<p>Being a college freshman next semester, I still don't know what I want to major in and therefore chose the Undecided major. I have an interest in Biology but am not sure about declaring a Biology major just yet. My first choice of major is Undecided and second is Biology (I'm deciding whether to switch the two). Will choosing to be Undecided waste one's time in college because others have already chosen their majors and have a head start?</p>
<p>What school are you going to next year? (It makes a difference at some colleges, and doesn't make a difference at others...)</p>
<p>I plan on attending Texas A&M which is big on agriculture and life sciences.</p>
<p>I always discourage being undecided. Even if you are truly undecided, it's better to pick something to shoot for then roam around being undecided. I've seen many students in my day that roamed around for a long time being undecided. At most schools you can always change it later.</p>
<p>Another thing to think about is that in some schools it is difficult to get into certain majors if you didn't start out in that major.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the important thing isn't your major during the first year, but what classes you took. If you are undecided but still take all the intro bio classes then you will be off to the same start as someone majoring in bio. On the other hand you could just declare the bio major and change it later if you decide on something else like dr_reynolds said. I personally would go with the latter option (in fact, I did). As a bio major, you can still take some courses in other subjects if you are curious about them.</p>
<p>Declare biology.You wont have any problems switching to another science major.I just checked the semester by semester curriculum for the different sciences.They all take biology,gen chem,calc 1 and 2,physics.As long as you decide, before your sophomore year, what you want to major in, you should be fine declaring biology for now.</p>
<p>You would even be able to switch to some of the engineering majors like chem Engr. and bioengineering as long as you are sure what you want to major in before the the start of sophomore year(third semester).</p>
<p>If the university you apply to has impacted (limited) majors, I recommend declaring one of those. That way, you'll give yourself the most freedom to choose your major when you do decide. Also, if your university has internal colleges or schools, choosing a major within one of those may let you skip paperwork when you do declare.</p>