PROS:
– Students can explore diverse courses and discover what they enjoy before committing to a major, with most schools requiring declaration only by end of sophomore year.
– You can raise your GPA through general education courses before applying to competitive majors.
– Access to specialised advising for undecided students helps identify strengths through personality inventories and career exploration. For most colleges, however, choosing undecided won’t affect admission chances.
CONS:
– May exclude you from major-specific scholarships and can appear to lack focus at highly selective universities.
– Some programs like engineering require prescribed course sequences from freshman year, and missing early courses can delay graduation.
– Declared majors get earlier access to department networking, mentorships, and specialized resources.
