does intended major make a difference in chances?

smwhtslghtlydzed
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:45:34 +0000

i was just wondering: how much, at all, do colleges consider your perspective major if you have one? if you have a common major, will that make you less competitive, while writing down a more rare major will make you seem more interesting? this isn’t exactly a pressing concern, but i’m just curious. i’m planning on majoring in IR or poly sci with a focus in the middle east, but in the end i may choose to focus more and major in middle eastern studies or islamic studies, since a lot of the schools i’m considering offer those as majors. so i was just wondering, would writing down islamic studies as an intended major instead of IR look more interesting on an application? or would it not make a difference?
thanks for your responses! :)