<li><p>Most UC’s let you choose a major and then an alternate major (except UCB, which only gives you 1 choice). I want to apply for an impacted major (electrical engineering). If I don’t get accepted into the impacted engineering major, do they then look at the alternate major and accept me into that (if I’m good enough, of course)? Just wondering how the alternate major works.</p></li>
<li><p>On the UC online application there is a section to put extracurriculars and one to put community service. Where would something like Key Club go? Extracurriculars? Community service? Or should I put it down in both sections?</p></li>
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<p>According to the admissions people at UCLA, if you apply to a major for one of their impacted programs, you are ONLY evaluated for that major, and it doesn't then get re-evaluated for the second choice.</p>
<p>UCB and UCLA do not consider alternate majors although UCLA might have a few special cases. All the other UCs, if they want to admit you but cannot do so for your first major, they will try to admit you in your second choice.</p>
<p>Clubs should be placed in extracurriculars but if you did some specific activities for the club that you received community service for, they would go in community service.</p>
<p>Hmm. I'm confused by what willsmom said. Why would UCLA ask for an alternate major on the app if they will not condier you for it if your first choice is full? UCB does not ask for an alternate major, so it's clear you only get one shot there.</p>
<p>I believe that at UCLA you can apply to more than one major (giving a second choice) in the College of Letters and Sciences, but not in the other schools. However, they also made the point that you have the same chance of admittance as an "undeclared" major, as you do if you make a choice. I guess the advantage to declaring is that you become officially a student in that field, rather than having to fulfill prerequisites before being added to the major.</p>