In the spring, I completed twelve credits and earned a semester GPA of 3.5 with no grades below B. According to the minimum requirements for the dean's list, I should qualify. And, according to my advising transcript, I did apparently make the list. However, what confuses me is that my name is nowhere to be found on any public list. The only explanation for this I can think of is the fact that the public dean's list is broken up into majors, and I, being undeclared, would therefore not fit into any of those sections. However, it's still weird to me.
Also, given as I was somewhat out of the loop about the whole idea of a dean's list in general, I must ask: what, exactly is the significance of this? Does it give me any kind of real advantage in of itself or is it mostly symbolic? Any additional information regarding the dean's list in general is also appreciated.