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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
Thank you - this has always been my experience. What is an easy class for you might not be for someone else - I've had plenty of engineering and science students struggle in the English courses I've taught.
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Oh completely, individual strengths play in.
But, I think that there are more people who have the background skill, aptitude, and interest to be competent English majors than can pull the same grades in engineering. Some of it may be the way the disciplines typically approach grading and instruction.
ETA: or that students typically get better preparation for the skills in English than they do in higher level math and science before they get to college.