Music and Business double major

MomOf2TeenGirls
Fri, 05 Feb 2016 04:30:47 +0000

My D is at UMichigan, attempting to have her cake and eat it too.

She’s a dual degree - music performance and biomedical engineering - in her second year, and currently projecting to finish both degrees in 4.5 - 5 years. It’s challenging academically, musically and logistically (scheduling classes with labs around symphony practices). But she loves it, and she’s thriving! In her case she does not expect to combine the two areas, but she has a passion for music and wants to pursue it as far as possible while also studying math and science. She is insanely busy, but fits in time for extracurriculars, concerts, friends and dating. Not sure she sleeps much! Her music professor and both her advisors are extremely supportive. FYI, she knows about a dozen kids pursuing dual degrees in music and another area. So it’s doable, but it takes a lot of hard work.