<p>If I were to apply to a competitive university as an economics major, will it reduce my chances since Eco is by far the most popular major? Is it better to apply as a, say, math or a political science major in you really want to get into a college?</p>
<p>yes and no. if the schools program is competitive in that field, yes you will have a hard time getting into that program. usually would have to fullfill requirements before entrance. however, it has no impact on your admissions, ie, they cant turn you down because the schools program is competitive. they cant put you in another program until your admitted to it,but you would be admitted.</p>
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it has no impact on your admissions, ie, they cant turn you down because the schools program is competitive. they cant put you in another program until your admitted to it,but you would be admitted.
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<p>Really? Is this true?
So does this mean for UCLA, even if I don't get admitted to the Business Economics major, I could stll be admitted to UCLA and attend there until I get admitted to another program of my choice?</p>
<p>I thought my admission was only limited to my first- and second- choice major. I thought if you fail your first-choice major (Business Economics), you get reviewed for your second-choice major (which tend to be slightly less competitive), and if you don't get admitted to either of them, you get rejected from UCLA and not get any admission at all.</p>
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>No dhl3 you are right...UT Austin has the same deal. However, I think the only way a major can make or break your transfer chances is if it's within a different, more competitive undergraduate school. In the case of UT, Econ (Coll. Liberal Arts) is far easier to be accepted into than Finance (McCombs). I'm not too familiar with the school setup at UCLA. As for schools that have one undergraduate school, like Chicago, they say your major choice is not going to affect your chances, just be sure that you have completed courses leading in the direction of that major.</p>
<p>Wait, so you guys are saying that if I were to apply for Bizz Econ major in UCLA and not get acepted for that, but list down a secondary major (lets say, English) that is less impacted, then they would still admit me, under the English major?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>But remember, once you are an english major, you can never switch your major to any in the Economics Department (Business Economics, Economics, Economics/International Area Studies).</p>
<p>Oh and in case you didn't know, you are applying for the PRE-MAJOR for the BizEcon, not the major itself. So that means even if you get admitted to the BizEcon Pre-major, if you get rejected for the BizEcon major after completing the pre-major courses in UCLA, then you will be placed in either Economics or Economics/Internation Area Studies.</p>
<p>That's the thing I dont' like about UCLA. I really don't see any point of attending UCLA if I were not to be in the BizEcon major. It's like even if get admitted from cc, if you get rejected for the actual major itself, then all that effort goes into waste and you just have to be in the "bizecon reject major" economics.</p>
<p>ah nvm... I just read this link thing for the UC transfer FAQ, and this one section completely got me:</p>
<p>Does your campus admit students in an alternate major if they cannot be
accommodated in a first-choice major?</p>
<p>UCLA: In general, applicants are not considered for admission to alternate majors.</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>That sucks...Why even have an alternate major listed..</p>
<p>Because all other schools except UCB and UCLA do consider the alternate major.</p>
<p>I applied to Northwestern University and was rejected based on the fact that the School of Communications accepts fewer students than the School of Arts and Sciences. I wanted into the Film Program and I was told there were far too many EXCELLENT applicants and they were sorry they couldn't accept me. I think if I'd applied to the Arts and Sciences I may have had a better shot at an acceptance but you never know. I got into UChicago so I'm not really sure where I fall.</p>
<p>But yes, if a certain major is in a school which accepts less students than a different school, you stand a chance that if you're not top o' the class you will have a harder time. Numbers game, really.</p>