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<p>You seem to be of the school that thinks saying things emphatically makes them true. It doesn’t. You don’t seem to understand how curved tests work. You are graded against your peers. That means it is mathematically impossible for everyone to score in the 170s, no matter how controllable the test is. </p>
<p>Similarly, the fact that you strongly declare that “[o]ne major is obviously going to give you better odds of a better gpa than two majors” or assert that it is “absolutely a fact” doesn’t make it true either. It takes all of a few seconds to formulate an example. An Economics major in a department known for fighting grade inflation doubles in Art History, a department known for giving high grades. Is it still “absolutely a fact” that the Econ major will hurt her GPA by doubling? Of course not. This is true even without differing grading philosophies between departments. If a student is more interested in one field but more skilled in another, that student could easily take classes in both (or major in both) and offset the lower scores in the interesting field with higher scores in the second major.</p>
<p>Further, even if the above were not true, it might still be a good idea to double major. Doubling the major allows for doubling the employment prospects should law school not work out. There are any number of freshman that go into college envisioning law school that on graduating decide they’d rather do something else. Even those who still want law school would be well advised to get some work experience. Either stands to gain quite a bit from doubling their degree and thereby their credentials before employers. There are a lot of risks involved in the law school game. Taking the time early on to build skills as a backup allows you to hedge against those risks. </p>