<p>I really did not know what I should do when I applied for colleges last year. I got into a top 30 university this April. Now I kind of figured out what I want to study at college. I think I will double major in either math/music (composition) or economics/composition. But at my school it is not very easy to double major with music. Although I know transfer app could be pretty hard, I will have a try. I am considering about transferring to a university or a LAC that can offer me great education in these 3 subjects and enable me to graduate in 4 years. (Is it even possible?) (Does this mean that the music department must be within the arts and sciences college?) </p>
<p>Is it even possible to triple major or design my own major for a transfer applicant in these schools listed below?</p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Schools I am considering about:
U Penn
Duke
Rice
Cornell
Brown
Tufts
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Columbia
U Chicago
Georgetown
Swarthmore
Amherst</p>
<p>At Penn, you can’t officially concentrate or major in composition, just general music. You can choose to take more theory/composition classes, though there are very, very few of them (mostly either private lessons or grad classes if they permit you to take them). My best friend there is double-majoring in music and math at Penn, so it’s certainly possible, but you’re talking a substantial investment of time and energy that, at times, rivals that of students at some professional schools. </p>
<p>As far as Penn goes, the Music Department did give me some leeway as a transfer, but not to the tune of designing my own major. It didn’t really matter, as they offer so few music classes to begin with.</p>
<p>Georgetown doesn’t have a traditional music major, but a BA in American Musical Culture that is more in line with American Studies or Arts Management programs than performance or composition.</p>
<p>Northwestern and Rice are pretty serious music schools, so you’d probably need to research the audition requirements for BA/BM programs there. (I assume you’d do a BA.)</p>
<p>Bottom line: You need to research these schools a bit, as their musically all over the place and offer very different experiences. Also, are you planning to pursue music professionally or is it for your own edification?</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply wayward_trojan. Thank you for your efforst. Now it seems that music is for my own education, but I hope I could pursue it maybe when I want in the future. I did do some research and found out that it is not easy to pursue the dual degree within 4 years if the music major is offered in a seperate professional school. I have been playing the piano since I was 6, but no big awards won, I just love music so much, and do not want to give up on it in college.</p>
<p>This isn’t in your list, but could I suggest the university of rochester? They don’t have any required courses (just 1 writing seminar) so you should definitely be able to at least double major. They do require you to take a sequence of humanities, natural science, and social science, but I think you’ve got that all covered perfectly with music, math, and economics. So triple majoring is a possibility. Rochester is connected with a fantastic conservatory (eastman school of music) so you’ll be getting a great music education there for sure. </p>
<p>also, I think Rochester is a top 30 school, so I hope I’m not trying to sell you a school you already go to LOL.</p>