<p>If it’s holistic admissions, there might be some way of showing your interest in APES rather than in Physics; that is, have you done any ECs that might show your interest in the subject? If not, can you come up with something :)? Lots of kids are sincerely interested in Environmental Science, given the state of the planet, and a passion for the subject–or at least a demonstrated concern–might gainsay the perceived difference in intensity. </p>