Difference between intended field of study in Application Parts 1 and 2?

heinochus · 10-25-2009, 05:27 PM

For Application Part 1 (which I've submitted) I selected Physics as my intended major/field of study. That was about a month ago, and now I'm wishing that I'd picked Electrical Engineering instead. The two subjects aren't that different, and I do like Physics - but is there any way I can change the selection in part 1?

feuxfollets · 10-25-2009, 06:53 PM

They won't hold you responsible, don't worry. Their website even admits that 50+% of students change their major from what they put down on the application. As long as you back it up well you will be fine.

*mcgmit* · 10-26-2009, 08:44 PM

Very few teenagers know what they want to study in college, Heinochus. Feuxfollets is quite correct in stating that it's not an issue for us. Many, many, many kids end up having the exact same thing happen to them. One month, they're mathematicians; the next month, they're economists.

-McGreggor (MIT Admissions)