When applying for college, why do colleges ask for another major?

Applying to College
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<p>When I applied to colleges, most of the applications asked me to put a second possible major. For all of my apps, I put biomed engineering as number one, and biology as number two. I realized that colleges don't even look at the second major. </p>

<p>I got an email from TCNJ saying I should probably change my major (biomed engineering), to something else because I have a high chance of getting waitlisted. When I looked at their list of open majors, they were all education or something completely different from what I want to study. SO my question is, why do colleges do that? Why didn't TCNJ see that I put biology as my second major, and use that to review my app? Hopefully this made sense and thanks in advance for your help.</p>

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<p>tbh, I don’t know why most schools ask for it at all. Or that question “what is the highest level of education you plan to receive?” - I don’t know, MYOB.</p>

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<p>Only speaking ime, but getting an idea of your probable major is a way they can guage your prep in that area. Not all colleges think you start with a blank slate. They can expect you, eg, to have a record of competitive science/math classes (and ECs) for the classes in a technical major. They may have indeed seen the bio second choice, but not made the switch, not assumed. You need to ask them if bio is feasible.</p>

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<p>ok thanks a lot</p>