<p>So, I'm applying to UPenn for the fall and I'm a linguistics major. I have a really strong interest in the subject and I wrote all about it on my application. I visited the campus and met with the head of the undergrad department, and he told me that he had never seen a transfer student that was a linguistics major... I suppose the question is, since my major isn't very popular, will the somehow (negatively OR positively) affect the decision they make?</p>
<p>Unpopular majors are easier to get into for freshmen and transfers alike.</p>