<p>Hi! I applied to UCLA as a Comparative Literature major and was accepted. However I am having second thoughts because I no longer desire to be a literature professor. Would it be possible to change my major to English? When should I do this?</p>
<p>Please help me!!! I am so scared about possibly not being allowed to change it to English :(</p>
<p>English is impacted, which means you can’t change. You should check it out though; maybe they make exceptions.</p>
<p>you might able to change into English major because unlike Econ, which is stated on the web that “* Demand for this major significantly exceeds space available. You must be admitted directly into this major; you will not be able to change to this major after admission to UCLA. Students are classified as Pre-Economics until they complete the preparation courses.”
[Transfer</a> Major Prep - Economics - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/lsmajors/econ_pre.htm]Transfer”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/lsmajors/econ_pre.htm)</p>
<p>so I guess yes, you might still able to change as long as there are spaces for you</p>
<p>They wiill probably let you switch no problem, but if not you could also be sneaky and petition for a double major comp lit/ english… and then only do the english requirements lol</p>
<p>Btw your reasoning for changing majors makes little sense haha. There’s no shame in applying for a less impacted major to maximize chances!</p>
<p>0rganicGreenTea, I was not trying to sneak into admissions, to be honest. I feel that English is much more versatile than the foreign language-based Comparative Literature major. Plus I don’t have a desire to study anymore foreign languages…</p>
<p>BUMP</p>
<p>WhichUCforMe,</p>
<p>I’m actually trying to do the opposite-sort of. I applied as an American Literature and Culture major to do exactly what OrganicGreenTea said–to maximize chances. Though I strongly doubt that you’ll be able to switch into English, given how impacted it is, I do suggest that you look into the American Literature and Culture major. It was not impacted at all (70% admit rate from 2009), and a vast majority of its requirements are the exact same as the English major. It’s also offered by the English Department.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>By the way, the Comp Lit major isn’t super foreign language based. Assuming you take one set of your literature requirements in English, you take the other few in another language, and the rest of the reqs are taught in English! English isn’t necessarily more versatile, though might I ask, versatile for what? The two majors are very close in that they both study literature. I’m switching to Comp Lit because I think their department course offerings are incredibly fascinating and I get a greater variety of classes. Frankly, I don’t think I need college to help me understand the literature of a language which I have been studying for years; I do, however, need college to give me that sort of foundation in the literatures of other languages.</p>
<p>Mshaddal, the reason that I feel English is more versatile is because I plan to enter law school. With a major in Comparative Literature, what is the purpose of studying literature in another language if I am not going to use it in my future field of work? Although I do agree that the courses they offer are fascinating, I am still unsure. I feel as if I am taking too much on my plate, especially since I may double major with something else.</p>
<p>From the Comp. Lit. website:
Requirements for a Major in Comparative Literature:</p>
<pre><code>* Four upper division courses in Comparative Literature (including CL 100)
<p>Whereas with English, I can study the literature of a language I am already proficient in, plus I want to double major in either History or Political Science.</p>
<p>Any advice? Please help me. I am unsure of what to do.</p>
<p>You could switch to English once you start attending. Once you have the lower division requirements completed(assuming you don’t for the English major) you simply go to the English department and ask to switch majors. </p>
<p>Because you’re entering as a comp literature major, your first quarter you can enroll in english literature classes if you want too. The fact that the comp literature major requires four should not be an issue in being able to get 3 or so english classes during your first quarter and still be on track for completing your english major requirements(assuming you change).</p>
<p>Aside from all this, I think you have a misconstrued idea of the difference between English and Comp. Lit. </p>
<p>At UCLA the English major is just that, all the literature you will read will come from English speaking countries, or will be literature translated into the English language.</p>
<p>Comp. Lit is essentially 8 English literature classes( which are the four comp lit requirements and the 4 English lit requirements-assuming that English is one of your languages). Aside from the 8 english literature classes, you then have the 3 foriegn language literature requirement. These 3 classes are not foreign language classes in the sense that you learn the language. It is for you to read the literature in the original language. So say if your foreign language literature class was Spanish, and you take a class on Don Quixote or Cervantes. Instead of reading the English translations, you’d be reading the same books in the original language. You’d write your papers in the foreign language, and have discussions in the foreign language. Other than the foreign language requirement requiring you to read books in the original language instead of English, it’s exactly the same major as English, in the sense that all you will be doing is reading literature!</p>
<p>Lastly have you looked at the English literature requirements? A lot of the major’s requirement require you to take a lot of classes in specific time periods and in specific authors that may not be of interest to you.</p>
<p>liek0806, i love the courses offered in english. also i’ve reviewed the requirements for comp. lit. and i just cannot get over the fact that i need to be proficient in another language. at the time of application, i loved my russian lanugage course. i am now in russian 2 and i am struggling. i cannot imagine having to take 2 more years of russian, plus studying the literature. if i arrive at ucla with having only taking russian 2, how will i even be able to take the literature courses in the original language? :(</p>
<p>can i switch majors at orientation? or must i wait until i finish a quarter?</p>
<p>please help…again.</p>
<p>If you’re really interested in doing well in law school you should get your self in to philosophy classes maybe even switching into it as a major.</p>
<p>why do you think philosophy would be best?</p>
<p>I’m actually going to wait a quarter before I switch. Unless someone tells me I can do it at orientation. Just for the record, your major does not matter much for Law school, but if you don’t like comp lit you can switch easily, but you do need the golden classes that they as for which are pre 1800 lit, post 1800 lit, writing comp.</p>
<p>You could switch your major at any time once you’re enrolled at UCLA. You don’t have to wait a quarter, you don’t have to do it at orientation, you do it once you have the lower division classes fulfilled for the major. Once you finish the lower division work, or if you already have it finished, then you go to the English department and have them switch your major to English. It’s not complicated.
Orientation is really just a day event that prepares you and teaches you how to enroll in classes etc…because the goal of orientation is to enroll students into classes for their major, you’ll end up enrolling in classes with other comp lit students(assuming that comp lit/english classes are available). after orientation, you can switch your classes(on your own, before the quarter starts)into the department you want(english, in your case).</p>
<p>Yea but won’t they get upset? Immediately changing your major before you even take a single class at UCLA? Is that not the back door method?</p>
<p>Whether or not they get upset, the issue of getting upset is a subjective position. The reason for the OP switching majors, once there, is a valid one-the op doesn’t have great command of a foreign language to finish their major in Comp Lit</p>