> I just mean they don't expect you to have put hundreds of evenings, Saturdays, and Summer afternoons into wholly-self-motivated learning about the field No,

> I just mean they don't expect you to have put hundreds of evenings, Saturdays, and Summer afternoons into wholly-self-motivated learning about the field No, instead it's unrelated to the field so you can grind fractions of GPAs against other applicants. At least, CS is kind enough to let everyone try the real thing.