most popular majors at berkeley?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>what are the most popular (or hardest to transfer into if you decide to change majors once you enroll) majors at berkeley? how hard is it to change majors?</p>

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<p>i dont know about most popular, but it’s the easiest to just get into L&S undeclared, then pick a track. the hardest is the college of engineering; EECS, bioengineering, and undeclared engineering are the most competitive.</p>

<p>And the other colleges (CoC, CNR…) probably rank somewhere in between.</p>

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<p>any major i would want would be in l&s, so you suggest applying undeclared, then (even if i did have a preference for one major)? </p>

<p>p.s. is your username referring to gilmore girls or something else?</p>

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<p>For L&S, it doesn’t really matter what major you list, you are accepted as undeclared anyway. List what you’re interested in or list undeclared. It’s up to you and it makes VERY little difference.</p>

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<p>Half the student body is pre-med.</p>

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<p>^Not true, it is a large chunk, but not a majority</p>

<p>The five largest majors in L&S based off of the 2008 Career Center data are;

  1. MCB
  2. Political Science
  3. Economics
  4. Psychology
  5. English</p>

<p>the only non-L&S major of comparable size to those five majors is Haas - Business Administration, which is as large as Psychology and English</p>

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<p>so then if i want to be an english major, it’s better to apply undeclared since that’s one of the most popular majors, i’m guessing?</p>

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<p>Nope, L&S admits EVERYONE undeclared regardless what they put. When you apply for L&S your intended major you list is primarily for statistical reasons. Applying with English as your intended major will not put you at any disadvantage.</p>

<p>The only time I could envision an intended major listing hurting an L&S applicant is if the major they put is highly inconsistent with their essays.</p>

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<p>“Nope, L&S admits EVERYONE undeclared regardless what they put. When you apply for L&S your intended major you list is primarily for statistical reasons. Applying with English as your intended major will not put you at any disadvantage.”</p>

<p>ok and you’re 100% sure right? just want to make absolutely sure cuz i have heard on this forum some people saying to apply undeclared, but if you’re sure, i’ll apply as with my major…</p>

<p>but since it doesn’t hurt to apply undeclared (right?), maybe i just should to be safe. :-/</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2006/Fresh_Matrix_06.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/CC_2006/Fresh_Matrix_06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>yeah it says that but you know sometimes they say things but really…</p>

<p>ok i’ll stop being paranoid and just apply undeclared! ahhh scared gonna submit in a few minutes!</p>

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<p>@whitecadillac - no worries we know what we are talking about lol. and yes it’s gilmore girls :-)</p>

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<p>submitted yesterday! :slight_smile: but ending up declaring a major. lol.</p>

<p>and yay gilmore girls! love that show.</p>

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<p>I’ve still got a serious crush on Lorelai.</p>

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<p>Screw luke!</p>

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<p>haha. I was really obsessed when the show first came out, but now I’ve moved on to other shows - House!! :)</p>

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<p>EECS and Psychology</p>