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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In your experience, is it worth gaming the system by taking easier classes in high school to keep a very high GPA, just to improve chances of getting into a T20 or Ivy? Then once admitted, switching into a different major?

I[b] recently heard about several students who entered T20 schools with less competitive or undersubscribed majors. Their plan was to move into premed after enrollment. But during freshman year they ran into the typical STEM weed-out courses, calculus, general chemistry, and physics. Many of them struggled and some had to abandon the premed track.[/b]

On the other hand, what about students who took the most rigorous courses in high school but ended up with a lower GPA and attended a non-T20 college? Do they tend to be more successful on the premed track because they are already used to the workload and difficulty?

For those who have seen this play out, does this strategy actually work in the long run? Or does avoiding rigorous coursework in high school end up making the transition to college stem or econ much harder?[/quote]

Pure fantasy. [/quote]

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