Things to consider when planning to switch your Major for Masters
We often get queries from people if they can change their major while applying for masters in USA. The most common perception that we hear from students is ‘It’s not possible’. Well, IT IS!
We often realize our true goals and interests later in our undergrad or in work experience. It’s never too late to strive for your ambitions and that’s where the education system in the US is way different than many other countries. However, it is important to acknowledge that the admission in the best US universities is not a doddle. Let’s take a look at the most cardinal aspects to be taken care off when choosing a different major…
1. Statement of Purpose: SOP, your personal story is a critical part in your graduate university application. It sums up your aspirations, and what makes you a unique and outstanding individual. Hence, it’s imperative to justify your decision of changing your major in the statement of purpose. What made you realize your change in goals? When did this hit you? How you decided that this is the major or branch you want to pursue now? The questions might seem trivial but compelling answers that advocate your story are what the universities looking at.
2. Work Experience/Project work: Having work experience in the domain of your preferred major can be an asset when applying to universities. But many a times, students directly go for graduation without any prior work experience. To aid your decision, highlight at least one great project work, preferably from your final semester, that is analogous to your intended major.
3. External Certifications: Your passion and zeal to explore and pursue a new domain altogether can be substantially justified if you have certifications that are related to your preferred major. We have seen so many people switching their major from electrical engineering to data analytics/computer science by completing relevant certifications that shows your interest in the domain.
4. Courses of your undergrad: The electives that you pursued or the mandatory courses that you took in your undergrad can support your decision to change the major. Highlighting the key learnings from those courses can assist in accounting for your change in interest/goals.
5. Letter of Recommendation: Securing a LOR from your university professor whose area of research/teaching is your intended major can aid your application. Recommendations from such professors affirms that you are pertinent and fit for the preferred major.
This sums up the bare minimum things to keep in mind while applying for graduate admissions with change in majors. Our students have secured admissions in top universities with our structured methodology of university shortlisting, writing SOP and LOR after thorough brainstorming and editing, and carefully drafting the resume. Reach out to us for more and we’ll take care of your dream admit. Let’s add 1 more success story!