Is it really this easy to get into a UC as a pure math major?

arcadefire1027
Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:47:24 +0000

I disagree with the belief in this thread that they get accepted with lower GPA’s because their classes are harder. Harder than what? Engineering classes are significantly harder than the math prerequisites, yet their average accepted GPAs are much higher.

Heck, compared to most science, math classes are easy (certainly all of the lower division prerequisites). I would guess that the average GPAs are lower because there’s less interest and less applicants for the major.

side-note: I’m a computer science major and my math classes are always the easiest out of my schedule (unless I’m taking a humanities/breadth class for the quarter).