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<p>I just got notification that I didn't get admission to Carlson, but accepted to CFANs Agricultural and Food Business Management as a second choice.</p>

<p>Can I change my major after getting into CIFANS to Carlson?</p>

<p>I heard many people do that from CLA, but i dont know if i can do that from Cifans. </p>

<p>Lastly, is agribusiness worthy to major in?</p>

<p>Please, any thought ??</p>

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<p>Yeah, I mean, you can try to transfer later, but it’s certainly tough. </p>

<p>As a recent Carlson transfer from CLA, I’ll tell you right now, it’s hard. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done.</p>

<p>If you look here, you can see the number of students admitted for transfer Fall 2013 was only 67 students, with an average GPA of 3.86:</p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/csom.html”>http://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissioninfo/csom.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So, yeah, it’s tough.</p>

<p>I think a few things got me in.</p>

<p>There’s no guarantees of course, SO MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A BACK-UP PLAN, but here’s general tips:

  1. Get your GPA up as high as you possible can! Work, work, work, study, study, study!
  2. Do you have any good, close relationships with professors (especially Carlson professors)? If so, wonderful! Have them write you letters of recommendation! I had three letters of recommendation when I applied to Carlson, two from Carlson professors and one from CLA. It makes a bigger difference than you think!
  3. Get involved in areas related to Carlson and the major you’re interested in. Join a Carlson student group. Find a relevant job and do great in it. Show them your passion for Carlson and your ideal major and your burning desire to get in!
  4. Your application essay better be damn good. Write it, re-write it, and keep re-writing it until it’s perfect. Have as many people proofread it as possible. Make it shine!</p>