Apply "undecided" or list a major??

N_s_Mom
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:36:36 +0000

Generally a non-issue, especially for humanities students. Admissions knows that kids change their majors all the time. The only situation where declaring a major at the time of admission matters is if your D is applying to a particular ‘school’ with in the school that has limited enrollment - like a school of journalism, for example - where getting in later, if she doesn’t declare now could be harder (minimum GPA requirement, availability of a space, etc…) For most humanities majors, there is no issue at all so she can indicate a preference or not. Her formal ‘declaration’ of a major generally won’t be required until the end of her sophomore year in any case.