<p>I'm planning on applying as an STIA (science, technology, international affairs) major RD within SFS. From what I understand SFS is probably the hardest to get into, but does the fact that im an STIA major make it an easier for me to get in?</p>
<p>My stats are generally avg, SAT 2210 / ACT 32, 3.9 unweighted GPA, decent ECs,
so by no means do I think i have a Good shot at getting in.
My esssays are decent and the interview i will have in about a week im guessing wont be too bad.</p>
<p>Based on my scores alone I was considering applying to the business school, as I am also rather interested in business as well (not as much as the STIA major) and I think I probably have a better shot at getting in there? than into SFS</p>
<p>I don’t think they put much weight into your major, because there’s a good chance of you changing it anyway. However, they do care about which school you apply to, as some schools are harder to get into than others.</p>
<p>Well, the admissions rates for each of the schools are actually remarkably similar, none of them are more than 1% apart. However, each school would look for different EC’s and classes that you’ve participated in; someone accepted to McDonaugh might not meet the criteria of SFS or NHS.</p>
<p>They don’t consider your intended major, because most everybody switches a few times. Also, the SFS is not the hardest to get into, and they are no smarter than the College or NHS kids. People will get really annoyed if you keep saying that.</p>
<p>SFS is the hardest to get into. I’m at Georgetown right now, and I can tell you that most of the people I know in the SFS were also admitted to schools like Harvard, Princeton or Stanford, whereas kids in the other schools generally were considering places like Notre Dame, NYU, etc. Statistically, there’s not an enormous difference in acceptance rates, but the initial quality of SFS applications is just higher.</p>
<p>In regard to the original post, the intended major matters very little. People are always changing major, though they change schools much less frequently. STIA may give you some slight edge if the rest of your application demonstrates a commitment to science. Otherwise, not so much.</p>