<p>What major is the smartest to declare when applying for the UC's? Is undeclared okay? Or will they take this as, "oh Mr Hadoc doesn't have any direction". Now, I am pretty sure I will be admitted to most of the UC's due to my ELC status, 4.125 UC GPA, and 27 ACT, however what major would be the smartest to declare? Are there any majors I could declare that would increase my chances of getting into say UC San Diego? Is declaring a major that you are not truthfully interested in a bad idea? Could it create issues when trying to switch majors?</p>
<p>If you have a major that you are interested in, declare that major. If you don't, use "undecided."</p>
<p>I believe admission rates to most UC schools varies by SCHOOL ( i.e. of engineering vs arts and science), but not by major.</p>
<p>There was one guy at my school who had like 3.4 GPA and mid-to-low SATs who's now attending UC Berkeley.</p>
<p>Intended major: Forestry.</p>
<p>Hahah but this is NOT recommended, seriously, it's not worth it! Just be honest about your intentions, don't worry about gaming the system.</p>
<p>That guy may have had some major Forestry EC's! Seriously, going in undeclared is not a disadvantage. You do have to pick a school, as stated above, and some are more competitive than others.</p>
<p>My english teacher majored in Forestry at UCberkeley. haha</p>
<p>Hijacking this thread -- where do we put classes we took at community college over the summer on the UC application?</p>
<p>blueducky - I am going to try to remember this from last year, so it may not be exact: You go to the "Academic History (part one)" section where you enter your high school and CEEB code info. Click something like "add institution" and enter all the info and CEEB code for the community college. Then in "Academic History (part three & four)" you enter the class just as you do your high school classes, but you choose the community college as the institution where you took it. My best recollection is that you put summer classes in with the following year (a class between freshman and sophomore year would be listed with sophomore classes).</p>