<p>Basically for my college applications, I have indicated personally that I want to study philosophy and physics. Yet, my guidance counselor has stated in her rec that I am looking into going into political science. My spanish teacher who wrote one of my recs, said that I was planning on being a journalist and majoring in spanish. My other teacher who wrote my other rec said I was going into phyiscs and philosophy. Is this bad that I am all over the place? I keep changing my mind....</p>
<p>It shows that you have lots of interests. I think it’s a good thing. Can’t say how colleges will see that though.</p>
<p>It could also give the impression that your teachers don’t know you at all. You might consider sending a short email to the admissions departments saying the letters really are all about you - just a guess, I don’t know. But as an admissions officer, I’d rather have a kid with a lot of interests than a kid whose teachers don’t even know who he is.</p>
<p>You get to change your mind. I wouldn’t worry a bit about it. My daughter was interested in Japanese, Russian, German, and physics during the application season. She had (and has) no idea what any of her recommendations said.</p>