Changing intended major AFTER submitting Common App

lucy_van_pelt
Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:14:40 +0000

@airway1 @junkpix While that has been true (that you could ask for them to re-evaluate your file), it causes massive confusion - and essentially, doubles the workload for Admissions. Because they are trying to get through everyone that applied, and then all the “re-considers”. I wouldn’t count on being able to ask for them to review if if you received a deny.

If he wants to change to DUS - and doesn’t have super-high stats - it may make sense to do it now. I would ask though if he is still EA.

What you don’t want to happen is:

applied EA Engineering. denied UP.

asks for a change of major to DUS. Now you are in the regular pool. Admissions get more difficult as the colleges fill up.

good luck