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93% recommend

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  • Freshman1056%
  • Sophomore317%
  • Junior317%
  • Senior211%
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About typical for this major

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I enjoyed my experience here. I found it theory heavy with a few labs. I supplemented my learnings in class with club projects which gave me the skills to land an internship and jobs. It focuses heavily on signal processing,…

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I’ve really enjoyed my experience here as an electrical engineering major. Personally I chose electrical engineering because I love software and physics — also really interested in computer chips and embedded software. Really…

Enjoyment & fit

Fun as hell. Simulations rock. Electronics are fun. Anyone can learn. Lots and lots of creative problem solving. People are generally nice. Teamwork required. Opens up many fields. It’s a little broad so a portion of ppl go to…

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Junior Verified

I enjoyed my experience here. I found it theory heavy with a few labs. I supplemented my learnings in class with club projects which gave me the skills to land an internship and jobs. It focuses heavily on signal processing, waves/RF/photonics, and analog circuitry.

Oct 2025
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Sophomore Verified

I’ve really enjoyed my experience here as an electrical engineering major. Personally I chose electrical engineering because I love software and physics — also really interested in computer chips and embedded software. Really hard major, so make sure you are ready to handle the math and physics.

Oct 2025
PositiveCourses & teaching
Senior Verified

Fun as hell. Simulations rock. Electronics are fun. Anyone can learn. Lots and lots of creative problem solving. People are generally nice. Teamwork required. Opens up many fields. It’s a little broad so a portion of ppl go to grad school but on the job training is equally important.

Apr 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Freshman Verified

I would recommend this to people who like math and physics and who enjoy creating electronics based projects

Apr 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Freshman Verified

Its mathematically intensive and quite physics heavy I would recommend it to people with a strong aptitude to creating things involving electronics

Apr 2026
PositiveCourses & teaching
Sophomore Verified

Learn node voltage analysis, thevenin and Norton equivalent, ohms law, matlab, and basic code 😛

Apr 2026
PositiveCareers & next steps
Freshman Verified

Electrical engineering at ucla is very rewarding and there is many programs and clubs that can help prepare you during undergrad and post-grad. Personally I am in various clubs at UCLA for my professional and social development and also intend to keep a high focus on academics. Electrical engineering is an extremely hard major but the skills you learn are very versatile.

Apr 2026
MixedCourses & teaching
Freshman Verified

In my first year experience in undergrad, Electrical Engineering has been very difficult. But there is strong community and opportunity to grow as an engineer. Additionally, there are many resources to help with challenging aspects of physics, math, and computer science. Ultimately, the weeder classes are very concept heavy and have little involvement in what you will actually do as an engineer.

Apr 2026
PositiveDifficulty & workload
Freshman Verified

Great for making money, quite challenging in my first 2 weeks but that’s only because I was never taught the basics of my math class in high school. Overall great major.

Oct 2025
MixedSupport & community
Freshman Verified

Fun major but better is the people that you meet through the classes and clubs.

Apr 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Senior Verified

It’s fun as hell. I love circuits and design work requires creativity. Even simulations are fun. All intellectually stimulating. EEs at ucla are awesome.

Apr 2026
PositiveCourses & teaching
Freshman Verified

I think its pretty math heavy but it opens your eyes to a lot in terms of how the world works.

May 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Sophomore Verified

I LOVE EE. it's so fun to work with other engineers and is very fulfilling. You can do just about anything with an EE degree

Oct 2025
CriticalDifficulty & workload
Junior Verified

Having good study habits is a must here UCLA is a tough school with a rigorous program.

Apr 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Freshman Verified

Ive really enjoyed electrical engineering its opened my eyes a lot.

Apr 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Junior Verified

It combines so many fields making it very fun and rewarding!

Apr 2026
PositiveCourses & teaching
Freshman Verified

Electrical engineering has taught me a lot about thinking logically and methods of approaching problems that may arise in any situation.

Apr 2026
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Freshman Verified

I love electrical engineering its been very fun and eye opening.

Apr 2026

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