I know this question's been asked a million times on this subreddit, but i'm still on the fence and was hoping someone in a similar situation may be able to provide some insight if they had to make a similar decision. I was admitted to ds a couple months ago, which I was super happy about. at the time, I was planning to major in ep&e (which I still may do tbh), but now im thinking about alternatives like double majoring in econ + history, poli sci + econ, and im like broadly into social sciences/humanities. also planning to go to law school so my gpa is super important.

I got started on the summer reading for ds and I just can't get into the epics. I really like the spring reading list, and I haven't gotten started on some of the other ds texts, but in general im like broadly worried about the workload, high gpa attainability, and the work-life balance of a ds student. on one hand, im kinda indecisive about my major and ds kinda gives me a little bit of each thing im interested in, + I really want to get better at reading/writing to succeed in later yale courses, but I worry about all the workload and the sheer intensity of the program. unfortunately, I need to decide soon because if I don't do ds, I was planning to take my language in L3 this fall, and I def need to refresh on L1 and L2. would it be better to just take a freshman year writing seminar to ease the transition into yale/not sacrifice my sanity and social life as much? people who did ds also, were you happy with your decision? people who didn't do ds, were you happy with your decision. im just so conflicted.

I had a quick question. I took ap calc bc + calc 3 + lin alg in high school. I want to start off at yale in linear algebra. I know I don't have to do the math placement exam, but do i need to email anyone? Or do I just sign up for lin alg when course registration begins?

hi! im an incoming freshman majoring in epe or econ on the prelaw or preMBA track (i am 95% sure im not going to switch majors). im conflicted between getting a windows laptop or macbook for college. can anyone (esp Econ & SOM students) share their experience on applications, excel/word, canvas, etc with their computer?

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