please reply: Do college assess you in light of your declared major?

yz16
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 08:49:36 +0000

I’ve been stressing over this for a bit - I declared possible majors for some of my college apps, and now I worry that they will be judging my app by how well I fit my major rather than the university (i.e. “why does this science major have no science awards/ECs???”) I thought initially that majors were declared for statistical/placement purposes and now i’m not so sure.

I’m sure colleges differ,but at the moment i’m particularly concerned about Stanford and the UCs. What is their policy?