<p>Can anybody link me to stats like most popular majors, percentage double majoring, average GPAs, etc...</p>
<p>the best that can be provide: <a href="http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/historical/historical.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.web.virginia.edu/IAAS/data_catalog/institutional/historical/historical.htm</a></p>
<p>doesnt have everything you want, but will have average GPAs, admission rates, percentages, ect ect ect. Click through the historical data as well as the Data Digest.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link.</p>
<p>Oy, those average GPA's look low.</p>
<p>as opposed to the very common misconception, nearly all GPAs at all top schools are about the same. UVa's is like 3.1...W&M's is like 3.1...UChicago is about 3.1...Swarthmore is around 3.1. Don't believe this "some schools are harder than others" crap that gets spewed around. If you go to a top school and do well, you'd likely do well at another top school.</p>
<p>So a person going to an easier school will have a better chance of getting into a top law school since he or she will have a higher gpa? Do you know the average gpa of people already in the comm school?</p>
<p>Just from common sense...I would think the law adcom knows a 3.7 at UVA is better than a 4.0 at a lessor school. Just as college don't rate the SAT's as the be all, do all, for admissions, I'm certain law schools look at the university, the rigor of courses, gpa, and the all important LSATS.</p>
<p>Admissions to law school is much more number based than admission to undergrad. The most important factor that law schools look at is your LSAT score. The next most important factor is GPA, then personal statements and recommendations. Reputation of undergrad school is a marginal factor as is rigor of courses. As long as you don't major in Fashion Design or something the rigor of your courses should be fine.</p>
<p>sigma,</p>
<p>i don't know the average, but I'm guessing its about a 3.5 in the comm school. reason being, you need about a 3.4 to get in, and comm school is supposed to be extremely generous in grading. also, you need a 3.8 to graduate with distinction vs. a 3.4 in the college. 3.4 is .3 above the average...so figure 3.8 is .3 above the comm school average.</p>
<p>also, going to an "easy school" may indeed help you getting into grad school. however, keep in mind, most people who would be top students at 1 school would be top students anywhere. If you have a 3.9 at the University of Arizona, you'll likely have about a 3.9 at UVa, or a 3.9 at Harvard, or wherever. A "middle of the pack" student at UA may have a harder time at a school like UVa though--the middle of the pack at UVa is much stronger than the middle of the pack at UA--the competition is much more fierce.</p>
<p>Did you know that UA was my second choice...? Or was that just coincidence? Anywho, thanks for the advice. I wasn't not gonna go to UVA because of difficulty. It's just that I keep getting told if you wanna go to law school only take easy classes and such which seems kinda lame but whatever.</p>