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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is wrestling with what to include as his intended major.  We have heard biology is a dime a dozen but his true intended major is biology (marine biology specifically).  He has extracurriculars and his essay backs this up.  His desire is to major in marine biology bc it’s a true interest and see if it’s a viable career path (we know nothing about what one actually does as a marine biologist) but also to take required premed classes to maybe go into a health field of marine biology as a career doesn’t seem appealing.

To me this is a healthy approach (I mean what 17 kid truly knows what they want to do with their lives??) but if he states marine biology is that putting him at a disadvantage versus maybe history or classics which are less popular??[/quote]
I think it's totally school dependent. Some don't care at all. Some want to know school (A&S, Engineering etc). Others are major specific. Think that's why you have a list of 6+ schools compromised of reaches. targets and safeties. [/quote]

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