<p>No way!</p>
<p>Does it really?</p>
<p>for example, say i am applying to the foreign service school of gerogetown u. would it be easier to apply for the business school if i really wanna go to georgetown?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure major doesn't affect college admissions...</p>
<p>I was under the impression it does. At the least the schools youll enter in at a university.</p>
<p>Once you decide which school within the university to apply to, the major generally doesn't matter. If you want to go to SFS, apply there. If you want to go to the business school, apply there. Don't apply to business if you really want to go to SFS. For schools that are harder to get into initially, do not assume that you can easily transfer. Georgetown understands this strategy and it often doesn't work.</p>
<p>wasn't it a trick people used to use to get into the ivies? </p>
<p>like they'd apply to, say calligraphy major (you get the point) and then transfer to economics or whatever.</p>
<p>I think they know about it though, and can sniff such rats out...your subjects in school have to be inclined towards your major in at least SOME way, or else you need a lengthy convincing explanation.</p>
<p>Transferring between schools can be ugly. </p>
<p>Please do not do this in hopes of upping your chances for acceptance. If you apply for a major you are not as passionate about, it WILL show in your application. If you are applying as an English major with nothing but science awards, electives, research, et cetera.. you will be sniffed out.</p>
<p>major choice can play a part if you are applying to a particular school within a college that has limited seats and greater competition vs another school. Specialty programs such as schools of business ect may be more difficult to get accepted to as compared to the school of liberal arts. Make sure you check the school's website for stats comparing acceptance rates to the different schools within the college.</p>
<p>what if your school didn't have any classes related to your intended major?
for example, i'm interested in psychology, but my school has nothing even remotely close to a psych class. i have an EC record and electives full of math, but i don't intend on pursuing mathematics in college. do colleges actually care?</p>
<p>For some schools it makes no difference. At some schools it can make a tremendous difference. I have been told that the school you like at GT is the most selective of its schools.</p>
<p>I know the Fiske Guide specifically says the Georgetown takes the school you are applying to into account when they review your application. But I remember reading some stats somewhere on the internet that showed that the SFS wasn't significantly harder to get into than the other schools, so there is no real reason not to just apply to that school directly.</p>
<p>If you have ECs and classes that tie in with your prospective major (business, taking AP Econ and prez of FBLA), than I expect that I would only help you, because it shows that you have a passion and you aren't a wishy-washy kind of person -- you know what you want to do with your life.</p>