Does your major impact getting accepted or not?

StrangeBro
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:25:53 +0000

Yes, absolutely. If a given program is impacted or particularly well-known (like bio at UCSB or engineering at Cornell), it will be MUCH more competitive than admission to the school normally would be.

In your “hypothetical” situation, though, I’d suggest a school other than Santa Barbara for a Theater Arts major. Irvine’s is probably the strongest undergrad UC (except the ridiculously competitive UCLA, of course), and UCSD’s grad theatre program is top-notch. Best of luck in your search! :D