How to declare a major on the Common App?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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I’ve heard a lot of discussion before about the pros and cons of declaring a major on college applications. The Common App, however, only seems to have a section called “Future Plans” under “Education” which does not list majors but career interests. I know I want to major in Latin/Classics, but I don’t know if I want to be a teacher, or a professor, or go to law school, or become a journalist, etc.

Is there a way I can declare a specific major in my application without my “career interest” ? Or is that in the college-specific questions?

Thanks

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It’s college-specific. Some colleges don’t even admit by major so if they even ask, it’s often more for data-gathering purposes.

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You can always mention it in your essays if you think mentioning it would help your case. For Latin/Classics, I’d think it’d help as long as you also have some records of being involved/interested in those fields.