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Silly whining mush be ridicules, but that leads to accusations under the Civil Rights Act, and some deans are cowards.
Source: I teach college, but mot at Yale.
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How does that make it STEM? If I study social science and use math does that make social science stem? Or does it mean you used a lot of modelling in a non stem subject?
Social science is STEM by definition. The S stands for science.
Do college grades even matter at all? I mean maybe for your very first job or for grad school applications, but in both cases they're still going to be a minor factor unless the grades are awful.
For most of the professional schools (medical, law, and dental school) it is by far the most important metric. Business school is a close second and might have a little more leeway but it is still the biggest blocker of attendance for most applicants. Sure you can get into some business or law school, but after a certain point the ranking of the institution does matter for most people unfortunately. Even for grad sch…