Are these good choices for me?

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>Hey, I’m looking to major in a business program and minor/double major in an arts program as well (such as drawing or painting); thus, I’m looking for schools that are good in both. I’ve recompiled the following list and a rough estimate of what their requirements (in test scores) are: these are not to be taken in consideration, but here for my personal usage.</p>

<p>Now, I have the following questions:

  1. Is it ABSOLUTELY possible to study both a business major as well as an art minor/major in all of these schools? (This is my main concern)
  2. Can you double major in all of them (if not, please list which)?
  3. Are they all respectable in the arts and business fields?
  4. Do any of these schools require a portfolio for admission into the arts program (whether it’s for a major or minor)?
  5. Any additional info or schools that I could add to my list would be greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>Here’s the list without their requirements for easier referencing:
UC Berkeley, USC, Carnegie Mellon, WUSTL, Michigan University, UT Austin, Indiana University, Cornell University (8 in total)</p>

<ul>
<li><p>[University</a> of California, Berkeley](<a href=“http://berkeley.edu/]University”>http://berkeley.edu/)
GPA 3.6+
CR: 700
M: 760
W: 710</p></li>
<li><p>[University</a> of Southern California](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/]University”>http://www.usc.edu/)
GPA 3.2+ (rough estimate)
CR: 720
M: 740
W: 720</p></li>
<li><p>[Carnegie</a> Mellon University](<a href=“Homepage - CMU - Carnegie Mellon University”>Homepage - CMU - Carnegie Mellon University)
GPA 3.7+ (rough estimate)
CR: 720
M: 780
W: 710</p></li>
<li><p>[Washington</a> University in St. Louis](<a href=“http://wustl.edu/]Washington”>http://wustl.edu/)
GPA 3.7+ (rough estimate)
CR: 760
M: 780
W: Unknown ? </p></li>
<li><p>[University</a> of Michigan](<a href=“http://www.umich.edu/]University”>http://www.umich.edu/)
GPA 3.6+ (rough estimate)
CR: 690
M: 750
W: 710</p></li>
<li><p>[University</a> of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/]University”>http://www.utexas.edu/)
GPA 3.5+
CR: 660
M: 700
W: 660</p></li>
<li><p>[Indiana</a> University](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/]Indiana”>http://www.indiana.edu/)
GPA 3.2+ (rough estimate)
CR: 630
M: 650
W: 620</p></li>
<li><p>[url=<a href=“http://www.cornell.edu/]Cornell”>http://www.cornell.edu/]Cornell</a> University<a href=“I%20read%20it%20has%20a%20good%20art%20program?”>/url</a>
GPA 3.7+ (rough estimate)
CR: 730
M: 770
W: Not taken in consideration</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Thank you for reading and looking forward to your answers! :D</p>

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<p>Hi College101. I would suggest that you have some homework to do and once you do it, you would be better served coming back here. Most specifically, of your questions, you should look on the websites for each of the schools to find out the answers to 1, 2 and 4. Moreover, for 4, you will find out if a portfolio is required, what that particular school requires for their portfolio. You might also find out from some research into the websites how respectable the programs are, by looking at who the professors are, what companies interview, and how many grads are working in their fields of study. Also, call the admission’s offices and ask questions. Finally, look on-line for National Portfolio Days. These take place all over the country and art schools and programs come and evaluate high school students’ portfolios. This might give you an understanding of some of the art programs and if you go, the schools can talk about your work with you. For a general rule of thumb, it seemed to me that programs with BFAs generally required portfolios, where many BA programs did not. But, don’t hold me to this observation. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Well, I don’t know much about good business programs at universities. Actually, I know nothing about business programs :stuck_out_tongue: But I can help with art programs. Don’t take my word for it, but I think in most of the schools you listed, you can double major. However, you may not be ABLE to. For example, Carnegie. Very very good school, but it is known for having HUGE workloads, so you probably would not be able to double major art and business. I know that USC, Carnegie, Wash U, and Michigan have good art programs, but I’m not sure about the other ones. For most universities (at least, this is what I’ve found from applications), you’re allowed to submit a portfolio. For Carnegie, a portfolio review is required, but at a lot of schools, they’re only optional. You can get into an art program without submitting a portfolio, but it never hurts your chances if you do.</p>

<p>All said and done, it depends on what you want to major in more. Do you want to go into art or business, or do you just see art as a hobby rather than a potential career area? If so, I would suggest looking at universities with good business programs, and the art program will just be a bonus.</p>