I agree with the potential concerns in every way. I could have asked my calculus teacher to write me a recommendation but he is very unemotional and clearly not into writing but nevertheless one of the best teachers I’ve ever had and one of my strongest relationships since I had him for 2 years in a row…so maybe I could but maybe I shouldn’t have–I guess the grass is always greener.
I was considering taking a gap year but I know that would probably drive me insane. If anything, I think I’d choose to commit to VT or Maine and then apply to transfer if I wasn’t happy. But then again I am still waiting to hear from a lot of RD schools.
Do you think it may be wise to try and email AOs requesting to switch my intended major? I don’t want to come off as desperately trying to reach for ways to be accepted, but I genuinely have always felt torn between applying to major in physics vs politics, so maybe the switch would be beneficial in multiple ways if it didn’t come across as “cheating” my way into an acceptance.
If not, I hope the AOs see it from your perspective and try to take a chance on me. I’ve handled an extreme rowing schedule all throughout high school (this includes the entirety of spring season with 5-7 morning practices and 4-6 PM practices) with my hard classes so I think I would handle things pretty similarly in college and I hope they see that.
Thank you for your help!