<p>I suppose this question is directed at current students: </p>
<p>I'm applying to georgetown college and i am faced with this dilemma:
I want to do neurobiology at georgetown and through high school i've done work demonstrating said interest. But My Science & Math Teachers are highly inexperienced recommenders, and write terrible recommendations, but i have well written recommedations from other teachers. So if i apply undecided to the college selecting interdisciplinary, is it possible to declare neurobio instead of any of the listed majors on the application?</p>
<p>THank you very much, your responses are much appreciated.</p>
<p>First of all, there's really no need to bump your post after only a few hours, considering there's only been about 10 threads updated since then.... </p>
<p>For science majors, it's really important to go in declared (not so-so much for language/linguistics majors), because you have a specific set of courses that you need, including a majors-only first semester seminar, that you can only get into if you are declared. I guess you could technically get accepted and then talk to the deans about declaring before you get there, but that still ends up being a pain. </p>
<p>I think if you're strong overall, I wouldn't worry about the fact that your teachers are "highly inexperienced recommenders," unless the reason their recommendations are bad is actually reflective of your performance in their classes. Recs aren't the most important thing in the application. Just make sure your essays show your passion for the subject, and with the research or whatever other related activities, you shouldn't really have a problem.</p>
<p>jangel thanks for your input, its duly noted and appreciated. and i also bumped my thread 14 hours after i posted it, that seems reasonable, and i've read their recommendations for me and i had some of the highest grades in their respective classes and they loved my personality, they just have difficulty putting it into words on paper, which is the source of my concern, but thank you again for your input on the subject, it is truly appreciated.</p>