<p>Having done history, dance, and biochemistry, I will vouch that science majors are harder in general, so its the second thing that is true and what we have been saying. Adcoms don’t give (enough) extra weight to harder majors.</p>
<p>What about other double majors, do Classics double majors have a better acceptance rate than those? What about other literature double majors? What about a minor and a major? Music majors tend to also have a higher acceptance rate as well, but this could be for a lot of reasons. Grades, uniqueness, self selection, etc. Same considerations apply to Classics double majors. There’s just not enough data available to make a solid conclusion.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that “overall” doesn’t mean “everywhere”. Some medical schools have 80+% science majors in their student body. Others, like Yale, are as low as 50%. Clearly majoring in music or classics is not necessarily what every medical school is looking for.</p>