Berkeley tougher than Stanford?

ttgiang15
Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:34:44 +0000

The “C” stands for CalTech and not for Columbia. However, there is some consideration for a prospective major. If an admissions official at Yale sees a kid submit art slides, win significant art awards both regionally and nationally, talk about art in his/her essays, have recommendations from TWO ART TEACHERS, and lists that he/she intends to major in Studio Art as a first option- yeah, it’s going to make the officials think about that kid’s major once he/she hits college. Can anyone choose any major once they get in? Absolutely, no one refutes that. But there are instances where it makes sense for admissions officials at the top private colleges to look at ‘intended major.’ Why? You don’t want to p*ss of your top professors in Near Eastern Studies by not having ONE student major in that subject on a given year. It’s really a hit-or-miss approach, but it’s silly to think admissions officials give ZERO consideration during the admissions process just because it’s simply to ‘transfer’ in and out of majors once junior year swings around.

TTG