Let's say I was pretty undecided, but chose Economics.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>And from what I've seen that's an impacted major (competitive and whatnot).</p>

<p>Is there any chance I'll be rejected for my major, because it's so competitive?</p>

<p>And is it too late for me to change or personally contact someone at Cal and change it?</p>

<p>Honestly, even if I get in, I'm going to change my major, so is there any way to do it now?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>By the way, I’m a senior in high school, so I’m not gonna be taking any Economics till Junior year anyways, right?</p>

<p>So will my major affect the outcome of my acceptance? I was rejected from LA even when (supposedly) my counselor said I would be in for sure.</p>

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<p>I applied for Econ, too, and was rejected at UCLA. Did you apply/get admitted to UCSD?</p>

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<p>got admitted to SD and Irvine under the same major.</p>

<p>I think I may have done Political Economy of Industrial Societies for Cal, but I’m pretty sure that has similar requisites to Econ.</p>

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<p>I got accepted at UCSD, too, but I didn’t apply to Irvine. That’s actually pretty interesting, because the US News Ranking for Econ Grad School places UCSD’s program one spot above UCLA’s program (#10 and #11, respectively). Berkeley, of course, is #3. I don’t know much else!</p>

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<p>I honestly, don’t know what to do.</p>

<p>Cal is my number one, I’ll be horrified if I don’t make it.</p>

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<p>The Colleges of Letters & Sciences and of Natural Resources do not admit people to majors, everyone is admitted undeclared so your intended major does not really matter</p>

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<p>anon5524485 is absolutely correct. If you are applying to L&S, your major is irrelevant. While it is true that Economics is an impacted major, that will only impact you once you are at Berkeley applying to get into it.</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks a bunch!</p>

<p>One less thing to excuse myself if I get rejected <.<</p>

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<p>Also, by impacted major, it means that for an Economics major that you’ll apply for before your 3rd year, you’ll have to have a 3.0+ for your pre-requisites. If you have < 3.0, you may or may not get it.</p>