GPAs for Arts and Sciences vs. Engineering

[sylvan8798]

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@blossom

And if I’m comparing two engineering grads from Cornell, it’s easy enough to look at the transcripts and realize that student A pushed himself outside his comfort zone (took a Russian Lit class after only one semester of Russian; took a tough philosophy sequence) whereas student B filled out the engineering classes with stuff that isn’t terribly challenging).

Even with the transcript in hand, it may not tell the whole story of the particular candidate. There’s only so much you can get from a bunch of numbers and course listings.</p>