GPA & Grad school majors

[Flux2]

Hi, I'm a junior double majoring in biophysics(primary) and physics.

I'm looking forward to major in biomedical engineering for grad school.

But currently, my major gpa for biophysics is comparably lower than physics because some biology elective courses

In this case is it better to switch my primary major to physics?

And say that I'm apply to something like E.E(unrelated to both of my majors) in grad school. 

Will they look at both of my gpa majors? or just my primary major? or the gpa that is more related to the department I'm applying to.

 

Thanks!!

 

[peppermintmocha18]

I also applied to BME with Physics and Bio. I calculated major GPA with any courses in either major, but I don't think it matters that much if you use both or only your first major. They'll have a copy of your transcript.

[the_sheath]

I was given to understand that they look at coursework rather than what major you are (though the two are obviously correlated).

[1535nuke]

If your grades are significantly lower in bio related classes AND you're not applying to anything bio related you should definitely make physics your primary- it's great to show that you did the bio work but if you have low grades it's best if they're not "in your major" ie if they're classes that are less important- another thing, your gpa is very very important for applying to schools, but other than that fact, an EE admissions committee won't care about what you made in bio classes... So if it were me I'd make physics my primary major bc it's more applicable to engineering (at least it sounds more applicable) and it makes bio classes look like extras outside your main focus

[Flux2]

If your grades are significantly lower in bio related classes AND you're not applying to anything bio related you should definitely make physics your primary- it's great to show that you did the bio work but if you have low grades it's best if they're not "in your major" ie if they're classes that are less important- another thing, your gpa is very very important for applying to schools, but other than that fact, an EE admissions committee won't care about what you made in bio classes... So if it were me I'd make physics my primary major bc it's more applicable to engineering (at least it sounds more applicable) and it makes bio classes look like extras outside your main focus

I'm planning to apply to Biomedical Engineering w/ mostly nano conc. or instrumental concentration so it's kind of hard to determine what to do..

[1535nuke]

Then I would keep bio as primary and if you have a good gpa overall that trumps any other factor regarding specific classes- take classes that are as relevant to what you want to do as possible- it seems that your situation has a lot of factors to consider and the best thing to do is probably to ask a professor at your school who has experience with an admissions committee, good luck and keep in mind that given you're a junior you're figuring this stuff out on time which is great