<p>I am still undecided about my major and I was hoping I could find one that isn't too competitive so I would have a good chance at getting into the schools I apply too.</p>
<p>Does your major affect getting accepted? </p>
<p>Are there any majors that help get you in??</p>
<p>Thanksss!</p>
<p>i dont believe your major has anything to do with you getting in. Plus do something you want to do and not something just to get in to school.</p>
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I disagree. At some schools, it does matter. They may have more people applying than there are spots for a major in [insert here], and it may be tougher than to get in as another major. For example, at my school, for freshman to start as a biology major, they have to have been admitted as that. There are many people that apply to that program (it’s popular & competitive), and hard to get admitted into, and then can’t just decide now before fall semester start to change to that major if they weren’t admitted into it. Hope that makes sense. </p>
<p>Also, as something like a music major, if you aren’t accepted into that major during you’re audition, you may or may not be accepted to the university as a whole. Different schools have different policies- some you have to be accepted to both the major & university together, others you could be rejected by the music program if you’re not good enough and accepted only to the university as a regular student.</p>
<p>So, yes it sometimes affects how hard it is to get into the university if they have too many people applying for a certain major.</p>
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Don’t know. Depends on the college. If they’re low on people majoring in a certain major and they need more people, then it probably helps. Actually, 1 university I looked at said they needed more piano majors, and if I had applied there, I probably would have had an easy time getting in and getting a good scholarship because they wanted more people.</p>
<p>However, don’t pick a major just based on how hard it is or isn’t to get into. Pick something you actually want to do.</p>
<p>WE NEED MORE PETROLEUM ENGINEERS. FREAKING PETROLEUM ENGINEERS!</p>
<p>Seriously, if you don’t screw up PE and even double major you get an immediate job with one of the highest starting salaries among all majors. That’s how desperate the oil industry is.</p>
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<p>Your options are pretty limited, though. UT, A&M, Tech (all in Texas), Colorado School of Mines… Penn State, but that’s not as highly regarded.</p>
<p>Ditto on engineering. An engineering degree in the right field (i.e. Petroleum, Computer, etc.) will do you great with regards to jobs. Many of my own family members were engineers who saved their money, and invested it in small/medium businesses, eventually allowing them to quit their jobs and live off their partnership earnings. Others took their skills to finance and do well in investment funds and banks. </p>
<p>Accounting is also extremely high demand. I know a pal who went to Rutgers New Brunswick (not so prestigious in CC terms), but using his major, he landed a full time job at Barclay’s investment bank. After bonuses, he’ll make around 80k-100k his first year out of college. As he advances up in his bank with an MBA or at other finance institutions, he’ll make even better money. And to most top students, accounting’s not so cool or most top colleges don’t even offer accounting, so you can easily outshine your competition at state schools and go far. </p>
<p>Those are my top 2 suggestions, especially the latter if you don’t want ‘competition’.</p>
<p>The least popular ones I can think of are Southwestern Art, Museum Studies, Library Science, and that one major in Lady Gaga in some British college.</p>