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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You guys are missing that they said engineering is the other major.  If it were Physics, it would be fine to apply in English and just take Physics classes.  But in most universities, applying to Engineering is a whole different school and required courses begin freshman year.  I think you need to list engineering as the first major (English is fine to list as second but they won't pay a lot of attention to it.). If you apply as English first, you'd need to do an internal trnasfer into engineering once at the university and that might mean doing 'catch up' for freshman level engineering courses. [/quote]
OP just said “STEM.” The engineering major was a class of 26 student reporting results. [/quote]

This is correct, she is not applying for engineering, it will probably be Physics and English.[/quote]

Is there a specific area of Physics and a specific area of English?

Northwestern, Brown, Yale, and Amherst love kids like this. Does your kid want an open curriculum or not? Study your HS data to see which school might be most advantageous for you early.

At Brown, you pick 2 concentrations in the application (so Physics and English (or Literary Arts, Brown's separate creative writing concentration). Even better she could design an independent concentration like Physics and Narrative - to really stand out in the pool).

Yale typically needs some "standout" element in the app - something uncommon or high achievement. Not sure Scholastic meets that bar. 
If they do, see how she might tie both subjects together (note you list 3 academic areas of interest in the Yale app),: 
https://humanities.yale.edu/
https://frankeprogram.yale.edu/about-us

In terms of strengthening her profile:

Your DD should embody the combination of both subjects (rather than just saying she wants to study both). 
Examples might include: 
- a sustained science-writing project, like a Substack, column, or similar that translates real physics (ideally tied to actual research she's done or coursework) into a compelling narrative; 
- a creative collection: essays, short fiction, or poetry built around physics concepts (like Alan Lightman's Einstein's Dreams, note: Lightman is literally a physicist-novelist, so if she doesn't know his work, she should); 
or 
- a teaching project where she uses storytelling to make physics intuitive for younger students, with real materials and real audiences.

She needs to start on something concrete now, though. [/quote]

I really appreciate you posting such a detailed response with stuff she can actually do, i will pass it on to my daughter. Thank you so much.[/quote]

Happy to help. I have 2 kids at the 4 schools I mentioned, so I know the schools well! GL. Post back if you have questions.[/quote]

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