<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I was just wondering how hard it is to get into UChicago early action for economics? I know UChicago's Econ major is one of the best in the country, but is the econ major harder to get into than other majors at UChicago?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot guys</p>
<p>just put down another major if you’re worried about it. That major doesn’t even affect your time at school. I put down psych and I plan to be an econ major now. But, I don’t think it affects admissions difficulties.</p>
<p>You don’t “get into” a particular major at Chicago and, as stated above, the major you put down shouldn’t really matter unless you make it clear in your app that you just wanna do econ to make money and not because you love learning (which, by the way, would be bad).</p>
<p>^Yeah don’t do that…</p>
<p>I always tell people that the major they put on their applications will only matter if it enhances the application–political science coupled with model un, mock trial, and campaigning experience, for example. This may work the other way too–for instance, physics coupled with no remarkable scientific accomplishments might raise questions. </p>
<p>Of course, I really have no proof to back up the validity of these statements, but I tell them to everyone all the same. ;)</p>
<p>I think everyone has been spot-on so far.
You don’t apply for specific majors at Chicago. You apply to the entire college and then declare your major.</p>
<p>Alright thanks for the responses guys! So if I apply to Chicago and get in, and declare my major as economics, will I be guaranteed a spot in that major?</p>
<p>Remember how we said you don’t “get into” majors? You don’t. If you’re accepted to the College, you declare your major after two years of study.</p>
<p>Alright thank you. So just to make sure, I can declare my major as economics after 2 years? Like, is there no quota for the number of a certain type of major?</p>
<p>About 20% of each undergraduate class seems to choose Economics as a major. And that doesn’t even count the “math with specialization in economics” majors. No one gets turned away. I suspect you can have a better experience in a smaller department, but whatever . . . .</p>