<p>Nope! They won’t care what major you applied as. And yes, if you ask, you can just say that you’re going to switch to Political Economy, they’ll be cool with it, and you can go with that group. You should definitely be able to get into all the prereqs you need, as they save spots for transfers.</p>
<p>^^ I had the same concerns switching into psych which is also impacted/high enrollment, but it worked out fine. And as for declaring the major, you can declare it at any time during the semester :). For me, it was at the end.</p>