ASK CC: Are colleges consider selected major deciding on admission of an internationa

International Students
1

<p>I mean, if two people had identical stats but different majors, chemistry and hospitality service for an example, and rivaled for an admission and full ride scholarship, does the chemistry student would have greater chances for winning? If yes, than how much of an advantage he/she would have over the economy student? Thx for the answers in advance!</p>

2

<p>it’s not the major per se (except at some colleges whre there are special designated scholarships for the arts or for science or for music or for languages - U Richmond, St Olaf, Lake Forest for example have major-specific scholarships.)
it’s how well your proposed major “fits” with your academic background; so if you say you want to major in chemistry and have a 5 in AP chemistry, summer internship experience in a lab, and an advanced independent study in chemistry, you’ll be favored over someone who wants to major in chemistry but doesn’t have all these accomplishments. If you have that background and want to major in Economics, and there’s someone with a good essay about why they want to major in economics at that particular college, decent economics and statistics grades, the other student will be picked. It’s not the major: it’s the “fit”.
Finally, typically, it’s neither Economics nor chemistry that would “help”, but the majors that end in “studies” (Asian Studies, American Studies, Women Studies, International Studies) AS LONG AS you have a decent academic background for the subject and can show your interest for it convincingly.</p>

3

<p>Ok, thx for the answer, but I don’t get the part about “studies”. “Studies” is the category in American system of tertiary education that stays higher than “major”?
I’d like to know, do the American colleges choose preliminarily number of students that they want to enroll for studying each particular major (or area of study)? For an example, a dean thinks, “Ok, this year we’re gonna enroll 123 students for Accounting and 4321 students for Actuarial Science.” Or this isn’t work like that?
Also a link on good, comprehensive description of American system of tertiary education would be appreciated because I still not totally familiar with how it works.</p>

4

<p>By "end with ‘studies’ ", I meant the NAME of the major ends with the word “studies”.</p>

<p>You can read about K-12 (compulsory education): here
[WHAT</a> DO STUDENTS DO AT U](<a href=“http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~el6/presentations/pres_c2_uss/Index.htm]WHAT”>http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~el6/presentations/pres_c2_uss/Index.htm)</p>

<p>You can read about higher education here:
<a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/&lt;/a&gt;
Contact an admissions adviser. They are in 170 countries!</p>

<p>NO there’s no limit or minimum for specific majors, except engineering. However if some subjects don’t have enough students enrolled in them, and an applicant shows interest for them, then it might make them a little more interesting than someone who announces a major half the freshman class wants (many freshmen speak of going premed, for example). If you want to major in classics, philosophy, international studies, women’s studies, Asian studies… you’d probably stand out a little. But it’s only if everything else if good and there’s an absolute “tie” between two students.</p>