<p>I have a question: My daughter was accepted EA as a biology major, but has since decided that she wants to be a neuropsychology major. Should she contact admissions to instigate this change, or wait until summer orientation to tell her advisor she'd like to change her major? Since it appears that many of the courses would overlap, she's not sure whether it's necessary to say anything yet. I was just wondering whether letting them know now makes sense, in order to get an advisor in the psychology department rather than in the biology department when it's time to choose freshman year classes.</p>
<p>Send an email to admissions and request the change now. When you show up for NSO they will assign advisors based on your major so it is better to start out in the field you think you want. Unless you are targeting a restricted major they will usually grant the change in a couple of days. At least, that is all it took for my son to change from political science to Economics last spring after he was accepted EA.</p>
<p>And to add on to what above said. Changing earlier is an easier process then later</p>
<p>You can change majors at NSO too. I did that and it was really easy (easier than when I changed majors once again the following year since I was responsible for collecting the departmental signatures this time!)</p>
<p>I’m not 100% sure but I don’t think the NSO advisors were specific to majors - just within the same department (Natural Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, etc.). So it shouldn’t be a major curveball for them if she switches between two science majors at orientation.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help everyone. I have advised my daughter to contact admissions to ask them whether it would make more sense to get the change done now or wait until NSO in early June. Nineum, I hope that it will be easy for her to switch between these two majors in the college of natural sciences. Next on the agenda is taking care of the placement tests for math and foreign language.</p>