<p>I have already been accepted rice for Early Decision and I was wondering how big of a workload would a double or triple major take at rice. When I had my interview, the senior interviewer told me that she was doing a double major and that most people at rice do double or triple majors. I was planning two engineering degrees and I dont know what else yet... all depends on the rice/ baylor admissions decision this April. If I get into rice baylor program probably do pre med and one engineering degree.</p>
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<p>Double majors aren't bad if they're in related fields where many of the requirements overlap. Two or more unrelated majors, or scarier, two degrees (usually a BA and a BS) are much harder and require excellent time management and focus. It sounds like you'll be getting lots of credit coming in, so it would be quite feasible for you to double up in the sciences/engineering majors. Freshman year, you'll have to take Bios 201-202, and you'll probably elect to take Organic chem (honors or regular), Math 211, CAAM 210, and some other intro classes, though you should have the intro requirements for general chem, physics, and math done. Sophomore year you'll probably be able to do Bios labs 211 and 213 (for pre-med) and that's all of the intro requirements.</p>
<p>Don't fret about Rice-Baylor. It's all hyped up when really, not getting into the program doesn't push you back at all if you want to be pre-med. Rice students have something like a 90% admittance rate to med school, and in my opinion, it's better to wait a few years and have flexibility about where you're going than to be locked into one medical school.</p>
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<p>IMO:
double majoring in two humanities is EASY. in fact all the humanities majors, and even some math and science ones, were originally made in such a way that you could complete them in junior and senior years alone. this structure is still intact. these majors typically require 10 courses total (!) and usually 8 or 9 when you double. </p>
<p>engineering is difficult to double major with. these majors require a crapload of courses and it doesn't seem very practical to double major just for the hell of it. doubling with two engineering degrees is a bad idea because you want to avoid the jack of all trades master of none complex. the engineering degrees require you to choose a specialization withing EACH major, so take two of those if you want. if you are going to be an engineer, follow the normal route and don't go major hoarding because that simply won't help you. you need a 3.7 to work for companies like shell, and although you think you are sweet for getting that pristine 4.0 in your local high school, a 3.7 in engineering is much much harder. the average gpa for rice is 3.3. why? engineers.</p>
<p>personally i don't see why you would want to double as an engineer. if thats what you want to do with your life, you really have your hands full in undergrad.</p>
<p>first, if you get into the Rice/Baylor med program you are not locked to go there. It is just a safety net in case if you do not get into a better med school or the school of your choice. Second, I was wondering how feasible it would be to double major in classics and biomedical engineering. I love the classics and love science and wanted to find a place where I could do both.</p>
<p>apollo where is your base? I live in Cleveland, Ohio and go to a all male college prep school downtown. I have tried to read numerous articles about double majoring in two different fields but have gotten no clear answer. Why BME and finance?</p>
<p>i live in a very small suburban town in TX and go to a medium sized public school. I also have asked my college counselors, teachers, etc. but they have told me to ask Rice students/faculty because each school is different. For me, BME because i plan on becoming a dr. and finance, under management, because i want to open my own clinic.</p>
<p>that is tight! I also would like to become a docto but I would die to come back to Cleveland and be able to work for the Cleveland Clinic. It is an amazing place!</p>
<p>I'm also interested in double majoring in French and BME ( I plan to join the UN's Doctors without Borders) .. does anyone have any experience with that at Rice? </p>
<p>firstly, there is no BME at rice. you must mean bioengineering, in which case it is certainly feasible now that you have a clear idea of that plan beforehand. classics is a flexible, easy major. you only have to take 10 courses in either greek, latin, or classics. thats it. no specific courses required and no certain number of upper-level courses (the best part). you even have the option of taking cross-listed courses in related departments. i took an upper level latin last semester and now im in a lower level classics, and they are in general fun classes to take. </p>
<p>classics and other majors with similar requirements are kind of like elective majors; people who take these seriously (which is perfectly fine) finish earlier than 4 years easily. i have a friend who graduated a semester early out of sheer boredom because he depleted all his classics options, in addition to learning another language besides latin AND greek. another who is majoring in ancient mediterranean civ (similar major) will be done at the end of this year, his sophomore
year. whether or not it is a good idea for you all depends on how much you like these courses, which you can only find out by taking them. i cannot see any benefit for an engineer to major in classics; if you want to brush up on writing skills or something there are better classes for that specifically. for good measure id think you should only major in it if it just so happens that you fulfill the requirements; a "why not?" outlook will slowly answer itself as you find yourself immersed in college life and really applying yourself in engineering classes. sorry might sound high and mighty but i know that this doesn't apply to all of you..</p>
<p>about the french major as well, i know i don't have much to go on, but i have a suspicion that you would like to major in engineering and be fluent in french by the end of your college career. you can do this easily without the french major itself (which is overkill), and you might want to use those extra slots for courses that will make you more useful to the UN. believe me, you do not need a french studies major to show that you have mastered french. on top of that, plenty of people who work for the UN know french, and you don't need to buttress your academic profile with further majors or some other ideas of well-roundedness. again you may have a love for french literature and culture, in which case a french studies major would be perfect for you.</p>
<p>I encourage you to not go to Rice expecting to do a double or triple major but rather to go and see what interests you. If more than one area interests you, choose one for your major and take classes in the other. DON'T take classes that don't interest you for the sake of fulfilling the requirements of a double or triple major. Employers look not just at the majors on your degree but at all the classes you've taken.</p>
<p>i agree with vinegar, also, u might want to rethink the triple major...be a little reasonable. you dont wanna kill yourself with all the workload</p>