Quotas for academics?

gibby
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:29:50 +0000

^^ @IxnayBob: That’s a general problem for Admissions at any college. Most students (60% from what I’ve read) change their major at least once during their 4 years of college (both my kids did - they each entered college thinking of majoring in one thing, and will graduate with an entirely different major). That’s why most colleges do not use a student’s “intended major” for recruiting purposes, as the data is an unreliable predicator of what major a student will actually choose. FWIW: As Yale has been very open about recruiting STEM majors, my guess is that some applicants in the past have written down a science-oriented intended major on their application thinking it might give them a better chance.