For example, if someone were to apply for a less popular major, are their chances higher than one applying for a more populated major? Also I heard when applying for engineering, you don’t compete on seats. How is the admission process different with engineering?
Yes, the first choice major you select is hugely important. Not only because you should craft your application arguing why you’re deserving a seat, but also because admissions decisions are made at the college/school level. This means all applicants for Liberal Arts are compared against one another rather than history majors against other history majors, for example. Some majors are more competitive than others, like engineering and business,
Engineering is the exception tot eh college/school rule. Applicants to their chosen major are compared against one another, so petroleum applicants are compared against other petroleum applicants, mechanical against mechanical, and so on.
Thank you so much! I had wondered how they did the engineering and began to think they have two teams for applications. One for application to the school and another for their major.