<p>How competitive is it to major in economics as an incoming undergraduate?</p>
<p>well since its in the college of arts and sciences if you get in to USC there is absolutely no competition what so ever to be an economics major and at far as i know except for a few of the very specialized schools (film, music, etc.) its not hard to transfer into them (business, communications, etc)</p>
<p>So It’s not hard to get in as an economics major?</p>
<p>anyone who gets into to USC can say I want to be an economics major and be one without having an admission process into the major just like every other school in the country…in other words any liberal arts majors are not competitive to get into in anyway. (economics is a liberal arts major)</p>
<p>Does applying as an unpopular major affect the chances of getting in said university?</p>
<p>No. USC won’t just accept you if you want to be in an unpopular major program. You still needs the grades, experience and scores to back it up.</p>
<p>I know that. I have a 4.1 weighted GPA, IB, decent ECs, won’t go into detail for this, but let’s say I’m a qualified applicant. If qualified applicant A goes to lets say a popular major and qualified applicant B goes to an unpopular major. The applicant B will most likely get in more than qualified applicant A, assuming both have similar credentials?</p>
<p>I am just curious about this aspect. Sorry if you misinterpreted what I was trying to inquire.</p>
<p>Your stated major on the application is not a legally binding commitment; it’s what you think you might want to study at school. As such you will be judged based on all the other applicants applying to the specific sub-school (Arts & Sciences, Business, Engineering etc), not a specific major.</p>
<p>Schools are sensitive to applicants trying to “game the system”. If anything, stating a sudden desire to pursue a major in The Manufacturing Techniques of Ancient Etruscan Pottery may actually work against you. Now, if you have a collection of Etruscan pottery that you’ve been obsessed with since you were 8-years old, that’s a different story (and one that would probably grab the attention of the admissions committee).</p>
<p>No, I knew what you were trying to say. USC doesn’t compare Letters Arts and Science college applicants against one another based upon what they want to study.</p>