<p>So what exactly does the alternate major on the UC application do? I saw that Berkeley is the only one that doesn’t have it, but LA and SD both have alternate majors.
Can you put impacted majors for both main and alternate majors?</p>
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You can look at the FAQ for other schools to find their policy</p>
<p>Thank you for the link.
But if I apply to a major in the school of engineering and select an alternate major in the college of letters and science, and if I were to get rejected from the engineering major, can I still get into my alternate major in the college of letters and science since it’s less competitive?</p>
<p>You should post this in the UC General forum; maybe UCDAdmissions will reply with some help. My daughter last year said the UC Davis info session said to put a second major from a totally different area (e.g. engineering then a second choice from Liberal Arts, for example).</p>
<p>thanx for the advice i’ll try that</p>
<p>When I applied to UCD, I picked a major from College of Engineering as my first choice, and a major from College of BioSci as my second choice. I got accepted w/ my second choice (and I’m really glad!). My grades were nowhere at Engineering standards (I had no idea at the time) so I think making a second choice major in a different area definitely helps your chances of getting admitted…</p>