<p>"What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities - and what you have gained from your involvement."</p>
<p>...what if you don't have any experience in the field? My intended major is Business Economics, and I've done no volunteer work, internships, employment, or participation in student organizations and activities related to business or economics. >_<</p>
<p>I hear what you're saying (and I watched the video), but can I really discuss something other than "how my interest in the topic developed" and "what experiences I've had in the field"? I mean, this question isn't asking "A or B", but rather "A and B", and I really don't have A or B. >_<</p>
<p>Should I discuss something else that I'm interested in (international relations) that I don't intend to major in? That doesn't seem like a very good idea, but I can't think of anything else. o.O</p>
<p>"My intended major is X; however, my real interest is Y"</p>
<p>More specifically, my intended major is business economics, but my true interest is in international relations. Would it be unwise to write about something other than my intended major? The prompt does, after all, ask these questions specifically in regard to my intended major.</p>
<p>According to that youtube link, the prompt is broad enough for you to write things that are important to you. You can write why your interest is in international relations and how that was developed, ie ignoring your major. The prompt is meant to broadly guide you. But from what I've read they tend to like students who have a goal of what they want to do, ie your undergraduate major has nothing to do with what you want to do in life. For example, there is a case of a person who studied business for undergraduate, this person applied and was accepted to medical school.</p>
<p>Mmm, thanks for the perspective. So I guess I'll talk about how I'm interested in international relations, and how business economics can help facilitate an academic background from which I can then pursue something more internationally oriented.</p>
<p>Haha, I had exactly the same problem! My major is business economics and I have done a lot of Science and Technology Championships and I went to NYLF on Technology. (My major was biotechnology before.) I just focused more on business seminars in my first prompt :]</p>