Applying Undeclared to the UCs

Applying to College
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<p>DK, I'm not sure what you think you've read but it says this on the Davis admission site (FAQ for counselors)
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Are a student's prospects of being admitted better if he or she applies as "undeclared" or "exploratory" or in a specific major?</p>

<p>There is no advantage or disadvantage to a student who applies as undeclared or exploratory.
<a href="http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/counselors/counselor_faq.cfm%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D"&gt;http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/counselors/counselor_faq.cfm

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</a></p>

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<p>NO! perhaps it stated it on the UC App because i know i myself didn't make it up. i don't drink, i don't smoke, i don't go hyphy, so i know i wasn't hallucinating.</p>

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<p>I don't think undeclared or not matters in most cases. However, if you're stats are bit low I would avoid applying for impacted or popular majors in which your major might get taken into some consideration. </p>

<p>Although I have no direct proof, I've found that there are always some people who realize later that they might have gotten in had they not thrown themselves into an ultra competitive department.</p>

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<p>are biological sciences majors impacted?</p>

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<p>It depends on the major and campus.</p>

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<p>What about ChemE or BioE majors at Berkeley?</p>

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<p>These are things that might be useful to look up on your own.</p>

<p><a href="http://cheme.berkeley.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://cheme.berkeley.edu/&lt;/a>
<a href="http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>well my friend had below avg stats so she applied for the genetics and plant biology major at UCB as an admission strategy and got admitted. However she got rejected to UCSD and UCLA due to her low stats...so maybe applying for a major does make somewhat of a difference?</p>