Application Major Dilemna

Applying to College
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<p>My problem is that on the application, i put I want to major in Spanish, which is true, but I'm afraid it doesn't show as clearly in my application as business since I just recently decided i wanted to major in Spanish instead of business. Do you think the admission officers will discount my intended major/think i'm lying? =/</p>

<p>The problem is...i wrote all my information for teachers and guidance counselor last year, so I'm guessing their recommendations will talk about my interest in business fields. Also, since I thought I wanted to go into business, I took many business classes and joined FBLA. Only during the summer of my senior year did I start changing my mind...and now since I probably will go to a liberal arts school, I want to major in Spanish (big change haha) </p>

<p>I do have spanish interests shown in my application...i wrote my essay on the language, i have activities like Spanish Honor society, but compared to business, its not as strong. I also took Spanish all four years in high school...</p>

<p>I want to show the colleges where my true interests lie, but do you guys think it would be safer if i were just to put down "economics" as my major? The college only allows for one option for intended major. </p>

<p>any advice would help
thanks</p>

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<p>Put down Spanish. College is for expanding horizons. No one is going to look down upon what you perceive is a disjointed trajectory. Not so. The fact is that a huge majority of students flip majors so don't fret. </p>

<p>When I applied, I cited Chemistry (b/c that's what I genuinely believed) despite the fact that I had only gotten Bs in my Honors Chem class during my Jr year (and was enrolled in AP Chem as a senior). I was accepted at two Ivies and three top engineering schools, no rejections. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>thanks
i just hope the admission officers will be nice about it too xD</p>