Will my major hinder or help my ability to be admitted to college?

[ucbalumnus]

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@happy1

I have heard a number of admissions officers say that unless you are applying to a specific program (ex. engineering, business) that the major doesn’t matter. The reason is that about half of the people starting college with a major end up changing it so they just don’t an intended major on an application as a factor.

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<p>This varies by school. They are probably referring to their own schools.</p>

<p>Here is an example of where specific majors have different thresholds for admission:
<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html”>http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html&lt;/a&gt;
(Note: frosh eligibility index referenced in the above linked pages is GPA<em>800+SAT<em>CR+SAT</em>M or GPA</em>200+ACT*10.)</p>

<p>Since the OP named a specific school (University of Illinois - Chicago), s/he should ask that school’s admissions office and physics department to find out the answer for that school.</p>