would have been admitted to EE if you had applied directly to that major. If you would have, then they may consider you, but only if there is space. </p>
<p>I know that transfer admissions this year was extremely tough, so unless you had a 4.0 with all of the major prep work done, you might not have been admitted.</p>
<p>A little bit more lax compared to lower division. Fewer failing grades. For ME, the average grade in upper division became a B- rather than a C (lower division).</p>
<p>Average grade for lower division is a C? You mean classes like Physics 1 series, Math 32 and 33 series, and Chem 20 series? Speaking from personal experience, I’ve rarely took one of those classes that had a curve centered on a grade lower than a B-. In fact, it seems like average lower division GPA of MAE majors is around 3.2 to 3.3.</p>