Changed my mind about major after applying! Am I in trouble?

DadTwoGirls
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 04:45:46 +0000

Call them and ask. Probably you should start with the admissions folks. At a minimum they should know who you will need to call next. Be polite and calm (always a good idea when trying to get people to agree to something).

I know of multiple cases of students changing majors, including one who changed majors between applying and signing up for initial classes. I think that in some cases the school appeared to look at grades in relevant classes before saying “okay”. Another option might be to major in liberal arts the first semester, but take a few computer classes and then transfer based on doing well in the computer classes.

I think that universities vary in terms of what they will allow at this point.