Need help deciding on a major!

newyorkcitylivin
Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:07:41 +0000

@Dunboyne I was mistaken, Economics at UCSD isn’t impacted. Only some engineering fields are, which makes sense.

Yeah, I always hear people saying they’ll pick a non-impacted first-choice major to better ensure acceptance, which is where I got the idea from. Berkeley doesn’t offer an alternative major in college apps (not sure about UCLA yet), so that won’t work to my advantage. I know my chances are very slim at Berkeley, but me and my mom visited the campus and we both love it, so she really wants me to give it a try.

UCLA, on the other hand, seems to have an Econ program that is more appealing for my ideal career. This past year, UCLA actually had a slightly lower acceptance rate than UCB, but I heard that was only because they had more unqualified applicants. I also heard they’re very unpredictable when it comes to admissions. I haven’t visited the campus, so I can’t really compare it to UCB, but I’m not sure how I feel about the LA area in general.

Thanks for looking that up for me! My list of colleges I’m planning to apply to is very extensive, and I need to shorten it because the total price of college apps will be like $600+ at this rate. Colleges I definitely know I’m applying to are UCSB, UCSD, UCD, UDR (got admitted through their Guaranteed Admission Program over the summer, so I know that’s a safety), SDSU, and Cal Poly SLO. However, I also have other colleges I’m still deciding on whether or not I should apply to. I really want a good mix of safeties, matches, and reaches. I actually made a chance thread yesterday, so if you could take a look at my stats and everything and help me get a better idea of where I stand, that would be great!