<p>Will an undecided major affect my application chances?</p>
<p>It’s doubtful. Most people don’t know their major coming in, and a lot of people that do will change it anyway throughout college.</p>
<p>But are those changes dramatic? I mean I know some ppl might change from Chemistry to Biology, but are there people who change from liberal art to science?</p>
<p>Nope, you’re fine. (And yes, there are people who do change from lib. arts to science, and vice versa.)</p>
<p>No matter what you think you are going to major in, the college knows that you are likely to change it 3.5 times. Don’t worry about how it looks to you going in. </p>
<p>The only big exceptions are for specialty programs like nursing, teaching, or other pre-occupational majors. For those programs they try to match your commitment to finishing the program.</p>
<p>I got Bs in Honors Chemistry in HS. But I listed “Chem” or “Chem Eng” as my prospective major as I applied to Ivies and top engineering schools. I was accepted at all of them. I eventually switched to Economics & PoliSci at my HYP alma mater. It happens and many colleges want incoming freshmen to explore the realm of possibilities – versus being rigid with ideas and aspirations formulated by the 16-17 year old mind. Do people stay the course and fulfill the dreams they had in high school? Sure. But nothing is cast in stone</p>
<p>Good luck to you</p>
<p>so should i just write “undecided” on the “Possible career or professional plans” blank of the common app?</p>
<p>bump BuMp bUmP</p>
<p>undecided is fine, undecided is fine, undecided is fine</p>
<p>But guys, you’re not understanding my point!
What if the supplementary essay requires you to write about your career of interest?</p>
<p>I have a similar question.
Would it be easier to get in if 1) You went undecided, 2) you went with a major few people do or that is rare for a certain gender/race to do or just apply to chemistry (which I want to do) [I have had bad math grades freshman year because I didn’t try].</p>