"Undecided" affect admissions chance? ):

inthemirror
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:22:53 +0000

Hi,
I’m thinking about going undecided or picking environmental science for my major. I’ll be applying to a lot of top privates like Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, UChicago, etc. as well as UCs.

The reason I’m thinking about going undecided is because, well, I really don’t know for sure if I want to pick environmental science (though I know even if I do select it, I could change my major later on). Also, I fear that I’ll be compared to other students applying to the same major, and the only EC I have relating to environmental science is an AP environmental science course I took over the summer at an academic program. I only got a 4 on the AP exam. I’m scared that the admissions committee would look at my application and say, hm, this person didn’t do that much relating to the field. We’d better pick this other person who’s much more involved in environmental-related ECs.

(I also have a bunch of interests, like art and creative writing. Really passionate about those, but I know for sure I don’t want to necessarily major in those fields.)

Please give me advice. Thank you!