<p>I applied to schools for the Classics and Hellenic Studies (Modern Greek), both of which don't really get a lot of love. (You wouldn't believe how many people ask me what the Classics is :() Does taking up an unusual major affect admissions positively at all, or does it have no effect? I don't think it'll matter that much, but I'm curious to know what other people think anyway.</p>
<p>I don’t think you will be disadvantaged, but applying under certain majors means a more competitive admissions process. These are typically majors that fall into different schools though, like Engineering, Nursing, or Architecture. Classics is still part of Arts & Sciences, which is a fairly large department, depending on where you go to school.</p>
<p>It depends on the university and the schools within the university. For example, applying to University of Chicago for economics is much more competitive than applying there for… English.</p>