Good colleges for music/science double major?

nanotechnology
Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:42:39 +0000

I’m going to second Lawrence. I looked at the school and was very impressed by it. They specifically offer a dual degree (not just double major) program where you can graduate with a bachelor’s in music and bachelor’s of science. At the time I was also considering music and neuroscience. However, I decided that dividing my attention in that way would be very stressful and wouldn’t fit very well with my goals. Although I really enjoy music and continue to be involved with it in college, my career-based passion was for science, and getting a secondary degree in music wasn’t going to really serve a huge purpose, but it would seriously drive up stress and costs.

On the other hand, I know someone else who started out double majoring in physics and music, but when it got really stressful and he had to choose, he chose music because that’s what he was really passionate about.

I think it’s important to consider how significant of a role you want music to play. I’m not saying a double program isn’t the right option for you, but it’s possible to stay very involved in music and get a scholarship for it without having it as a second major.