<p>Well, the major that we declare in the common app is not binding and it is generally stated that it is not affect our chances of admission. However, in order to keep a balance admission officers always take into account our major interest. For example, Caltech and MIT want to have students not only into their science and engineering departments… so they may pick some applicants (maybe not as qualified as others) to follow an other academic pathway eg history, social sciences ect.
Yet, all these refer to non-typical procedures…</p>