I’m applying to Yale Early Action, and I’m having trouble figuring out what is the most effective way to clarify my interests in terms of majors in the application.
There are three lines for interests: one is your primary interest, and the next two are “other interests.” I’m currently undecided. Should I list all three lines as undecided? That seems vague to me, especially since I know that I have interests in engineering, computer science, and art (of course, these all having very specific areas and being very different from each is difficult to categorize as well). Alternatively, should I list the first as undecided and the next two as certain majors? This seems like I’m backing out of decisions that I should be making. I have no real idea whether my selection of interests will affect my application.
In addition, if this helps with any advice, I believe that it is a bad idea for me to list engineering as my first choice, as then I will have to fill out the engineering essay. While I do a lot of science related extracurriculars, I haven’t done anything specifically engineering until this year (because of time constraints, but bad decisions on my part) and I personally feel as if the essay will be very weak.
tl;dr how should I structure the “intended majors” section of the Yale app to best fit my needs and chances of getting in?