<p>To all those waitlisted applicants, i'm sure you guys know that the FAQ for us (yes i was waitlisted too, another son of a b fighting for your spot) says that whoever gets in depends on whatever major is available. </p>
<p>So I was just wondering if anyone knew the most popular majors in the sch. I personally applied for International and Area studies which I'm sure ppl are getting their claws on it.</p>
<p>People change their majors quite frequently. You don't actually declare your major until Sophomore year, so I don't think decisions are made on the basis of what major you put down on the application. That being said, it still probably is somewhat random in regards to who gets chosen when there are so many qualified people to choose from.
However, to answer your question, I would say Bio/Chem is a pretty popular major in the beginning...</p>
<p>WUSTL does not accept you into a specific major, so I doubt it matters what you put down...</p>
<p>Go to College</a> Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics and plug in Washington University and go to the second page of colleges. Click on WU and look at the numbers of students listed under "programs." That's one indication of most popular majors.</p>
<p>Also, a poster called collegehelp compiled a list of numbers of undergrad majors at all the top universities. I'll try to link it but if it doesn't work, go to "search forum" in the "college search-selection" forum and search for: Undergrad Majors at Top Universities and you'll find the thread. It's got numbers for majors in all the top universities, and a separate list for liberal arts colleges. </p>
<p>wow thanks so much for the link. it's absolutely superb.</p>
<p>i found out that only 3 dudes took my major last year, does this mean i have a higher chance of getting off that waitlist? just a glimmer of hope i see, or am i imagining stuff.</p>
<p>u are imagining stuff. HAHAHA</p>
<p>However, WashU does accept you into a specific school, so the school may matter.</p>
<p>Thank you! I have been looking for a link like this one, as the major enrollment info is not on any college's website. Very helpful, thanks again.</p>
<p>admittedly picking an obscure or unpopular major most likely does 'improve' your chances of getting in, since the school needs to justify fielding a department. My brother went to a more competitive school than WashU, and credited getting in with the fact that he applied to study classics, although he promptly changed it. I applied to study philosophy, and was probably not the best applicant out there, but I have since learned they are trying to double the number of phil majors (they only have about 40) and so that probably influenced their decision.</p>