<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I'm wavering between biology and environmental sciences... Does the choice of major affect my chance? If it does, which major would increase my chance?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, to a certain extent it does. In your case, since the two majors you’re wavering between are so intertwined, I would say it doesn’t matter what you put, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be too worried either.</p>
<p>Environ Sci is a little more unique so I’d personally put that, but it doesn’t matter…colleges are aware that applicants are likely going to actually major in something different than what they planned to</p>
<p>I don’t think it makes a difference.</p>
<p>No. They assume that you’re going to change it 3 or 4 times before you graduate anyway.</p>
<p>Whichever you think correctly represents your application. If you shadowed doctors and helped at biology-centered research labs, go with biology. If you participated in environment science-based extracurriculars, go with enviromental science. Who did your recs will probably influence this too. If it’s a tie (unlikely), I’d say environmental science. It will at least somewhat differentiate you from the thousands of pre-meds applying.</p>
<p>I don’t think it would hugely increase your chances, but you may as well give it a try.</p>
<p>Only your choice of which school (CAS, SEAS, Wharton, Nursing) affects your chance.</p>