Despite persistent rain, sophomores were not deterred from congregating on Cannon Green to celebrate declaring their majors on Friday, April 11.
Donning umbrellas, tote bags, and soggy sneakers, members of the Class of 2027 took part in Declaration Day, a Princeton tradition where students pose for photos with banners associated with their majors. A.B students have until April 14 to declare their major while B.S.E majors declared their major last Spring. Although coupled with dreary weather, student turnout was strong, and school spirit was high. Across the green, laughing and smiling students posed for photos, caught up with friends, and sported their new departmental merch.
Some students explained how they plan on applying their majors to the real world. “I’ve wanted to study economics for a while,” Claire Espinosa ’27 told The Daily Princetonian. “Especially now, it feels important for people who care about policy and current events to actually understand the economic systems that shape them.”
“I’m excited to be declaring alongside other people who feel the same way and to get the tote bags,” she said.
Brian Chen ’27, who declared computer science (COS) B.S.E, described his interest in learning about system functionality and how it can be applied to real-world scenarios.
“I’ve always liked solving problems and figuring out how systems work,” he said. “COS gives me a way to explore that, especially in areas like systems design and machine learning, which are becoming more and more important.” Chen added that he planned to celebrate at a dinner with friends.
“Honestly, just drying off after being out here in the rain sounds pretty good,” Chen added.
Certain sophomores expressed why they felt their new departments were the best. “Geo is just objectively the coolest major. I mean, there’s no other major in which you can study glaciers and oceans and the atmosphere and so many cool things,” Advik Eswaran ’27 said. Eswaran is a newly-declared geosciences major.
Amogh Joshi ’27, an electrical and computer engineering (ECE) major opined that, of the engineering majors, ECE is probably, “the most diverse major in which you could probably study the most wide range of interests.”
“And they give you a fire fleece,” Amogh Joshi added.
Some students emphasized the flexibility offered by their majors. Maya Joshi ’27, an anthropology major shared she, “wanted to study something in the humanities and still have room to minor in something like bioengineering.”
Several students expressed advice they have for current first-years. “Study what you want to study, because passion matters the most,” said Tomoka Ohmori ’27, a geosciences major.
Similarly encouraging exploration, Julian Hough ’27, an ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) major, said “I was deciding between a couple majors, and I took a class, EEB 211, and it was probably my favorite class I’ve taken here. That class kind of pushed me towards majoring in EEB.”
Despite the cold, several students expressed overall satisfaction with the event.
Audrey Zeng ’27, an ECE major, said, “[It was] very cold, but it’s so fun to see all my other ECE majors, and it’s just a really exciting time, because I love taking pictures.”
“It feels special. Obviously, it’s cold, but it feels like a movie, you know?” Nicole Ramirez ’27, a politics major, told the ‘Prince.’
Post-photoshoot, catchup, and merch collecting, students ventured off to eat dinner, get cookies at Murray Dodge, but most of all, to dry off from the rain.
Sophomores have until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 14 to declare their majors through TigerHub.
Jake Miller is a staff News writer for the ‘Prince.’
Irene Kim is a contributing News writer for the ‘Prince.’
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