<p>Would it be better to declare a major or apply undecided on the freshmen application (in terms of helping you to get in)?</p>
<p>I don't think it matters. Compared to other universities, you are just applying to the university and not the specific college that your potential major will be in.</p>
<p>Yeah but when UF looks at their 25,000 or so applications, they will see more than 70% of the apps be for either engineering or undeclared.</p>
<p>On the other hand they will probably see under 500 for majors such as pre-dentistry or agriculture. Won't that increase your chances?</p>
<p>I since don't think it matters much. Others might difference in opinion on this, but from my experience it hasnt a played a major/significant role. Also most end up major in a CLAS major.</p>
<p>I don't think it matters much either.</p>
<p>they dont have you apply to a school; therefore they don't care what your major is. If they were worried about getting too many in certain majors, they would split the app into one for this overrun major(department, probably engi) and another for the reg CLAS or something. This would allow them to select fewer that would be available to that major and more evenly distribute their students. However, because they have not done this, they must not have a certain field which they are viewing as too populated. Thus, the major selected has no bearing on admittance....
My 2 bits</p>
<p>67% of college students change their majors while in college. Many chose engineering then find that all that math isn't for them. Some take a gen. ed class and find a passion they didn't know they had. </p>
<p>It makes sense not to box people in to a major until they have taken a class on campus.</p>