Does Major Choice Affect Admissions?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Case Western Reserve University
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<p>quick question-- does it matter what you choose as your major admissions wise? Like if you choose BME do you have a lower chance of getting in compared to if you chose let's say Women's and Gender Studies?</p>

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<p>no, CWRU has a “single-door” admissions policy. You are admitted to the university not the major.
<a href=“https://bme.case.edu/Undergrad/ProspectiveStudents”>https://bme.case.edu/Undergrad/ProspectiveStudents&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>Bump, can anyone confirm this?</p>

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<p>I was told by the admissions officer that while it is single door, there are looking for some diversity of study in their freshman class so while it may not count heavily, I was led to believe it had some bearing.</p>

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<p>I am sure they would not admit only BMEs or only Women’s and Gender Studies…</p>

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<p>Since pre-med and engineering are probably the bulk of their applicants, possibly it is easier to gain admission in the other areas.</p>

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<p>The single-door policy means you can major in anything you want once you get there.
It doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t consider intended major in their admissions process, but I’m guessing they don’t take it too seriously considering there wouldn’t be any consequences for someone who wrote down an obscure major they didn’t actually intend to pursue. </p>

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<p>So I’m confused… Let’s say I have average stats. do I have more of a chance being rejected as a BME major than as a Women’s and Gender Studies major bc BME is a lot more popular at Case?</p>

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<p>Bump :)</p>

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<p>I would think if you say you want to be a BME they would be looking for high science and math grades and related ECs. If you said you wanted to be a Women’s and Gender Studies major, I would think they would look for high english and history grades and related ECs. So if you say you want to major in a liberal arts but secretly want to study engineering, you need to have those abilities and courses to be prepared.</p>

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You are not required to declare your major until the end of your freshman year at CASE. It is indeed a single door policy. Many people double major as well, so whatever you place as a major on your application is not really going to increase or decrease you chances of acceptance.

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The only exception would possibly be nursing.

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Okay cool, thanks guys! :slight_smile:

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So, on paper, it doesn’t. But if an admissions counselor sees your intended major as Biomed Engineering on your application, he/she will inevitably look at your application within that context. So they will focus on your math/science classes vs. your humanities in hs. Anyone counselor would.