<p>Does it matter what major u apply under? Does it effect ur chances?</p>
<p>-this question goes for all UCs as well??</p>
<p>Well, it doesn't matter within a particular college/school of a university. For example, if you're applying to the Berkeley's College of Letters and Sciences, you have the same probability of admission regardless of what major you put down. You have a different (lower, in this case) probability if you apply to the College of Engineering instead, but it won't major you select within the College of Engineering.</p>
<p>So should i pick the majors i want regardless of competition and my stats?</p>
<p>Just apply for the major you want.</p>
<p>If you don't get in the college because a major is impacted, you probably would really struggle in that major anyway.</p>
<p>i am going to bump this cause i need a final define answer.</p>
<p>So anyway i keep hearing students saying there going to apply as German History because its easier to get in... so thats what my question is applying to.. is that true? cause i personally dont have an EXACT idea of what i want to major in so i would rather pick something i can get into and then change later..</p>
<p>also applies to all UCs</p>
<p>why dont you apply undecided or what you THINK you want to do theN?</p>
<p>because i mite pick an "impacted major" and be put up against really good applicants and get rejected! so many people just apply under major nobody applies to such as German history etc. not so popular majors and then they get accepted because they are not competing against such a strong pool of students. However i have never heard this information to be confirmed i have had both sides that it doesnt matter and it does matter. So basically i was asking if i should go for a major that mite improve my chances or it doesnt matter?</p>
<p>If you're applying into the college of letters and science, then there are NO impacted majors. If you're applying to school of engineering, nursing, etc., then those will likely be impacted, but in most cases its probably beneficial to apply for it as a freshman since some of the specialty schools require a bunch of work before you can transfer. The simple point is that you have to do your research. Major doesn't matter as much as college matters. If you're applying for EE or BioE, maybe it will be a good idea if you apply to some other engineering if you don't think your stats are good enough. If you aren't, and you're applying for, say, biology (which is a heavily popular major, but not an impacted one), then you should apply for it straight out.</p>
<p>i see. so me being accepted or not has nothing to do with what major i pick rite? </p>
<p>admission officers are not going to say: This student's SAT score are not good enough for a "biology major" at our college = rejection. not gonna happen rite?</p>
<p>For the most part, yes. If you're applying to biology, then yes, your chances of getting in will not be diminished in applying for biology as opposed to applying for German History or something. However, if you're applying to bioengineering, then your chances of getting into the college would probably be better if you applied for biology. However, if you really wanted to do bioengineering, then it might be easier if you applied for bioengineering straight out, since it's quite a hassle to transfer (then again, if you really wanted to do bioengineering or some impacted major like that, you'd probably be able to tough it out)</p>