<p>Hi guys!
For the section where Georgetown asks for applicants to pick a division/major for Georgetown College, what if I want to apply as undeclared, then from the drop down menu for the "tentative choice of major field" why can't I pick anything biology related? There is psychology etc listed in that menu but not biology. Or is it that if I probably will want to major in biology that I have to pick the science division as my choice and cannot apply as undecided? And if I'm accepted, can I change my major choice?</p>
<p>Does anyone who has perhaps already applied know anything about this? Thank you!!</p>
<p>The major/lack there of that you list on your application doesn’t mean anything. Even if you did list Bio as your major, if accepted you still come in undeclared. The only majors that like have to be declared when you come in as a freshman are languages and NHS majors.</p>
<p>Applicants to the College are split up into three ‘piles’ - Faculty of Languages & Linguistics (FLL), Sciences (including Math), and Undeclared (everything else, basically the arts & humanities). The FLL committee will naturally be scrutinizing your language background and interest more carefully, and the same applies for science. Undeclared takes a broader, more general view. This could be more or less advantageous - if you have a strong demonstrated interest and record of accomplishment in the sciences, but are perhaps weaker in other areas, listing a science major would probably work in your favor. In some other circumstances, that might not be the case.</p>
<p>You’d have no problem changing your major/declaring a different one regardless. My wife came in as a Comparative Literature major, which is in the FLL, but eventually declared English (which is not) and Government. Because of all the regulations and clinical stuff, nursing is really the only major that is remotely restrictive in that regard.</p>
<p>And yes, as CSIHSIS says, you haven’t actually ‘declared’ a biology or whatever major by selecting it on the application. The formal declaration process comes later.</p>