<p>I heard that the English major at Berkeley is impacted but I've also heard that Berkeley admits transfer students by college(??).. so why does it matter if English is impacted? </p>
<p>Basically, would applying for an "impacted" major to the College of L&S at Berkeley lower my chances of getting in? (I hope this question makes sense >__<;;) Or should I just apply for a different, non-impacted major (such as art history)?</p>
<p>I’m not entirely sure off-hand if English is impacted or has a high admit GPA. You are admitted by college, but there are some majors that are basically declared for you once you SIR. With L&S, this is much more lenient due to the diversity of the particular colleg. So technically, you could apply as Art History (as long as you have the pre-reqs) and then declare English (as long as you have the requirements to declare completed).</p>
<p>Information on the requirements to declare here:
[Berkeley</a> English: The Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://english.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/index.html]Berkeley”>http://english.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/index.html)</p>
<p>If this website is anything to go by, English is not an impacted major. </p>
<p>[Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: List of Majors](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/majorlist.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/majorlist.html)</p>
<p>Humanities has the highest admit rate ;)</p>
<p>When you apply, you’re admitted by college. Once you’re in, you have to apply for a certain major, the more impacted it is the less of a chance you will have to get in to the major.</p>
<p>^^ Thank you guys so much for your help! 
I feel a lot less worried now~</p>