J mom

what would be one of the the easiest majors (GPA wise) at stanford be, anyone? thanks in advance:-)

drpepper867

i think that majors are easier/harder depending on your own abilities. pick your major based on your level of interest and ability.

haha, whoops, i kinda avoided the question...i don't know what the easiest major, GPA-wise, would be...

im_blue

I had a religious studies professor tell me that he's tired of students picking that major because they couldn't get a high GPA elsewhere. In general, foreign language and _____ studies (e.g. African-American, Asian-American, Latino, feminist) tend to be very easy and give high grades based on effort and attendance.

J mom

thanks to comments, esp. to im_blue. Its just that everyone at the law school forum said major doesn't matter as long as you get grt. GPA. and wanting to know what majors at Standford would be considered easy I posted this thread.

kingmo1990

Well, as far as law school admissions are concerned, Math and Science majors get in at the highest rates, so looking for an "easy major" may be detrimental to whoever it is looking for a major...i would like to reaffirm what drpepper867 said: pick your major based on your sincere academic/intellectual interest in the subject.

To use a cliche, law schools will smell someone in an easy major for the sake of it's being easy to obtain a good GPA from a mile away.

J mom

thanks for your wise comment kingmo

undisclosed

I don't think its wise to recommend to your kid to pick something he's not interested in just so he can slack off for his undergrad. Bad advice from a parent. The undergrad matters. A lot. A lot of MBA/Law schoolers end up working in between those two formations, or skipping the latter altogether. He needs to grow as a person during his time there and follow a true interest.

Princess'Dad

YOu can make up your own major. eg. prestidigitation was one major several years ago.

J mom

thnaks for all your comments. and undisclose, ofcourse my S is going to choose something that he will be interested in, Imagine choosing some major he hates for his undergrd experience. BUT it is good to know these facts just to be prepared and to have choices :-)

Princess'Dad

j mom
As an old grad and now on med school admissions committee.

Have your son do the first year in pure liberal arts. Then have him get interested in something and do the required plus courses. But make sure he does the overseas program and takes as many liberal arts courses he can. That is what will make him stand out in the future.

pearlygate

I think CS is the easiest major at Stanford, the grading are pretty objective and class curve is generally pretty lenient, no reading 200 pages classic literature every day, no 10 pages creative essay writing, no need to memorize all the latin name of biology, no need to memorize jak stat pathway, krebs cycle, no hardcore quantum physics nor math topology, etc etc. As CS what you do is just code and do psets... easy right?
So here you go, major in CS.

peachiepizzazz

and what does CS stand for?

friedrice

Computer Science

Stanford probably has the best CS department in the world.

J mom

thanks princessdad and pearlygate, but I really dont think my S will enjoy CS :-(

Topeka

Hi princessdad-
Why do you stress such focus on the liberal arts for med school... do med school get tired of science majors (chem, biochem, bio)? I've been admitted into Stanford and am looking into Medical School sometime in the future, but I'm not that crazy about the liberal arts. I don't really like or dislike it but the idea of writing papers and reading pages of classics doesn't sound too appealing to me. I really liked math and science in high school. Would you still recommend such heavy emphasis on the liberal arts in my case?