Double Major (Music + Science) at Non Conservatory Schools

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I’m sure you’ll hear from folks but here’s some previous threads if they might help.

Good schools for music and science?

Hi! I am currently a sophomore in high school and I am starting to seriously think about college options. My goal is to double major in music (piano performance) and some science (I’m thinking about biochemistry, but am not 100% set on that). I don’t know exactly what I want to do in life, but I know it will either be music, music education (college level), medicine, or STEM research. My main issue is that a lot of colleges only offer a BM in music performance, and most BA’s in music is mostly theory and history. It seems like double majoring requires two of the same type of degree, so I would do a BA in music performance and then a BA in science. What schools are flexible for double majoring and offer a performance focus in their BA in music? I took the ACT earlier this month and got a 33 (35 reading, 34 English, 32 science, 29 math). Even though my math and science were lower than my reading, I usually do better in math than English in school so I’m not sure what happened. I have …

Class of 29 Undergrad/Class of 27 Grad: All Things Related to Music School Applications (prescreens/tours/interviews/auditions/supplements/etc)

Hi, starting off the new thread! I’m usually a lurker so feeling a bit shy but I gained invaluable insight following the thread last year (which started in May!) so wanted to kick one off. My son is a rising senior and plays jazz tenor saxophone. Looking forward to hearing everyone’s stories too!