<p>My daughter is 90% sure of her major. But I know that stands a good chance of changing. The question is, does declaring her major at the time of application give her a better chance of being accepted INTO HER MAJOR, than if she were to apply as undecided and declare her major at a later time?
I've heard horror stories about kids who waited to declare until after freshman or into sophomore year only to find that their major was full or that the school needed to leave room for incoming freshmen. I've also heard of cases where a student declared upon application and was wait-listed because there were too many incoming freshmen with the same major.
Does it depend on the school? And, if so, how would we find out?
THANKS!!!</p>
<p>It depends on the school.</p>
<p>Some schools admit freshmen by major. Changing major to a more popular one may be difficult. However, the popular majors may be more selective for freshman admissions (e.g. see San Jose State: [SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1212.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1212.html) ).</p>
<p>Other schools admit freshmen undeclared, to declare later. Usually, declaring a major is easy for those who complete the prerequisites, but some popular majors may require applying to declare.</p>
<p>Other schools do some combination. For example, the arts and sciences division may admit freshmen undeclared, but the engineering division may admit freshmen into specific majors.</p>
<p>You have to look on each school’s web site and/or ask the schools directly to find out which situation applies to the school.</p>