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how much does your school count? |
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Question isn't Whether They Would Make A Good Lib. Major |
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10/28/2002 |
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Assuming that hard sciences or engineering majors are more difficult than history or english majors is questionable. Many people think that students who did okay in engineering would have excelled at a liberal arts major. That is not always true. Plenty of engineering folks are horrible writers and do not do very well in the writing intensive courses that many soft majors require. Likewise, there are plenty of social science majors who are terrible at math.
Anyways, don't worry so much about comparing GPAs from different majors. Just major in something that interests you and try to focus on coursework that hones research, analytical, and written/oral communication skills. |
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I think when most people say that hard science and engineering majors are "harder" they don't mean that the person is more academically fit in general, i.e. they'd make a great liberal arts major. It's simply a question of whether it is harder to get a comparable GPA in one major versus the other. There is no denying that curves exist in hard science and engineering majors and generally don't exist in L.A. majors.
Usually, it's pretty safe to say that it is "harder" (more hours studied if nothing else) to get a 3.5 in engineering then a 3.5 in english.
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