<p>Suppose I am interested in BioChemestry (remember I am supposing). But I don’t do anything great in Biochemestry. But for some reason, I write in my interested field “BioChemestry”. Would that hurt me because I didn’t do anything in BioChemestry?</p>
<p>Yes, especially because a) MIT doesn’t offer Biochemistry as a major and b) BioChemestry doesn’t actually exist.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they use that question entirely for statistical purposes, since everyone goes into MIT “undeclared.” Plus, we’re only what, 17?? How do you do stuff in biochem at 17?? And don’t say olympiads!</p>
<p>dally’s right – the question is asked because the admissions committee wants to know what interests you. You aren’t expected to have ECs which perfectly match that field, and of course you aren’t even expected to stick with that field if you’re admitted.</p>
<p>ahh…er, besides I only used biochemestry as an example. geez. besides, Im more inclided towards bio-med, but I don’t have any ECs regarding it. (Though I now how to program)</p>
<p>wait, so imagine this:</p>
<p>A boy is like an english genius. He won english competitions and is really invovled with english. He created poems and stuff. But he applies to MIT and he for some reason put Computer Science in the field interest blank. Would that hurt him? I just want to know if it would hurt him.</p>
<p>No. It wouldn’t. </p>
<p>Now, almost nobody on these boards sits on the admissions committee. With a very few exceptions, nothing here is authoritative. But I’m an EC (interviewer). I have had admitted students very similar to your scenario, and in my experience, it does not hurt them.</p>
<p>A lack of proofreading (writing “now” for “know”), or “biochemestry” is something that might hurt their chances. Also if “created poems and stuff” is the test of being an English genius, then there are a vast number of geniuses around.</p>
<p>^ Ouch, harsh. It’s just an online forum, you know.</p>
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Why should someone have to major in a field that he or she happened to enjoy in high school? All of my major high school extracurriculars were in the performing arts, and I majored in biology. I don’t see how that’s such a contradiction in terms – sometimes you can enjoy doing something as a hobby, but not want to do that for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>There’s no human sexuality major. :(</p>
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<p>Does Ben not post here anymore?</p>
<p>He doesn’t post too frequently, but I suspect that he reads more often than he posts. ;)</p>
<p>Actually, that was why I wrote “almost nobody” rather than “nobody”.</p>