Can You Double Major In These Subjects?

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<p>My son is completing his junior year in high school. Although he could change his mind, my son loves politics and wants to major in political science. His fantasy job is to be a political pundit. (Yeah, I know, playing in the NFL might be easier.)</p>

<p>In addition to political science, I am thinking that taking courses in communications & rhetorical studies might be helpful to my son in any career where he will need to persuade others.</p>

<p>There are many good political science programs around the country, but few where a student can go to a college or university which also has a program in communications & rhetorical studies. </p>

<p>Syracuse is one of those schools. You can major in political science in their department housed in the Maxwell School, ranked the number one school of public policy in the country. You can major in communications and rhetorical studies in the School of Visual & Performing Arts.</p>

<p>My question is: can a student come to Syracuse and double major in these two subjects? Another combination might be to double major in political science and political philosophy, with a minor in rhetorical studies.</p>

<p>My son has good grades, a 90 cumulative GPA at a good but not stellar private school. He got a 33 on his ACT. Does he have a shot at the Syracuse honors program?</p>

<p>Syracuse does not have the "prestige" factor that allows students at my son's school to brag about where they are going to college. Schools like Colgate, Cornell and Hamilton are more popular. A student with my son's stats, coming out of his school, would probably get into a college like Hamilton. Hamilton is a great college with close contact between students and professors, but Hamilton has a smaller environment, fewer resources and less happening on or near campus.</p>

<p>However, my son is an independent thinker. If he sees that Syracuse has better resources for what he wishes to study, he may decide to go there.</p>

<p>Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>

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<p>sorry but, what do you think Syracuse is? i checked yesterday and saw that Syracuse is rated #53 in the US world and news report for best national colleges! Hamilton might accept many smart children but Syracuse probably has more prestige than Hamilton. your son will not make Cornell without a doubt. Colgate and Syracuse are the sae academically, but Syracuse is more prestigous.</p>

<p>90 average= 3.5/4.0 gpa (pretty good but most colleges want higher grades)</p>

<p>i have an 88= 3.28(decent) but with alot of IB courses (im a junior too)</p>

<p>my cousin just got into the renee crown honors program at Syracuse and had perfect grades (98.5 average overall, 2250 on the SAT’s, and ALOT of community service and extracurricular activities) he told me that a kid wit a 92 average barely got into Syracuse and wasnt accepted to the honors program</p>

<p>is your son in all AP/IB/Honors courses? if he is, then hell probably make the Honors program but if he isnt and has that kind of average, then he wont really make the honors program unless maybe he has good SAT’s (around 2000+)</p>

<p>your taking Syracuse in a “Sports school” but is actually very good. </p>

<p>take a tour of the school and you will see how much more beautiful it is and the new buildings like (Whitman. life science complex, Newhouse etc.)</p>

<p>im applying early decision to Syracuse next yr ad your son should also.</p>

<p>AS OF THE DOUBLE MAJOR, </p>

<p>Political Science is taken at the Maxwell house(the pre-law school)
Communications an Rhetorical Studies is take at the College of Visual and performing arts</p>

<p>YES you could but, you just hve to apply to both colleges.</p>

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<p>I didn’t mean to say anything against Syracuse, in fact what I have read about it is very impressive. I had just used the Naviance data for students at my son’s school, which show that the average of students accepted by Syracuse was 85-86, for Hamilton 89-90, for Colgate 90-91 and Cornell 91-92. A 33 ACT translates to about a 2170 on the SAT.</p>

<p>It sounds like my son would fall short in making the honors program at Syracuse which is probably a blessing if he were to be a double major.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>i think it is around an 87 and above for syracuse, but, half the kids that got here have very high gpas. the school even states that they dont look at grades as much as they look at extracurricular, but they want the kids to have atleast a 3.0(85) they will excuse you with an 85 as long as you have alot of clubs, sports, community service, etc.</p>

<p>But, i think he has an opportunity to transfer to the honors program his sophomore year(which most schools do). just tell him to do killer in his freshman yr.</p>