<p>if u apply UNDECIDED does it INCREASE ur chances of getting into that college??
or is it better to declare a major...
OR
declare a NONCOMPETATIVE major and just change to the major u want later...
??
thanks</p>
<p>this is a very stupid procedure and one colleges catch onto instantly, most students apply unmajored, switching majors can be a very big hassle, and departmental approval in top 25 schools is almost like god saves the world chances. i have had an interviewer from a very fine school (which she told me not to mention) that some kids are blacklisted for this reason</p>
<p>What the hell schools are you applying to, zetsui? The major you state on an app is only a prospective major. You're applying to the college, not to a certain major...Or so I presume.</p>
<p>My feeling is that it makes absolutely no differenece. I know of no school that requires you to declare a major until long after you enroll.</p>
<p>no, it tells them that you are stupid and dont know what you want to do for a living. undecided = absolutely no planning. better decide on a major, and change once you get in. plus, why would you apply to a certain college when you dont know what you want to do. instead, go visit europe for a year after graduation and apply the next year</p>
<p>im tired,........</p>
<p>it doesnt make that much of a difference in the RD round, but in the Early rounds it can be a big indicator... if you really really want to go to the school you are applying to early, than they should see that you have a solid reason for wanting to go there. If in the early round they see that you dont have a top choice for a major (even though it is a prospective major) they might wonder why you want in early. </p>
<p>there are ways to play that, however. a good friend of mine (male) has no idea what he wants to major in and applied early to an elite school. he checked off a classics major though, because, honestly, as a male that can't hurt his chances. if anything, itll help him.</p>
<p>if that was true,dont you think more people would do it,insted of delcaring majors........?come on now,lets think before we ask questions</p>
<p>I know that at Johns Hopkins you HAVE to declare BME as your major because it is a more competitive pool. Other than instances such as these, I can't imagine why a major would be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>Slipstream JHU is exactly who I heard this from, I won't tell you whom though
ghost if you have no backing evidence, and nothing to contribute don't post stupid answers, most people can't plan what they will do for th rest of their life, this is the primary reason every college requires certain courses to be taken NO MATTER WHAT. One still needs to be exposed, this is what you will do with your life, and changing majors means throwing everything you put into that major (money, time) for something else. Trying to get departmental approval is like turning your poop into gold.</p>
<p>I can tell you that applying to JHU as a non premed could make you a more attractive candidate IF you have the resume to show interests in other fields. Hopkins can smell a closet premed a mile away. LOL So it does not pay to try to slip in as the old wolf in sheeps fleece. It just makes you look sneaky.</p>
<p>i agree jamim, again departmental approval is rare, and if u apply to grad schools they will see what u did, it is simply not worth the risk, if u like premed so much sexy you can get in if u really try, never give up hope</p>
<p>anyways i wanted to ask, what is the significance of a minor?</p>