<p>Does the major of college influence your chance much? or as long as you apply to a certain college your chance will be around the same despite of your major?</p>
<p>Actually...major definitely influences your chances, although of course it depends on the school, and then the major. </p>
<p>For instance the Newhouse School of Communications' incoming freshmen have an average GPA of 3.8 (school average is 3.6) and SAT average 1350 (school average 1250). It has a 10% acceptence rate. Or take a look at NYU Tisch, the business school, admissions to which are far more selective than those going into arts & sciences. </p>
<p>In many cases if you don't get into your intended major, the school will consider you as an undeclared undergrad in the college of arts and sciences. Usuallly it is easy to then transfer into your program without being too far behind, or behind at all. In some cases transferring can be more tough than admissions as a freshmen. At Newhouse, if you don't get in and didn't put down a second choice, you will be rejected from the school entirely and not automatically considered undeclared. Then there are the rare cases where it is impossible to transfer into a program. Be sure to find out about this via the department's webpage or by e-mailing the general admissions office of the school.</p>
<p>If you are serious about getting into a very selective major (like journalism, film, business, or engineering, depending on the school), make sure to put down as your second choice a major in the college of arts and sciences wherever you apply to boost your chances of acceptence.</p>
<p>oh, Thank you for the advice, thats very useful to me</p>
<p>I've also been told by my guidance counselor that if you're planning on majoring in one of the "hot majors" (like biology, supposedly,) it means you'll have a harder time competing against all of the other potential biology majors, whereas if you pick something a bit more eclectic, you'll have an easier chance, especially if you're filling a niche.</p>
<p>Given that I'm interested in a common major, I've been told to put undecided on my applications. <em>shrug</em> Don't know if this is actually true, but it's what I've been told.</p>
<p>I think that s not true, cuz colleges will pick those pll who have passion about the major usually, I think</p>
<p>Well, it's true that you can get into schools using the "eclectic" approach, but many schools prevent you from transferring for just this reason. For example, no transfers to Tisch or Stern are allowed from the other colleges that make up NYU. UC Berkeley doesn't prevent it totally, but the number that are allowed to transfer to Engineering is extremely small.</p>
<p>Then there are schools that make you compete once you're in. For example, at Michigan, UC Berkeley, Indiana, and Washington (and others) you get into the college, but must then compete to get into the business program against others in the student body who want to enter the program.</p>