<p>What are the hardest and easiest majors (in terms of getting accepted) at Yale?
I'm thinking about doing chemical engineering....</p>
<p>I don't think many majors are selective... I know EP&E (ethics, politics, and economics) is, but I haven't heard about any of the sciences discriminating in who they'll take.</p>
<p>Best,
DMW</p>
<p>Really? I've heard that the sciences and pre-med are more selective... and that selecting a major that is more unpopular makes it slightly easier to get accepted
can anyone else confirm dmw? I'm hoping that picking a major in chem. eng or any other science won't affect anything</p>
<p>Harvard says major doesn't affect anything. Probably the same for yale.</p>
<p>I declared Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and was accepted RD. People have always speculated that declared majors are last -ditch determining factors in the admissions process. That said, I think that since Yale College is so flexible about exploring new disciplines and such, it doesn't make sense that the admissions office would focus on prospective majors. I know mine has changed (in my head, at least) about twenty times.</p>
<p>But, my word is not law. Any other thoughts?</p>
<p>yea, i talked to my college counselor at the beginning of the year about it, and she said the major you list doesn't make that much of a difference. they look for diversity, as always, but the listed major doesn't do much - especially since most people who go to yale change their majors a bunch of times (or at least, that seems true anecdotally).
scott, is that you man? we really need to get off college confidential dude.</p>
<p>I think the only three with an application are</p>
<p>Architecture
EPE
and Cognitive Science</p>
<p>Cog Sci is relatively easy to get into but the other two are not so much.</p>
<p>You have to apply for International Studies, too.</p>
<p>And, yeah this is scott... giantoreo, huh? I have no idea.</p>
<p>haha, sorry scott - it's amira, your jsa bud. i forgot the oreo thing meant ambiguity.
you also have to apply to 4 year ba/ma programs, if you consider that a major.</p>
<p>I was right! I didn't want to guess and be wrong, but I had just been looking at your facebook profile and I saw your AIM name. Hooray.</p>
<p>And the five year BM/MM, music program! Application and audition.</p>
<p>And you're completely right. We need to get off of this site. :)</p>