"Competitive" Majors

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>So for UW the average GPA to get into the Economics Department is a 3.45 and about 81% get admitted. Does that seem a bit high for an average GPA? Kinda scary to think that you might work two years and get turned down by the department. What about the people who tried pre-engineering but decided to switch to Econ? Their GPA surly is much lower than 3.45 but that is just because of all the physics, chem and math classes. Also, anyone know how many students apply to Econ each quarter?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>The proportion of pre-engineers who switch to Econ is probably much lower than the proportion of Arts & Sciences students who switch to Econ (who have a better chance at keeping a high GPA). I believe that would account for the higher-than-average admitted GPA. However, the 81% acceptance rate shouldn’t make the process seem so daunting. You’ll probably be fine. Just be sure to raise your GPA up in Arts & Sciences courses (Psych, Micro Econ, etc.) to show you can excel in those types of classes.</p>

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<p>The average GPA you were talking about might also be the average prerequisite GPA (like Econ 200, Math 124, etc.) you should chat with an econ adviser to see.</p>

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<p>The average was 3.45 overall and the prerequisite GPA was 3.57.</p>

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<p>Can you get pre-admitted to Econ or is it only competitive? I also wonder what happens to all the C students who go for two years and can’t compete for any major.</p>

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<p>I was told by a counselor (when I was applying for my major) that I just need to complete all the prereqs to get in and that there wasn’t really a “minimum gpa” for econ.</p>

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<p>So, the average 3.45 and 81% acceptance rate is a hoax? Cool, haha</p>

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<p>Maybe the 19% don’t complete the prereqs.</p>

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<p>How competitive is Bioengineering? What’s the average SAT/ACT score? Acceptance rate?</p>

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<p>^This isn’t for undergrad, but it will probably give you a decent idea of how competitive the program is.
<a href=“http://data.engr.washington.edu/pls/portal30/STUDENT_APPL.RPT_APPLICANT_STATISTICS_YEAR.SHOW_PARMS[/url]”>http://data.engr.washington.edu/pls/portal30/STUDENT_APPL.RPT_APPLICANT_STATISTICS_YEAR.SHOW_PARMS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Most majors have ~3.5 average GPA, at least the ones you have to apply for. When I applied for EE, the average GPA was 3.6 or 3.7 for that applicant pool. If you work hard and have interest in your classes, even the physics and math classes, you can do well.</p>