Choice of Major
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armystrong2015
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It does not affect your application. They just want to know what your intended majors (for the time being) are. I believe it's so they can pair you up with a Midshipmen that's pursuing the major you want, so you can have a good idea of what it's like. But it doesn't affect the actual application at all. After all, there are still tons of Middies who don't know what they want to major in! Good luck!
Someone who thinks they know everything is really annoying to those of who do. Just kidding 2015.
Nobody here has the magic decoder ring for Academy admissions. Do they look at what major you wrote on your SS application? I think it doubtful but I don’t know. Could they use it to select between candidates – sure, they can use anything they want. Do they? Nobody here knows.
Be honest in completing everything for NA – after all doesn’t every HS junior want to study Electrical Engineering?
Nobody here has the magic decoder ring for Academy admissions. Do they look at what major you wrote on your SS application? I think it doubtful but I don’t know. Could they use it to select between candidates – sure, they can use anything they want. Do they? Nobody here knows.
Be honest in completing everything for NA – after all doesn’t every HS junior want to study Electrical Engineering?
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If it didn't matter, why would they waste resources asking? 
'Tain't just for the fun of it ... or USNA admissions sitting around pondering, "Gee wouldn't it be fun knowing what these NASSies think they wanna study?"
"Yea, really cool Admiral! We'll just put it on the application so we'll have more data to mess with. It'll help pass the day! ooo rah! And that would really put applicants into a tizzy, just wondering why we are asking!"
"Oh man, this is really fun!"
"If you say so, Admiral, sir!"
'Tain't just for the fun of it ... or USNA admissions sitting around pondering, "Gee wouldn't it be fun knowing what these NASSies think they wanna study?"
"Yea, really cool Admiral! We'll just put it on the application so we'll have more data to mess with. It'll help pass the day! ooo rah! And that would really put applicants into a tizzy, just wondering why we are asking!"
"Oh man, this is really fun!"
"If you say so, Admiral, sir!"
In each class year, the Academy wants 65% of the students to be STEM (Groups I and II) majors and the other 35% can be a Group III major (humanities). I understand that so far the students have self sorted into these categories when selecting majors without assistance from USNA.