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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If some people believe that it is more difficult as a so-called "STEM" major to get into schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.--schools that do not admit based on major and do not require students to declare a major until after sophomore year--why not just apply as an easy humanities major?  I am assuming that like most applicants to these schools, the Verbal and Math sections of the SAT are both stellar.  I am also assuming that the APs in high school were both STEM and Humanities.

So, why torture yourself? [/quote]

The AOs look at the activities and awards and can tell a stem kid from a humanities kid. Yes they expect top scores from both, in case they do decide to change they want them to be able to succeed in any major, at least for the unhooked. But they are not fooled and do not want anymore secret finance bros or secret premeds(almost all female these days--there are already too many females in general in the applicant pool: top schools gender balance and actively look for males overall, in any major;  and non-premed, non-BME or Environmental Science females. There are simply too many).

Unfortunately it is quite common for hooked students to be pushed into easier majors after they get there(if they got in with stem interest). Many cannot handle it. There have been students who have written their sob stories in campus newsrags pining that premed or econ was too hard and they had to switch out. Recruited athletes are often pushed toward easier options before they are admitted. [/quote]

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