<p>I have read that selecting "undecided" as a major can hurt in the admissions process, how true is this, and is it better to just select a major and change later?</p>
<p>I can't speak for every school, but I know many people at Stanford who put "undecided" when they applied. However, at Stanford, you don't apply to a specific major; you have time to choose and look around once you get in. Perhaps this is different for schools in which you must apply to a major.</p>
<p>what about schools that generally expect you to put a major, but still give you an undecided option? does anyone know?</p>
<p>It doesn't hurt you in admissions, but (obviously) it will count you out of departmental scholarships, etc., and some special programs.</p>
<p>Friend got into stanford undecided. Annother got in as engineering major.</p>
<p>Colleges dont reall take your intended major too seriously. They know most people change atleast once. If your ECs are all over the place and you do a bit of everything then undecided wont hurt. If your ECs are very focused then you should just write down your major based on your ECs, classes, and scores. They may look at major and see that you are showing interest in a department that they want to improve it helps, but if your ECs and classes don't back up your interest in a major it may hurt.</p>