<p>I chose majors for all 3 schools i applied to (UCB UCLA UCSD) but i'm just worried that i wont be able to switch once i'm there.</p>
<p>You can switch, but it is difficult. By the way, this is AW.</p>
<p>It's not hard to switch within a college.</p>
<p>What you put on the application is not a formal declaration of your major. They know that you will probably switch your major. In fact, they encourage exploration. So don't worry. (Not sure all this applies to the CoE, though.)</p>
<p>In the CoE, once admitted, they will expect you to take at least 2 technical courses (math, chem, physics) each semester and be on track towards graduating as an engineer so it can be very rigid. I advise against applying for engineering if you're not COMPLETELY set on engineering/related science because you will go through a lot trying to get your non-engineering planned course loads approved and such.</p>
<p>It's hard to switch into impacted majors like engineering, but other than that, it's not hard. You are technically undeclared when you apply to L&S and only declare your major at the end of sophomore year. If you apply to L&S, the box for major is only for statistical purposes and puts no restriction on the classes you take or the major you ultimately pursue.</p>
<p>At UCLA, it's only hard to switch schools. Switching majors, with the exception of heavily impacted majors, is relatively simple.</p>
<p>It's the same at most schools. It's easy to switch majors within a college but it's hard to switch between colleges (or schools). Assuming you applied to L&S, you'll be officially undeclared until junior year anyway. What you put on the app doesn't matter.</p>
<p>lets not forget that impacted majors should be taken into consideration, sometimes its not as easy as "switching" within a college if that is so</p>
<p>If we're talking about impacted majors, it's not hard to switch, just hard to switch into the major you want. With engineering it's another story altogether since every major is "impacted."</p>
<p>If you're even thinking about impacted majors, like Engineering, then go for those majors initially. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to get into those impacted majors later on.</p>