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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My concern would be about limiting themselves to a very specific major. Some high schoolers think they need to have a major that is as specific as possible. In some cases this may be helpful or possibly even necessary, but in others it might be overly limiting.

I'd also make sure that they're applying to schools they'd want to attend even if they switched majors. A lot can change even over the next year, before making a final decision, and it's even more likely for them to change their minds over the next two to three years, once they're taking college classes.[/quote]

Yea... but that means before they even start college they will have already changed majors from what they want (at this moment) to what is available at the otherwise good school.[/quote]

Sure, but according to OP the student is already eliminating at the vast majority of great schools because it's a very rare major. I'm not one for applying just based on prestige,[b] but if the "the super competitive schools" don't have the major, I'm wondering what that major is and whether it is necessary for the student's goals.
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If the student wants a job in "underwater basketweaving," it's quite likely that they could get a degree in "basketweaving" in a stronger school, then take SCUBA lessons, rather than just applying to the three schools out there that offer "underwater basketweaving" as an undergraduate major.[/quote]

This is the crucial point: if the T20s or at least the T50s  do not have the major it is probably not necessary and may not even be a good idea. 
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