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[merichard87]

Whats your major DoubleChecks?

oh my major was more of a unique case specific to my school lol, so unless you went there, i dont think it'd help/apply haha

lol I wasn't planning on changing majors or anything,, just wondering.

[DoubleChecks]

Whats your major DoubleChecks?

oh my major was more of a unique case specific to my school lol, so unless you went there, i dont think it'd help/apply haha

lol I wasn't planning on changing majors or anything,, just wondering.

haha sry, i just didnt feel like completely outing myself

[merichard87]

Cool. not a biggie.

[ENGINEERD]

Just my 2 cents... Your major doesn't matter

lawbuddha22 you can believe me a engineering major or pineapple guy who made up his own major

[merichard87]

lol @ pineapple guy.

If it makes any difference I have asked several deans/admissions officers who all indicated that they do weigh science majors differently. I'm not implying that it would be a huge boost but I imagine if all other things are fairly equal 3.5 poly sci < 3.3 engineering.

[DoubleChecks]

Just my 2 cents... Your major doesn't matter

lawbuddha22 you can believe me a engineering major or pineapple guy who made up his own major

lol you're getting quite defensive, but i suppose? you're entitled to that? i dont want you to take this so personally...esp. since neither of us can definitively prove our stance

that being said, lawbuddha already said he was an international studies/political science major, so it doesnt even apply

besides, like i said, i only think it'd help in some situations, like applicant's w/ near or the exact same GPA's going head to head (all else being equal), which is hardly grounds for anyone to switch majors lol

lol @ pineapple guy.

If it makes any difference I have asked several deans/admissions officers who all indicated that they do weigh science majors differently. I'm not implying that it would be a huge boost I imagine if all other things are fairly equal 3.5 poly sci < 3.3 engineering.

ive heard the same w/ the adcomms ive spoken to. your last bit though, the 3.5 poly sci < 3.3 engineering? i never heard specifics, and that seems to be quite a bump

i always imagined it as a very small positive soft, more reserved for situations like what i described above

wasnt there some TLS thread a few days ago about how certain schools like boalt and SLS want potential IP applicants?

[ENGINEERD]

Just my 2 cents... Your major doesn't matter

lawbuddha22 you can believe me a engineering major or pineapple guy who made up his own major

lol you're getting quite defensive, but i suppose? you're entitled to that? i dont want you to take this so personally...esp. since neither of us can definitively prove our stance

that being said, lawbuddha already said he was an international studies/political science major, so it doesnt even apply

besides, like i said, i only think it'd help in some situations, like applicant's w/ near or the exact same GPA's going head to head (all else being equal), which is hardly grounds for anyone to switch majors lol

Lol ok ok i dunno why i care so much agree to disagree!

[im_blue]

A 3.0/168 has no shot at T18, but 19-30 might bite (especially splitter-friendly schools like WUSTL and Illinois).

What makes you think that WUSTL is splitter friendly? Their median GPA is 3.7

WUSTL: 3.3-3.7-3.8, 161-167-168
Illinois: 3.2-3.8-3.9, 160-166-167
Notice how the 25th-median difference is much larger than the median-75th difference. This results in a median much higher than the 25th/75th midpoint. You get that by taking splitters and reverse splitters in roughly equal numbers.

[LateNight]

LateNight wrote:
im_blue wrote:
A 3.0/168 has no shot at T18, but 19-30 might bite (especially splitter-friendly schools like WUSTL and Illinois).


What makes you think that WUSTL is splitter friendly? Their median GPA is 3.7

WUSTL: 3.3-3.7-3.8, 161-167-168
Illinois: 3.2-3.8-3.9, 160-166-167
Notice how the 25th-median difference is much larger than the median-75th difference. This results in a median much higher than the 25th/75th midpoint. You get that by taking splitters and reverse splitters in roughly equal numbers.

A 3.0/168 has no shot at T18, but 19-30 might bite (especially splitter-friendly schools like WUSTL and Illinois).

What makes you think that WUSTL is splitter friendly? Their median GPA is 3.7

WUSTL: 3.3-3.7-3.8, 161-167-168
Illinois: 3.2-3.8-3.9, 160-166-167
Notice how the 25th-median difference is much larger than the median-75th difference. This results in a median much higher than the 25th/75th midpoint. You get that by taking splitters and reverse splitters in roughly equal numbers.

Thank you this makes sense!