Hypothetical Application Dilemma

Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I am currently a junior in high school. I have narrowed down my top college choices to Princeton, Cornell, Stanford, and the University of Florida (my safety). I am interested in a food science major.
I very strongly want to go to Princeton, and I will be a legacy applicant. However, looking at the majors Princeton offers, I see none that interest me. With Stanford there is the same issue (minus legacy). Only Cornell offers the degree in food science I am looking for, so it seems like I should I only apply there. Even though Cornell is not my first choice.
Another fact I know however, is that the majority of college kids end up changing their major before they graduate. So, even though I am only interested in food science right now, statistics tell me I have a high chance of changing majors.
My dilemma is that if I go to Cornell but then decide to change majors, I will wish I had at least applied to other schools such as Princeton; but if I go to a school besides Cornell but decide I still like food science, I won't be able to get the degree.</p>

<p>Of course, this is all assuming I can get accepted. Please tell me what you think I should do.</p>

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<p>this is kinda a no brainer, man. </p>

<p>Apply to all of the schools that you could see yourself going to. Then decide where you want to go when you get in, which is the harder part.</p>

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<p>The issue is if I will change my mind once I am at a particular university, not where I want to go at the moment. Some universities only have some majors.</p>

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<p>dude, if you want to do food science for a career you’d have to go to grad school anyway. so go to Princeton first, major in chemistry, then go to grad school to specialize in food science</p>

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<p>Hmm, I forgot about a general chemistry major. I suppose that idea works.</p>

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<p>You want to major in food science?!</p>

<p>What scientific principles are involved in food? What scientific journals publish research done on food? What kind of assays do food scientists perform?</p>

<p>What is the point of food science? Sounds like you want to be a head chef or something - in that case, I’d suggest going straight to some kind of culinary school.</p>

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<p>[Food</a> science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_science]Food”>Food science - Wikipedia)
<a href=“http://foodscience.cornell.edu/[/url]”>http://foodscience.cornell.edu/&lt;/a&gt;
There ya go. I hope I didn’t break a rule posting those.</p>

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<p>Oh wow, I guess it is a little more legitimate than I had expected.</p>

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<p>It’s like chemistry. Applied to food. Big market these days.</p>