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Originally Posted by IrishLake
Question - do you have a very hard major? Like engineering or some sort of science? They may impact how people view your GPA.
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A non-recruitment clarification/
Since people can take GC advice literally, I strongly recommend against placing majors in categories like "hard" or "the opposite of hard, I guess." While some people believe majors like engineering or some sort of science are "hard" and will therefore be more receptive to a 2.9 GPA, there are others who will be insulted by what such categorization implies about other majors (which often extends to the people in those fields of study and careers).
Afterall, there are "hard major" students who are below average when they take classes in the "not as hard" departments. Why that happens is debatable. As far as I'm concerned it potentially highlights that what is "hard" or "not as hard" for some people can be the opposite for other people for a number of reasons.
/A non-recruitment clarification