<p>Hi, im applying EA and on the supplement, i have undecided down as my major. is this going to look bad, and should i just pick the closest of my intended intersts, because I had a few in mind but really im still uncertain. Also, I wanted to know if talking about your intended major is something you should include in the "why yale" short answer, or if its not necessary.</p>
<p>thanks. also, does my supplemental essay have to be about overcoming adversity or about what i learned from one specific event? i have a soild essay for my common app, and i like my supp. essay idea but i feel its not showing my struggle or ahivements, its just me talking truthfully and creatively. is this bad?</p>
<p>Your readers place no weight into your stated major (as they repeatedly state). It only serves as a point of curiosity --that's all. If you haven't decided, write "undecided". If you feel strongly about one/two, then state so. As for your supplemental essay, it's OPEN -- write about something that displays something about you. For some, it's adversity, for some it's just some meaningful observations.</p>
<p>For my 2nd essay, I wrote about how I betrayed the trust of a good friend (shared secret of his being gay) and had to work hard to re-establish that friendship. Nothing too deep or profound or earth-shattering but just heartfelt and sincere. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>i read someone's yale essay, and i thought it was very well-written, had colorful imagery, and had very advanced vocabulary... but, it said absolutely nothing about the person who wrote it, and it really is an essay that is mostly fluff - it showed his writing prowess, but other than that, there was no substance to it... the essay doesn't have to be some pulitzer prize-winning work.. it has to be just you.. i've read some harvard, princeton, and yale essays from years past that weren't all too extraordinary (in terms of the writing style).. they just really showed who the people writing them were, in their own, every day language (wasn't too complex.. it just flowed with what they were saying.. no meaningless fluff in them)... and they got into harvard and princeton and yale.. so just make an essay that makes YOU stand out as a person.. don't make the essay a fake representation of you by using over-the-top words, complex descriptions, and whatnot</p>
<p>anyway, that's my 2 cents worth (actually, that's my teacher's 2 cents.. i'm just passing it along)</p>