<p>is it easier to get in to jhu if you're not applying as a premed/engineering major?</p>
<p>probably is</p>
<p>I think it would be less competitive and thus easier</p>
<p>No, because you would get into your second choice if not accepted in your first. Only if your first and second choice were hard to get in majors, would you be at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>but both if your choices are less competitive... then it would be easier regardless</p>
<p>Why would you say that? You would get into your first choice, and someone of similar intellegence, who did not get into his number 1 choice, would get into his second choice.</p>
<p>why would he not get into his first choice just because you're getting into yours?</p>
<p>wait...i thought you werent bound to these- arent they just intended majors?</p>
<p>good point brwneyedgirl- can't we change majors once/if we get accepted?</p>
<p>pample, I don't understand your question.</p>
<p>i think it has more to do with your extracurriculars and the classes you took. for example, if you apply as a music major, yet your transcript shows no music ECs and a couple of bio internships and a heavy science courseload, the admissions officer is gonna be able to see right through that.</p>
<p>lol nevermind, i didn't understand what you were saying either. but i agree with exonian that you have to have ECs backing up your area</p>
<p>i dont really get what you mean when you guys say "accepted into your first or second choice." unless you're applying BME, i dont think they tell you that you were "accepted" into a certain major- i was just wondering if choosing a less popular major as what you would possibly be interested in (assuming your ec's are compatible) might help your chances of getting in</p>
<p>i don't know, thats what i was wondering as well. i was just confused about what carrera was saying. oh, do you mean in terms of schools? for example it would be easier to get in if french were your primary interest rather than if it were, say, biology? but then someone with biology gets pushed out of a spot?</p>
<p>All I am saying is that a BME for your first major will not hurt your chances.</p>
<p>i thought BME majors were considered separately, and then all other majors are equal. as in, it's harder for BME majors to get in, but EE majors and history majors are compared in the same pool.</p>
<p>non-bme engineering majors are admitted to jhu at the highest rate.</p>
<p>there is NO pre-med major at JHU!</p>
<p>however, students who express a strong interest in BME and Biology will face the stiffest competition. hopkins is academically well rounded, but receives more Applicants who are interested in these majors than any of the other majors. International Studies is the 2nd most popular major among enrolled students, but this major requires courses from an array of academic departments- it's interdisciplinary- unlike most majors which focus on a single department. An interest in international studies will not negatively affect your chances in the slightest bit- even though it's so popular.</p>