<p>I was thinking of going to cornell and majoring in math then applying to law school but for law school you need a high GPA. Everywhere I look I hear that the average math major GPA is 2.7-2.8 and I was wondering if this applies to top schools such as cornell.</p>
<p>well, you’ll be competing against kids who want to study math as a career, not just undergrad, and that enthusiasm carries them further than someone who just wants to do it as preparation for the LSAT’s. If you really like math, there shouldn’t be a problem.
–no offense.</p>
<p>I actually do like math and am really good at it that is why I am going to choose it as my major. Otherwise I would have chosen english, sociology, or history. I am asking this because I have seen that even people at places like Berkeley have low gpas. I actually think that I would at least get the average gpa because at the private high school I go to I have consistently had the highest grade in all my classes by a couple points. So would it be possible to get at least 3.6/3.7? what is the usually gpa for a math major?</p>
<p>anyone? I really need to know what the average math major’s GPA is and what most grades are curved to because at some schools I heard it is curved so that the average is a 75 and this would be really bad for a persons gpa so does anyone know information about mathematics majors and their gpa’s.</p>
<p>The average math gpa is like somewhere between the hard sciences and the humanities. So think like 3.3-3.4. I know people who I wouldn’t exactly consider geniuses that are math majors and doing much better than that.</p>
<p>ok so if I try very hard I would be able to have 3.65+ unweighted?</p>
<p>Hm, when you say you’re really good at math, I take it to mean that you have an appreciation for and ability in ‘proper’ mathematics - i.e. theorem proving or mathematical modelling versus AP-style plug and chuck. If that is indeed the case, the only thing that should be keeping you from a high GPA would be the occasional careless error and the like. That said, thinking in terms of average GPAs when evaluating a potential major is a pretty good indication that you might not be passionate enough about it to stick to it for four years. Why not major in something that you’re most interested in (or least disinterested, as the case may be)?</p>
<p>Most kids here were top in their respective schools for math, and probably half of those at the least got to the AIME. It also depends on whether you go for the honors track or not. In any case the decision should be decided by passion, not by some vague outline to become a lawyer.</p>