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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many highly-selective private universities do not admit by major within the Arts & Sciences school. The choice is the school, such as A&S, engineering, business, nursing, and sometimes other random schools like education or communications/journalism.[/quote]

But don’t they consider it? They can’t have a whole class of Bio or Econ majors?

At least that’s how it was explained to us by a private college counseling firm as it relates to private T25.

Sure you’re not admitted to a major and nobody will hold you to it. But they are looking for evidence of whatever you list. And you’re typically compared to others who also list that same major. So you better have all the “stuff” - awards, ECs, classes and more showing evidence for major.[/quote]

Yes, they absolutely still consider it in building a class.  They don’t want a class with 80% psychology or economics majors, for example.  If the kid is truly equally (or close to equally) interested in both areas and has activities and LOR to back up both, then you may want to make the decision independently for each school.  It’s not a magic bullet but it could help at a particular school if they have a skewed applicant pool in terms of interests.  This isn’t gaming if the kid actually wants to study both.  It’s just playing to strengths.[/quote]

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