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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For 2024 entry, UCLA took 52% of undergraduate applicants who named History as their major.

On the other hand, there are subjects that are heavily over subscribed, CS, Psychology, etc where chances are much slimmer[/quote]

This comment is misleading. UCLA does not admit by major, they admit by school. You get admitted into the College of Letters & Sciences as an undergrad (which includes History, Economics, Biology, Psychology) [b]and then you can apply for your major after you're accepted.[/b] Getting into the Theater/Film and Engineering schools are more competitive that College of Letters & Science, but mentioning you want to study history vs. psychology won't give you a higher acceptance rate - they are both the same school, Letters & Science with the same accept rate.

You can mention what you want to study on your application, but they know you can change your mind so they say it doesn't impact admission.

My daughter applied to Letters & Science, said she wanted to study psychology (which is extremely popular for women candidates) and she got in! I don't think you can game it since you aren't admitted by major, or held to it, so she was honest and it had no negative impact.[/quote]

This must vary by school/major within UCLA. Because for film, one applies for the major directly at the time of applying. You don’t just get accepted to TFT (school of theater film and television) and then get to choose between majoring in theater or film.[/quote]

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