You have not listed a single fact. You haven’t explained anything.
“if you actually think that there is not a significant difference between the academic abilities of the CSE/IOE undergrad populations as a whole, you are delusional. if that’s the case, nothing i can say here will convince you otherwise.”
Where’s the proof?
When you apply to U-M (for engineering), you apply to the College of Engineering. You do not apply to a particular department. So you’re telling me that the best engineering admits end up doing CSE and the worse end up doing IOE?
It’s one thing for you to think that one group of students is smarter. However, for you to say that there are “significant” differences in academic abilities is ridiculous. If there was some academic showdown that was major neutral, I doubt CSE would significantly whoop IOE. One group would win, but I doubt it would be by a significant margin.
What is wrong with my reasoning?
Look, I said that the information I provided above does not necessarily make IOE harder than CSE. I am just pointing out that more CSE students graduated with Summa Cum Laude. IOE is not as “easy” as people claim it is. People give the impression that everyone gets an A in every class, which I clearly pointed out is not the case.