Do UCs ever reject an applicant based on their intended major?

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<p>I am thinking of UC Berkeley</p>

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<p>They shouldn’t.</p>

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<p>But they do.</p>

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<p>^ Really~?! I never heard that before!</p>

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<p>Some majors are more competitive than others. There are simply more applicants for certain majors (generally a lot of schools its science-related majors).</p>

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<p>Yeah some majors are impacted which means they are more competitive to get in.</p>

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<p>A lot of people get rejected to get into the Computer Science program at Cal. So yes, some of the more competitive UCs reject people based on their major selection/choice.</p>

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<p>That’s really interesting. So someone with an intended major of Biochemistry has a greater chance than someone with an intended major of History?</p>

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<p>^ well not necessarily. I think both are equal in acceptance rates. </p>

<p>When I’m talking about rejected to a certain major i’m talking about more engineering, computer science, pre-med, architecture, fine arts. Especially UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering. Kind of hard to get into. So basically, the top notch programs in the UCs are competitive to get into.</p>