<p>I know its possible do do a Double Major in 4 years, and a normal degree in 3 years, by cramming courses or using AP credits. Its quite nuts, but is it possible to get a Double Major/Dual degree inn 3 years? It would definatley be a huge workload, but has anyone done it? Is it possible to stick that many courses into semesters? Would you have to overload some? Could you do this at a "good" college like an Ivy League?</p>
<p>I am not even close to entering college, but I'd like to know what I can do.</p>
<p>I think this would depend on how related the majors are, how much relevant AP credit you have, and the ability to schedule the classes you need when you need them.
At my D’s school, some students who start with sophomore standing are able to complete similar double majors (software engineering and computer science, e.g.) in three years. More common is to complete a double major in four years or a major and 1-2 minors in three. And a few students stay four years and manage to include a MS.
In most cases these students begin with AP credit in required classes that enable them to get ahead a whole year in sequencing (two semesters calc, chem & physics, plus stats and a few electives). The students who have less credit in required classes don’t usually have all the prerequisites to get ahead a whole year. They can take lighter loads or pick up a minor or second major, but find it tough to finish in less than four years.</p>
<p>I am thinking of Computer science/Computer engineering and Economics for the two majors. They are not hugely related, but some of the math classes do kind of overlap. What AP’s would be the best to transfer credit, and around how many do I need? I haven’t actually taken any AP’s yet, because I can’t until high school. I plan on 14(?) total, with quite some self studying (3-4 per year.)9th grade will be purely self study AP’s. Its not a legitimate “plan”, but I have a while before I need to do high school planning. What colleges would allow this? How would Tier 1 schools (like Ivy Leagues) take it?
Also, I am decently sure I could do most self study exams easily, and will be allowed into advanced placement courses in 10th grade and onward.
Thanks a lot for the help!</p>
<p>I would pick a few schools that interest you, including some Ivies, and check out their websites.
First look for their AP credit page which should tell you if they give credit, how much, and what AP exam scores they require. Some colleges give different credit in different departments, e.g. engineering may give less credit than sciences. Some colleges give very little AP credit and others are quite generous.
Second, look if they post the curriculum for the majors you are considering. Many do. Using these you can look at overlaps to get an idea of the difficulty of double majoring. Sometimes there is information on prerequisites and sequencing, too.
Taking 14 APs is alot. I think my D1 took 8-9 APs, and then did a 5-week summer program that covered another course at her university right before her freshman year began. She started with sophomore standing and can potentially finish a year early with two minors with very little overloading.</p>