Colleges for Double Majoring or Dual Degree

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My buddy’s kid did a double at Northwestern. There’s lots of recen threads on the CC u could find which answers most of your questions I think.

Not exactly the same but I came upon these two. There’s others out there though. Good luck.

Double Degree: Top Academics/Solid Music Program

I believe at NU, an ED applicant to dual degree who only gets into one of the degree programs is no longer bound by the agreement, but they wouldn’t be able to pursue any degree in Bienen without getting accepted there. For other schools, off the top of my head, check out CMU, NYU, USC, and Miami.

Suggestions of Colleges or Universities for non-music majors who want to continue music education and perform?

My son is looking for a school that has opportunities for him to explore interests ranging from Chemistry to Comp Sci to Econ. Being able to continue his music education (not as a major) and having opportunities to perform (Guitar - contemporary and Rock) is very important to him. He has done fairly well (unweighted GPA ~3.7 and SAT 1530) at a small (350) high school known for having a very rigorous curriculum. He is not “brand sensitive” nor particularly interested in Ivy league schools, although several of his peers will probably attend those kinds of schools. He thinks that Ivies would probably be reach schools for him anyway since he is light on extra-curriculars except for music and there are probably many kids with higher grades and thicker academic resumes. He prefers not to be in a place with a predominance of far right or far left politics, emphasis on religion or dominating greek life. He is a city kid having grown up living in downtown Boston, using the subway and bus s…