UCSD getting into bioengineering froma different major in sophmore year

astrina
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:58:06 +0000

1) yes and yes
2) those classes don’t fill up. MAE 9 is taken by several engineering majors, not just BE.
3) like a 4.0? this isn’t high school anymore. it’s extremely, extremely rare. but as an engineer, there’s less of an emphasis on grades. practical experience will make him stand out from the crowd when he’s looking for post-grad positions.
4) see above
5) that is true, you’ll get AP credit but these credits (regardless of score) won’t count toward your UC-GPA. it’s not really an issue of good idea/bad idea, but pretty much an automatic process that most people go through. once you have classes X/Y/Z cleared, you can focus on the more important things.