<p>does picking a unpopular major like literature and declaring your major undeclared raise the chances of a college accepting you? I think I was border line with a 3.5 at Uci and picked biology while someone else i know picked economics with a 3.4 and got in. i had higher SAT scores too. And once you get it with a bad major, couldn't you just change it to biology once your in? i know that this will mess up your classes, but aren't the first two years at UCs mostly comprised of general ed classes?</p>
<p>No. Biology wouldn't be the reason. There are only certain programs that would affect decisions (usually engineering).</p>
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but aren't the first two years at UCs mostly comprised of general ed classes?
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<p>No. There are some GE classes, but many of the classes you take will be non-GE.</p>
<p>if i may ask ....is bio a competitive major at UC's?</p>
<p>This year, it seems it was more than pure numbers for UC's . Essay was critical. There were many kids with outstanding numbers not getting into various UC's.</p>
<p>yes, it's easy to change majors if you are in the liberal arts colleges at a UC (aka Letters & Sciences). Yes, bio is extremely competitive -- literally thousands of premeds in Calif.</p>
<p>Picking biology was not the reason you didn't get in
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Applying either for a major or as undecided/undeclared does not influence selection decisions since freshman applicants are not reviewed by major, but rather by a comprehensive review process. A limited number of majors, however, have specific requirements for admission. Freshmen applying in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and those applying for the joint Computer Science and Engineering major must complete four years of mathematics in high school, with one year beyond Algebra II. Applicants to either Dance or Music must audition and be selected by faculty. Students may be selected for primary or alternate majors as space allows.
UC</a> Notes - September 2004 - campus q&a
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