Effects of Concentration Indication on Harvard Application

<p>What if I did a lot of biology-related activities and wanted to study business in high school? That sounds reasonable; I’m not trying to game any system, and NYU Stern might accept me even though I only did biology in high school. But if I put down that I wanted to do slavic languages in high school, I’d immediately seem like a fraud because it seems like a way to “game the system”. This is unfair for people that want to pursue the less-sought-after majors.</p>

<p>It seems like I have to stick with what I did in high school to get into HYPSM.</p>

<p>“But if I put down that I wanted to do slavic languages in high school, I’d immediately seem like a fraud because it seems like a way to “game the system”. This is unfair for people that want to pursue the less-sought-after majors.”</p>

<p>You would only seem like a fraud if you had no demonstrated interest in that field. </p>

<p>Colleges have good reason to assume that students who plan to major in a field will have done something to demonstrate interest in that field.</p>

<p>“What if I did a lot of biology-related activities and wanted to study business in high school?”</p>

<p>Out of curiosity, why would you have a lot of biology-related activities if you only wanted to study business?</p>

<p>Re: the Question about Business. If you haven’t demonstrated interest in any field that you put down on your Application, the best they can do is not hold it against you. They’re certainly not going to say “This kid is interested in Business, but all of his ECs point towards Science–What a plus!”</p>

<p>Even if they don’t care, the best case scenario is that they don’t care. The worst case scenario is that they don’t like that you haven’t pursued what your interests are. So either way, you’re better off just putting “Undecided” or putting a Major down taht your interests support.</p>