My chances for UC Santa Barbara. Would really appreciate some feedback!

MrBoba
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:54:03 +0000

Medieval Studies? Are you really interested in that, or are you taking advantage of the free space they have in that major?

I’m really not so sure about the whole “apply to an easy major” thing. I haven’t heard of too many people who do it. The thing is, when you apply as undeclared, your high school grades are put against other applicants as undeclared, meaning that you are directly competing against other high school seniors, and only their high school record.

On the other hand, if you were to apply with a major, I believe you are compared to even the sophomores who are applying to that major who are already enrolled at UCSB for the available space. Also, you’d have to meet the minimum requirements for that major. For example, the hot Bio major at UCLA is difficult to get into as a freshman because the minimum for that major may be a 3.7 or higher. Same for engineering at Cal Poly.

After all, that’s how the idea of “applying for an easy major” came up. I honestly do not know which one is the easiest major to apply for. It’s up to you, and you should ask someone else (admissions officer?) for more information on that. Don’t ask “what is an easy major that I can get into,” just say you’d like to know which majors at UCSB are the least impacted.

My sister’s friend got into UCLA with a 3.5 UC Weighted GPA four years ago by applying as an Astronomy major.

Also, you may not want to go through the hassle of changing majors. It could turn out to be troublesome for you.