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You’ll get different figures, but most say somewhere between 60% and 70% of students change their majors at least once. That doesn’t mean 30-40% come in and remain firmly set in their majors, mind you – many of those students may simply have shopped around very carefully before finally settling on a major.</p>
<p>According to one school:
[ul][<em>]1/3 of freshmen enter as undecided
[</em>]On average, students change their majors three times
[li]2/3 of students change their majors at least once[/ul]</p>[/li]
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<p>As for the question posed by the thread title, yes, I would generally say it is a very good idea to attend the best overall affordable school to which one is admitted.</p>