Double Major - Math and Music

mythmom
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:02:20 +0000

Yes, Williams definitely does look for that, and yes, it is possible to double major in math and music. My S wishes math were a stronger skill for him because the math kids seem to have an easier time with music theory.

I want to direct you to the Williams music website. Click on admission information. The department explains how it evaluates musical interest.

We thought Williams would be out of S’s range for admission until we read that. It encouraged us to go visit. We had been looking at Vassar. He had a great GPA but we were worried about testing. As it turned out, his test scores were higher than we expected, but the welcoming nature of the music department was the beginning of our Williams’ journey.

I would suggest a look at Bard, too, as a less competitive school to consider. Although it’s not reputed to be strong in math/science it has been having a lot of math/science initiatives, and I know students their very happy with the math department and a physics major there as well.

The music there is superb.