<p>Hi. So i got into Hopkins as a math major, but I wanna switch to bio.
How hard is it? (i wanna do it before my freshman year starts.)
I mean does your major affect how they ask you to choose your freshman year courses? Or are all freshmen start out as undecided regardless of their intended major?
Thanks!</p>
<p>All students in the School of Arts and Sciences enter as “pre-majors” so you don’t actually pick a major until later on. All it takes to declare a major or switch majors is getting one piece of paper signed by your academic advisor and your new faculty advisor.</p>
<p>At least in the past, the reply card (where you accept your acceptance) had a place for your major, and whatever you listed there went down as your intended major.</p>
<p>Why would you not want to be a math major? Take some classes (like analysis and algebra) before you make that call. I might be a little biased…</p>
<p>Also, technically you are Undeclared so in the spring of your freshman year (or whenever), when you’re asked to declare, just tell them you want to do bio.</p>
<p>You can do anything you want. You can decide to be bio first sem and take classes for it, then decide you want to be art history. lots of flexibility.</p>
<p>i see. thank you so much for your replies! I appreciate it :)</p>
<p>Take as much variety in the first year (10 classes) and when you get to the end, pick the are you like the most. You may just be surprised.</p>