@ucbalumnus yes- and that is the problem that this student is dealing with right now. She got in as “undecided” and will be applying to this very competitive major by January. The girl is now telling her mother that if she does not get accepted to her major (her gpa right now is not near their average accepted gpa) then she may transfer. The sad part is that she did get into at least two schools as a direct admit and turned them down. Her advisor suggested an “easier” major and told her about grad school options.
I wish that the initial admissions counselor brought the conversation one step further and explained to her what it might be like if accepted as undeclared and then tried to get into the desired major. I also wish her parents had thought about that…