<p>Hey guys, this looks like an awesome site.
I'm a junior and looking for colleges that excel in design/multimedia and business, so here's my list:
CMU (so-so)
NYU
UCLA
USC
Brown (no business but great art program with RISD)
Yale (great for art idk about business)
MIT (so-so art, great business)
washu (great for mixing majors)</p>
<p>does anyone know of how easy it is to double major in these two completely different subjects and these schools/other schools you recommend? My priority is art. For business i am looking for marketing and/or international business.</p>
<p>also where can i get rep emails for the ivies mentioned? I already emailed some colleges but they gave vague responses :) thank you!</p>
<p>Wash U encourages double majors, multiple minors, etc. Here's a quote from their website:</p>
<p>Combined (Dual) Degree</p>
<p>Students may pursue a second bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts & Sciences, the Olin Business School, or the School of Engineering while completing a BFA.</p>
<p>Students taking advantage of the option will receive a BFA degree with two majors—one from another division within the University and one in art. Students must successfully complete the requirements for the BFA as well as the requirements for the second major. Unlike a combined degree program, students do not need to complete the distribution requirements necessary for a degree in the other divisions within the University. The second major option can be completed within four years if careful planning begins during the first year.</p>
<p>Also, click [url=<a href="http://art.wustl.edu/to%5DHERE%5B/url">http://art.wustl.edu/to]HERE[/url</a>] to go to the School of Art website. On the website, click Undergraduate Program in the upper left corner. Read the captions under the photos of the students on the website. Nearly every one is double majoring or majoring and minoring. </p>
<p>By the way, my son is in the Art school at Wash U. He's majoring in Illustration (Visual Communications) and English (Creative Writing). While there is, of course, hard academic work involved in taking all the necessary courses, the amount of paperwork and administrative hassles to do this is very small.</p>
<p>I'm a business school professor. I've taught at Ivy, one step down and now at public. </p>
<p>Trying to do art and business is a great idea. Do not remotely worry about the school in terms of business. Virtually all the b-schools are the same when it comes to undergraduate education- same classes, same texts, same same same. </p>
<p>So focus on a) whether they enable and/or encourage dual majors (ask directly about how to make it work and how common it is) and b) the quality of the art school.</p>
<p>Oh, another idea: Do an undergraduate degree in art. Work a few years. Get an MBA. </p>
<p>I assure you, every business school professor I know would recommend an MBA over undergrdauate for business (for a host of reasons). I can also tell you that if you can get decent grades in your undergrad, you'll be a very attractive MBA applicant (they look for diversity in their incoming classes and not a lot of art majors apply).</p>
<p>I've been torn about this for quite awhile now. I chose to do art for undergrad, and masters in business. first, keep in mind that a masters in art is not very useful, and for most opportunities in the art field, the bachelors degree will be sufficient. keeping that in mind, if you want to do both art and business, it will probably be more helpful to you to get a great art undergrad education, then move onto business. the art field is competitive, and as someone else has said, if you want to excel, you have to focus on one of them at a time. I have also heard numerous times that an undergrad business education isnt terribly useful. and if you try to double degree in undergrad with business and art, you'll probably be stretching yourself too thin. </p>
<p>also, which, in the end, do you feel is more important to you? or, for what reasons are you interested in either art/business?</p>