<p>I am kind of interested in an impacted major, but I worry that it may hamper my chances, and also that it might not be best for me after all. If i declare undecided, what will i lose compared to those students who have already declared a major of their choice?</p>
<p>Will the difference be quite small in the long run?</p>
<p>For most colleges, your intended major will not be considered in the admissions process. </p>
<p>However, some colleges are actively trying to attract students for particular majors. For these schools, if you show a history of interest in the subject and you declare it as a major, it might help your chances.</p>
<p>Well, I know my math SAT score was lower than the rest of my scores (670) but that I wanted to major in compsci/math. But I figured that putting that on my app would put too much focus on my already weak math score so I just put undecided. (And i got in!)</p>
<p>I can’t think of any advantage or disadvantage unless one is applying to a specific school (journalism, engineering, etc.) which has higher admissions standards than does the rest of the university. Otherwise, your prospective major wouldn’t matter because admissions officers know your major is likely to change at least twice after you start college.</p>
<p>That wont really matter since you will most likely change or think about changing it once you get to college.</p>
<p>In a recent discussion moderated by the Wall Street Journal, two admissions counselors said that in their experience, applying for certain majors could help students in the admissions process. Two fields specifically mentioned were math and physics (assuming the student had the requisite test scores and could document a continued interest in the field). Sorry, but I can’t seem to get a working link to the discussion.</p>
<p>Some schools, like Brown for example, require you to write about what led to your interest in specific majors, usually physical science majors such as Chemistry/Computer Science/Geology/Physics. I’m not sure, but an advantage of this could possibly be that you’re showing your dedication…</p>
<p>So really it isnt much of a disadvantage to apply undecided?</p>
<p>I heard that you get a headstart on the classes of your interested field if you apply for that major…</p>
<p>“Some schools, like Brown for example, require you to write about what led to your interest in specific majors, usually physical science majors such as Chemistry/Computer Science/Geology/Physics. I’m not sure, but an advantage of this could possibly be that you’re showing your dedication…”</p>
<p>The answer reflects a lot about your character. A student who says they’re interested in chemistry their immigrant parents want them to go to med school so they can make a lot of money would be very different than a student who talked about getting interested in chemistry after getting an antibiotic that ended a painful ear infection.</p>
<p>well, son is interested in business. some schools make you reapply to a specific school if you’re not already admitted in that school (meaning within the university). Since he’s pretty sure, he went ahead and applied to the business schools, figuring why have to reapply.</p>