Hmm. I’m not sure how much time I’ve spent outside of school on learning languages: Urdu and Telugu and English were a result of my upbringing, and I studied French and German in school. Do you think that those are technically label-able as ECs?
On the other hand, I do understand your points about Linguistics and International Studies, as well as the fact that I can’t convincingly display passion for Econ. Unfortunately, linguistics isn’t really something I’m that interested in anymore, though my life would be much easier if it was. I’ve been reading through the seminal books/articles of all the Economics-Nobel-winners, and have found their work so interesting, but I’m not certain how to frame that in an essay.
We’ll see! I appreciate your advice, particularly, “lean into your passions and let your college applications reflect that.”
Also, I have to ask: Do you have any additional suggestions for college-matches?