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A common misconception among ds applincants is the notion that bio majors is where it is at. The belief may be due to the fact that roughly 50% of applicants and enrollees are indeed bio majors. The concept may be compounded by encouragement from deans of admission for upper division bio courses, advice which appears to be misinterpreted. The statistical information available from the 2007, 2008 and 2009 ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools does not support the bio notion. How adcoms make decisions is anyone's guess, however, it does appear that a particular applicant pool of major is being compared only to that subgroup rather than across the board. Thus, a business major with upper division bio may be a more competitive candidate than a business major without those courses. It is noteworthy that the percentage of enrollees represented in each subgroup parallels that of the applicant pool. While engineering majors represent a small portion of both the applicant and enrollment pool, they appear to have the highest percentage rate of enrollment. While the numbers may not be significant, it is interesting to note that the percentage of bio majors has dropped over the last 3 years. In fact, all the other disciplines appear to have a slight edge over bio with the exception of pre d and no major. Notwithstanding this information, it is risky to choose a major only as a means to improve one's chance of acceptance since the choice may end up being the terminal degree.