Another "What are my chances?" post

GR_Elton
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:25:16 +0000

My uncle is on some committee at Princeton and FYI he says directing yourself towards an unpopular major helps, too. For example, Slavic Languages has none, unlike History and Biology, which have too many.



Unless that unpopular major is something you’re truly interested in, it would be a rather poor ideas to try to turn it into your hook. A hook requires sustained commitment and achievement; you have to show that you really care about the subject. There’s a reason why unpopular majors are unpopular: most people just aren’t into them. Trying to fake an interest will either fail or make you miserable – it’s far better to focus on what you actually care about than try to game the system.