UCSD getting into bioengineering froma different major in sophmore year

Jeanvaljean12
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:05:46 +0000

My son got in UCSD but in his alternate major, not in his first choice bioengineering. He was accepted also in a pretty good school on the East coast in their bioengineering dept. We are trying to make a decision so here is the question.

It looks like the bioengineering department at UCSD is allowing a limited number of students to get in after the freshman year if they complete the required course load (3 math, 2 physic, 2 chemistry, bio if I remember correctly) and finish with good GPA.

I have some questions and i would really appreciate some opinions:

do they always made spots available and will that continue?

is he guaranteed to get a spot in the required freshman classes on the bionegineering curriculum if he is in the social science dept (cog sci)

how difficult is to get max GPA? Does it depend only on the student or is it next to impossible (are the teachers the type that just don’t give As etc…)

is the GPA the only consideration or are there other more subjective criteria?

my son can get credit for his AP classes math and bioat least but he will not get any gpa for them. Is it a good idea? Should he count on that?
Thanks!