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What about people who don't double-major because they need to also work a job, or for economic reasons they need to graduate as soon as possible, or minimize th
by neilv 2y ago
What about people who don't double-major because they need to also work a job, or for economic reasons they need to graduate as soon as possible, or minimize the credit hours and fees they pay, or they're doing undergrad research, or they need to focus on GPA, or they care enough about their major to spend any discretionary time on that?
Why give double-majors any preference at all over those other people, who don't sound like slackers?
- echelon 2y agoIf people are doing good work, I trust they'll find a way to signal it. That doesn't mean you throw out good signal to equalize the playing field. Everyone can cut their own path to success. Some make themselves visible with their endeavors. It doesn't have to be a double major.
- neilv 2y agoPoint taken about not throwing out what one thinks is good signal. But I disagree that people will find a way to signal that they're doing good work. I didn't see much at all of that signalling until I was around the fancy-pants universities (and the difference was striking). And even there, the self-promoting level (skill, opportunity, and stomach for it) varied widely.