Choice of major and merit/acceptances? [NY resident, 4.0 GPA, 1520 SAT, <$50k; art ECs/portfolio but does not want art major]

OP stated that they’d looked at the Visual Arts & Technology major at Stevens, and said

So, the possibility of interest in a blended major was confirmed, but OP’s D may also want a straight-STEM major. If it’s the latter, they probably need fewer specific suggestions… whereas there are majors combining both interests that they may not have considered. So my thought was that running these up the proverbial flagpole might be worthwhile, and could help to clarify whether there’s a blended major that piques the student’s interest, or not.

Northeastern is the only school I’ve thought of so far where applying to the blended major might be advantageous for admissions/merit, but it would also be easy to drop the art/design piece later if the student isn’t enjoying that aspect. And I don’t know if their aid is generous enough to make the school desirable, or not.

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