<p>This is probably a stupid question, but...</p>
<p>I was wondering if people can select a major that is not really popular or "in-demand" to get into the school of their choice easily. And once they get in, they would change their major to their preferred one, which could be much more demanding and hard to get in?</p>
<p>Can they do that? Or not.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>it might be difficult to change into certain majors, but it's not impossible.</p>
<p>In general, majors are not taken into account for admissions for the very reason that many people will change their mind at least once during their undergrad. Sometimes, if the major is very unusual (say, Ancient Egyptian Studies...I don't know, something like that, which is only offered at a handful of schools :P) and the applicant has ECs specific for that major, then it might help. Other than that, the effect is negligible/nil.</p>
<p>What is taken into consideration at many colleges though is the school you apply to (School of Arts and Science, School of Engineering, School of Business, etc) One school within a college may be more difficult to be admitted to than another (say, Wharton compared to CAS) In those schools however, it is often very difficult to transfer from one school to another (If you're admitted to SAS, it can be very difficult to internally transfer to the School of Business) This is sometimes referred to as "backdooring" and admissions officers are aware that some people may try that.</p>
<p>CDN just about covered everything.</p>