<p>At most colleges, students apply as liberal arts majors and select a major during their sophomore year of college. Although colleges ask about your “intended” major, Admissions Officers understand that 50% to 70% of students change their major at least once during their 4 years of college. So, colleges DO NOT and CANNOT use whatever you write down as your “intended” major as a recruiting tool because the data doesn’t correlate to the major a student will eventually graduate with. So, it doesn’t matter if you write down “bio medical sciences” or “biology” or “undecided.” Colleges are asking the question just to gauge your interests. The exception to that rule is if you are applying to a specialized school, such as Wharten at UPenn or RISD etc – then your major must align with what the school is teaching. </p>
<p>NOTE: Most colleges, including 7 of the 8 ivies DO NOT offer an undergraduate degree in business. Listing “business” as an intended major at a college that doesn’t offer that degree IS risky, as it shows you haven’t done your due diligence on the college.</p>