How Important Are Grades Related To Your Desired Major

smorgasbord
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:47:10 +0000

Well, typically students change their majors a lot between the time they apply and the time they officially declare. Not too much stock is put into your major grades (unless you have an F or something, but that isn’t the case here). Engineering is a different animal, since the engineering students are typically better across the board than your standard applicants. In this case, I want to say that poor performance in core engineering subjects may raise some red flags. However, if you have shown significant improvement (B/C in ninth grade geometry and then an “A+” in multivariable calculus), you will be forgiven for your initial mishaps.