Do you say this even when you have declared your major? This might be weird if I’m studying, e.g., computer science, and don’t have any real plans to change that. I’m also a senior undergrad—maybe this might make more sense if you’re a freshman, sophomore, or junior.
In a similar boat—and also believe that undergrad majors are basically unimportant—but I think this could be easily adapted and would be worth trying, regardless!
e.g., I’m a Public Policy major about to graduate. I would probably say something like, “I majored in Public Policy because I thought affecting big institutions and their policies would give me the best shot at having a big impact on the world.”
(It also helps, I guess, that I majored in PBPL because of 80k!)
Do you say this even when you have declared your major? This might be weird if I’m studying, e.g., computer science, and don’t have any real plans to change that. I’m also a senior undergrad—maybe this might make more sense if you’re a freshman, sophomore, or junior.
In a similar boat—and also believe that undergrad majors are basically unimportant—but I think this could be easily adapted and would be worth trying, regardless!
e.g., I’m a Public Policy major about to graduate. I would probably say something like, “I majored in Public Policy because I thought affecting big institutions and their policies would give me the best shot at having a big impact on the world.”
(It also helps, I guess, that I majored in PBPL because of 80k!)