Should I tell stanford that I might want engineering?

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<p>Hi</p>

<p>All applicants to stanford apply as undecided. </p>

<p>But I could tell stanford that I will probably want to do engineering. But my math scores arent great, although I did get a 6 in IB math. </p>

<p>Stanford is the third best school for engineering in the country.</p>

<p>Should I tell them that I might want to do engineering, or will that hurt my chances of admission?</p>

<p>I have no chemistry and physics (No physics because it was not available at my school).</p>

<p>What do you think? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Telling them you are interested in engineering won't hurt your chances of admission. Tell them the truth -- whatever you are passionate about. It'll be pretty obvious if you aren't actually that interested in it vs. if you are totally intrigued by it.</p>

<p>So just choose what interests you most and write about that.</p>

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<p>I agree with chanfest22. However, to the @ europe<em>is</em>big (?), what has sparked your interest in engineering if you have not taken a chemistry or physics course before? I'm simply curious. :).</p>

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<p>No physics???</p>

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<p>Go ahead--it won't hurt you at all. Stanford doesn't take major into consideration for admissions. It might even be helpful to show that you have a clear goal with all that you've done so far.</p>

<p>But: Stanford the "third-best" in engineering? Berkeley and Stanford sometimes tie for 2nd after MIT, but more often Stanford is #2. ;)</p>

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<p>:D
Stanford engineering is sweet. I got to spend half my summer up in the Terman Engineering building, trust me, its pretty good</p>

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<p>mate... engineering, and you didnt do physics.
thats like trying to build a website without a computer to do it on. physics is the basis of engineering</p>