Pathways on waitlist for UCB

Hi! Not quite understanding the pathways options. If you get waitlisted, the opt in form doesn’t ask you to choose a pathway. Is the pathway an alternative choice to your major? Did we get waitlisted and a pathway is our only choice if admitted? Will we eventually get our major of choice in COE?

I know this is late but COE does not offer a Freshman pathway option and UCB does not consider an alternate major.