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@tamagotchi

But he does have the impression that there is a stressful competitive edge to the atmosphere in EECS, that he does not feel is present in MSE or mech E. Perhaps this has something to do with the size or popularity of the major

Based on upper division EE and CS course enrollment, CS is by far the more popular part of the major, although all take EE 16A and 16B (and the lower division CS courses). Perhaps the high admission selectivity of the major due to the popularity of CS unintentionally selected for students who were the most competitive and driven in high school, continuing their habits in college?