<p>I am a junior in college, so this does not apply to me, but I am curious, so I will ask it anyways.</p>
<p>I have heard of female hs students who intentionally put down a false major to increase their chances of admission. For example, I have heard that students will put down "physics" because they believe the "female science thing" will improve their chances of admission, even thought they are really interested in the social sciences or humanities. </p>
<p>So, I didnt really think that intended major really mattered all that much unless you are going to a specialized school for a particular area. Do intended majors really matter?</p>
<p>And secondly, does anyone else think this is both strange and disingenuious? I find it almost unethical to do so, but do some people just consider it working the system?</p>
<p>I've heard of all sorts of "tricks" with intended major. </p>
<p>I'm not terribly certain how effective it could help. Actually, now that I think of it, this might only work at schools mostly dedicated to the hard sciences, such as Caltech. The ratio of males to females at such schools is rather abyssmal so it could help for admission to them. However, these are also the same colleges thst are least likely to offer what you really want to study, especially if its like music, history, or some other liberal arts degree. </p>
<p>If you intend to apply to a college that offers a wide range of majors, such as cornell or berkeley, I think all it will do is add some frustration to registering for classes those first few semesters and not actually help with admission.</p>