<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>Im an international undergraduated student from Germany and want to apply to almost every UC college ( well except of UCB ). However, I am not quite sure about my major. I have some maors in mind, but I'm not 100% determined. But I wonder if picking undecided / undeclared decreases my chances to get in the university ? Or is it just fine to pick this major ?
If I pick undecided and the university accepts me, when will I have to pick a major ?</p>
<p>kind regards</p>
<p>Undecided is fine. Most colleges usually need you to pick a major by the end of your 2nd year. You have lots of time. Indeed, many colleges want you to sample before you lock yourself in.</p>
<p>It depends on the school and the division within the school (Letters and Science, Engineering, etc.). In some schools or divisions, freshman applicants apply to a major; if admitted, they are in the major, but changing major requires applying to do so. In others, all students are considered without regard to selected major, and enter undeclared, to declare major later (typically late in one’s second year). At some schools, some majors are impacted, so you would have to apply to declare the major and have a backup major plan in case you are not admitted to the major.</p>
<p>State universities under budget pressure are more likely to admit by major and require applying to change or declare major, since they may be running much closer to full capacity; well endowed schools are better able to afford the excess capacity needed to accommodate unrestricted changing or declaring of major.</p>
<p>okay , alright !
However I still have on question. Lets say I cant decide between Engineering and Letter and Sience ( for example chemical enigneering and economics ). When I chose Undecided / Letter and Science, will I still be able to major in Engineering once I got accepted ?</p>
<p>Bump since I have to finish application today :P</p>
<p>Switching into engineering is often more difficult than switching out of engineering, but you’ll have to ask on the forums specific to each school, or ask the schools directly, to be sure.</p>
<p>If you think you are leaning towards engineering, apply to engineering. You can usually move to non-engineering more easily than the other way around. At many schools your first 1-2 years of engineering requires many of the same classes, so you have at least a year to determine what kind of engineering you are most interested. If you decide to go the other route, majoring in non-engineering, make sure your electives have you taking the same first year courses so that if you decide to move to engineering you have a better chance of being able to switch colleges and you don’t lose time. (First year classes are usually loaded with calculus and physics for engineering majors.)</p>