GPA Boost for Engineers? Fact or fiction?

[Dr. Roket]

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Hey everybody,
I graduated in mechanical engineering with a somewhat below average g.p.a. But I recently heard that engineers get from .2 to .4 bump in comparison to biology majors. Is this true or just a myth? Is it different for all schools? If so does anyone know schools that definitely take this into consideration?

 

[LizzyM]

Hey everybody,
I graduated in mechanical engineering with a somewhat below average g.p.a. But I recently heard that engineers get from .2 to .4 bump in comparison to biology majors. Is this true or just a myth? Is it different for all schools? If so does anyone know schools that definitely take this into consideration?

Some individual adcom members when recommending applicants for interview will give a little boost to engineers because it is well known that the coursework that is taken by engineering majors is often a bear.

 

[soydelish]

Some individual adcom members when recommending applicants for interview will give a little boost to engineers because it is well known that the coursework that is taken by engineering majors is often a bear.

Yay! 😳

 

[UMP]

Hey everybody,
I graduated in mechanical engineering with a somewhat below average g.p.a. But I recently heard that engineers get from .2 to .4 bump in comparison to biology majors. Is this true or just a myth? Is it different for all schools? If so does anyone know schools that definitely take this into consideration?

myth.... you're supposed to excel in any major that you pick. There will be no "bump", but depending on the person they might look at it more favorably.

 

[Robizzle]

i can not stand when my fellow engineering students tell me that the strongest part of my application is the fact that i'm an engineer. if i get into medical school, i sure as hell hope it's because of who i am and what i've done, not what classes i took.

and p.s. it's a myth. LizzyM hit the nail right on the head. i don't think there's an actual numbers boost but there's a "lets cut the kid a little slack" sometimes.

 

[riceman04]

myth.... you're supposed to excel in any major that you pick. There will be no "bump", but depending on the person they might look at it more favorably.

some schools will give engineering students a bump....😛