<p>Kind of a stupid question, but how easy is it to switch majors within the same school...could I change majors after freshman year (considering I probably won't do anything towards the major anyway)?</p>
<p>Well if it's within the same school (ie changing from a Psych major to a Sociology major within Weinberg) shouldn't be difficult at all...you don't have to declare until the end of your sophomore year, I believe. And isn't it like that at all schools? </p>
<p>Changing from a Weinberg major to Medill or Engineering, for example, would be much more difficult.</p>
<p>Sorry if I sound totally ignorant, but then what was the point of declaring a major during the app process (or is that just to give a direction where your headed).</p>
<p>to give them an idea of what you are interesting, so they can attempt to diversify. Do they really want 1000 journalism majors, and no communications majors? Even if they might switch, at least they can attempt to create diversity. At least that's what I think.</p>
<p>Some majors are also more important to know than others. For example, I know there is a cap on theatre majors...and they need to know which school you're applying to (Communications, Weinberg, Medill, McCormick,etc.), as they can have slightly different standards for admission. yeah. But overall, transferring is easy within Weinberg, and difficult but possible from school to school.</p>
<p>What schools are the hardest to get into? Is the order something like Journalism, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, etc.?</p>
<p>McCormick > Medill > College > Communications > Music > SESP</p>
<p>I thought that Medill was extremely difficult to get into because it is ranked 2 in the nation or something like that. I would have expected that to be harder than McCormick. Thanks.</p>
<p>Well, Medill is hard but at the same time McCormick is hard because you need to have the skills (heavy quantitative background) to even be considered seriously.</p>
<p>Heavy quantitative background meaning AP and honors classes?</p>
<p>Does anybody know anything about the Film, Television, and Radio major or know anybody with experience in the program? I am going into it if I make it into NU and I want to know how happy anybody was with it. Furthermore, can anybody explain about courses and what a freshman and sophomore is expected to take before they work for their major? Meaning, math and science courses, foreign language, etc.</p>
<p>mwbashful18, I can't help you on the RTVF front, but as I'm a theatre major, I'm also in the School of Communications. So. I can help with gen ed. requirements. </p>
<p>They are extrememely lax and easy to fill in Communications. I believe you need 2 Math and/or Science courses, 3 "Individual/social behavior" courses (religion, sociology, psychology, anthro, education, etc.), and 3 Humanities/Fine Arts courses. Then you just have to fufill your major requirements. I'm a freshman, and I should be finished with all my gen ed stuff by the end of this year...1st quarter next year at the latest. :) It's lovely, really...you get to focus on what really interests you.</p>
<p>Thank you so much rocketpixy; I have been wondering what kind of courses I should expect the first quarter of college lately. I have applied to UMich-Ann Arbor, but would regret going due to the extremely competitive course load and such, so I'm not so keen on UMich. I really am not that great at math and science and I think it would be just perfect if I had a few requirements to complete first year, followed by the last three years being dedicated to fun work in Film and Television. I really appreciate that about NU.</p>
<p>Quantitative = Strong and can excell in the math and sciences</p>
<p>Medill and McCormick look for different groups of people. It's therefore hard to compare. As far as average SAT goes, McCormick always has the higest (1430 was the median two years ago).</p>