Do you have a better chance of getting into a college if you apply undecided? (major)

Applying to College
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Just the title

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Depends upon the school. Some schools admit by major and some do not so you need to check the admission policies of the schools you are interested in applying.

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Depends on the school. Be weary though, if you know what you want to do, you may not always be able to transfer or get the classes that you really want to take. Undecided is for those who want to explore options.

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It won’t matter

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http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1947599-faq-does-intended-major-make-it-easier-or-more-difficult-to-get-into-a-college.html

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This is what I wrote on a similar thread:

  1. If a college admits by major then it could be difficult to make an internal transfer into some of the more competitive majors. You would need to understand any limitations to the availability of majors that can be easily switched into from undecided.

  2. If a college does not admit by major then admission officers are well aware of the fact that you can change majors once you have been admitted to the school. I’ve heard admission officers say that in this scenario they don’t pay much attention to the intended major as about half of the applicants come in as undecided and about half of those coming in with a designated major end up switching it while they are at the college. (The only time an intended major may have an impact is if an applicant has a long standing history of involvement with an obscure major – ex. has done significant research, pursued upper level classes etc which doesn’t seem to be the case for you.)

Admissions officers have seen every way to game the system and they are wise to these ploys.

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Are there any ways to find out if a college admits by major?