<p>When doing your research, try to find out how many applicants are admitted to the dual degree program each year (at many schools the number may be something like 2 or 3) and how many actually finish it. If you are serious about completing both degrees, look for a school that has a fair amount of institutional support behind the dual degree program from both the academic and musical sides. Otherwise you will not only be working on two very time-intensive degrees, you will also be swimming against the current in trying to schedule everything and coordinate what your music adviser wants you to do with what your premed adviser wants you to do. It does not help if they both take the attitude that you should only be studying in their field.</p>
<p>Schools you should check out include Bard, where everyone in the conservatory is required to have a non-music major in the college, and Oberlin, where about a quarter to a third of the conservatory class is in the double degree program. I do not know about the academic options at Bard, but the CC user N8Ma will probably be happy to fill you in there. While you can satisfy the requirements for premed through many different possible majors at Oberlin, they happen to have strong Biochemistry and Neuroscience departments if those areas are of particular interest. Another advantage of both of these schools is that the conservatory is on the same campus as the rest of the school so you do not have to spend precious time commuting from one school to another.</p>