<p>I’m not majoring in Mechanical Engineering or CS, so I can’t really address those questions specifically. However, most engineering majors take the same or similar courses the first year, and so far, I haven’t had trouble getting into classes. And yes, the classes, at least the first year and a half or so, will be pretty big, but I think you’ll find that they’re big in most other universities as well. And there are definitely resources available and ways to make the campus seem smaller and more familiar (for lack of a better word) too.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there isn’t a CS minor here. In addition, he wouldn’t be able to double major in two engineering fields (CS does count as an engineering field), so that may be something to consider. I believe Mech Eng majors do take CS 31, which is the intro level C++ class here at UCLA, and he has the option to do his technical breadth in this area as well, if I’m not mistaken. Hope that helps!</p>