<p>To apply to say Georgetown or UVA, would it be easier to get into those schools if I put a major which i'm guessing nobody takes. For example, if I put that my number 1 choice was slovak studies, would that make it easier to get in than say applying to Olin studying finance? Or do they just accept all the students they like then see what major they are interested in doing. </p>
<p>I'm guessing there must be SOME weight on what you put as your major as a university can't end up with 1000 students wanting to study in the business school. So there must be a quote for each major.</p>
<p>This scheme is fairly examined. If you do a search on this forum, you’ll see the same question gets asked about every third day. For the vast amount of scenarios, intended major is irrelevant. You’ve not stumbled upon a magic ticket here, sorry.</p>
<p>When they look at your application, and see that you’re fluent in Slovakian, took third prize in the Slovakian Folk Dance Festival, Founded the Slovakian Club at School, etc. etc. etc. A school may look at your resume and say WOW, what a great fit and choose you over another student in a close case.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I suppose it could help in the “Why Do I want to go to Podunk?” Essay. However, it also could look odd (perhaps like you’re trying to game the system) if you say you have this esoteric interest, that isn’t apparent from anything you’ve done in your life.</p>
<p>It can often be more difficult to get into a university’s engineering, science, or business college than LAS. Within LAS college, for colleges that consider major when applying, some majors can sometimes be more difficult for entry because of far too many applicants or just that higher stats are needed. However, it would be a misconception to assume an obscure major is easier than most. The problem with majors that have small number of applicants is that also means the college devotes far fewer resources to it, only a very small number of teachers and classrooms, with the result that only a very small number of students are admitted for the major and the admission rate for that particular major can often be lower than most others.</p>