Competition within Majors?

Princess563
Sat, 13 Dec 2014 03:50:48 +0000

Probably. For example, Carnegie Mellon is known for their Computer Science. A lot of people apparently want to go there for CS. I’ve calculated that the acceptance rate for CS is about 4%, even if their overall rate is 18%.

I’ve made it a habit to mathematically calculate my chances. Instead of arbituarily coming on CC and asking “What are my chances?” if you have the right statistics you can get a rough, numerical estimate. I compare myself to others considering my gender, intended major, race, and income bracket. etc.

It would make sense that you are being compared to others in your major at some point. Aren’t they trying to build a mathematically proportional, diverse class?