I heard being an asian male in engineering is basically a guaranteed rejection. Is there anyway to identify as Indian as opposed to simply Asian. Would a change like this increase my chances of acceptance? Also, since computer science is the stereotypical major for asian males, would picking a different engineering (like ChemE or BiomE) increase chances instead of applying as a comp sci major?
Thanks
It is not.
If that mattered (and often it does not), that may not necessarily be advantageous.
If a college admits by major, and your actual desired major is more selective, then entering the college under a less selective major means that you will face another admission process later to get into your actual desired major. This is because the more selective major is filled to capacity, so those changing major must compete for the few available spaces freed due to attrition.
Why do you think and what give you an impression you are going to be a guaranteed rejetion? Which school are you trying or have apply to?
Have you been to top engineering schools?
No, you will not be rejected automatically.
Re major selection…it is better have to some connection between your high school academics/activities and a chosen major.
You’re about to enter a very analytical field. Please be on the look out now for false/exaggerated info that comes your way. Your first sentence is simply nutso and you need to go back and challenge where you got those assumptions.
There is a Race in College Applications thread pinned at the top of this forum. Please make further posts there.