so how does your major factor into admissions, exactly?

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<p>I assume that merely mentioning a certain major won't affect admissions in order not to have kids (I can't remember where this is from), choose something like "sonar basket-weaving" just to get in, but I assume if you write passionately (or show the passion for in your activities) for a certain field often overlooked by the public but perhaps held in demand by the university (linguistics, perhaps?), it would matter? </p>

<p>Right now I am trying to bank a lot on the linguistics card, because in addition to the fact that my school never informed me about competitions, or told me that I should look out for competitions myself (thus totally skipping the AMC, various science competitions and so forth -- man do I want to sue my school for this for failing to inform me about so crucial yet basic a matter), and the lack of existence of courses like AP Linguistics and so forth ... there aren't a lot of ways to distinguish yourself in the linguistics field as a high school student, compared to all the engineering people.</p>

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<p>The quick answer is that it depends on the school.
Generally speaking, it doesn't matter much which major you declare, unless you're applying to a school with sub-schools: ex. college of letters and sciences vs. college of nursing vs. engineering, etc. But if the majors you are trying to decide between are all in one category, I reccommend putting down the one you actually want to pursue.</p>