<p>By the way friedman, there are 3 main types of students at Chicago (since we don’t have engineering):</p>
<p>G1) prelaw, premed, IB/consulting/wallstreet types: they seek the highest GPA possible and take appropriate combination of classes to maximize their chances to get into their professional school or bank/consulting/wallstreet…so their GPAs in general if “diligent” range 3.5-3.7.</p>
<p>G2) purely academic professorial tract (they know from day one): they seek the most challenging classes for their major of interest regardless of what grades they may get and they usually do well since they tend to be the “smartest” in the class. And, I am not talking about the wishy washy type of students who after being in the G3 group “decide” to get their PhD. For example, those from G1 or G3 who take advanced economic classes against those planning to get their PhDs in economics will get destroyed (dramatic way of saying hard to get an A against these guys). Or, those unsuspecting premeds from G1 or capricious students from G3 taking higher level math sequence against math majors planning to become future Fields Medal winners. G2 students tend to have the highest GPAs in the graduating class. </p>
<p>G3) constant major changers: they tend to have the lowest GPA in general because they “try” out different classes from different majors often “higher level” going against G1 and G2. Both G1 and G2 have a relative good grasp of what their strengths and weaknesses are. G3 don’t.</p>
<p>Hopefully, this blunt but humorous schema will help delineate which group you fall under…and to plan appropriately…</p>