I don't care about majors, minors, or honors programs. Do you?

The following conversation is fictional.---------------------------ALICE: (Looking over a student's record.) Hmm, let's see. She wants to work in quantum computing. She's had the year-long quantum sequence in the physics department and has taken a course in quantum computing in the computer science department. She has done a project in quantum computing in an REU program. Grades good, letters good. I think we should admit her.BOB: Wait! Did she get a minor in Physics? This is very important!--------------------------When looking over a student's record the questionsDoes she have a minor in X? orDid she double major? orDid she graduate with honors? never dawn on me.1) When I am on an admissions committee I look at:a) Transcript: What did they take? The grades are generally good so that's a minor factor.b) Letters that tell me what they did within STEM. I don't care about ballroom dancing or moral character. c) Papers they've written whether or not they have been published.d) Their…

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