<p>How feasible is a double major at Tulane? Say, for example, Spanish and Neuroscience. I already have a strong background in Spanish.</p>
<p>I have one data point. My D did a double major, both in Biology … and she finished in four years. But she liked taking a lot of credits each semester and she came to Tulane with nearly of semester’s worth of AP credit. YMMV.</p>
<p>Second partial data point. My D is currently a double major in English (Creative Writing emphasis) and China Studies. Although she has only finished one semester, she is confident it is not a problem, and I think she is right, in her case anyway. Like NewHope’s D, she came in with a lot of AP credits, I think about 21 hours, so I guess technically she is already a sophomore. It is all I can do to talk her out of trying for a third major. Anyway, the boards are filled with students that double majored, so I think it is quite feasible for a good student who is disciplined. You would be assigned an advisor in each area, as well as an overall Tulane-Newcomb College advisor (I think I am right on that last one, I know I am on the first), and if you are in the Honors Program, an advisor for that too. It would be important to coordinate with them towards the end of each semester as it comes time to register for the next semester’s classes to make sure you are staying on track to fulfill both sets of requirements. The nice thing about your planned DM is that they are in very different areas, so you will have little trouble fulfilling the distribution requirements while fulfilling the requirements for each major.</p>
<p>For the sake of completeness, since you have brought up this topic, you can also get two Bachelor’s degrees, rather than “just” a double major. It requires you complete 150 hours in total, instead of the normal 120. Pretty much means you either come in with a lot of AP credits, or you average 18 hours a semester and have at least 6 hours in AP credit, or pick up some summer credits. Not easy, but just wanted to give you a total overview of the options. What’s the benefit of getting two degrees? Well, to a lot of people it is very impressive, but also it stronger to say “I have a BA in Spanish and a BS in Neuroscience” when applying for grad school or professional school.</p>
<p>Thank you! I have taken (and passed) 4 AP tests, 2 classes at community college and am going to be taking 6 IB tests and 2 AP tests this year. The two Bachelor’s degree does sound very intriguing, and demanding. I do aspire to apply to medical school. I also strongly want to study abroad, but I’m not too sure how easy this will be while fulfilling pre-med requirements :/</p>
<p>Lots of pre-med students study abroad. You should absolutely not pass up that opportunity. Actually, the pre-med reqirements are not that much, and are virtually all completed by the end of sophomore year for most students, especially science majors. From a web site:
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<p>here is the link: [Premed</a> Requirements: Overview and Advice](<a href=“http://www.bestpremed.com/preMDreq.php]Premed”>http://www.bestpremed.com/preMDreq.php)</p>
<p>So go study in Madrid or Barcelona your junior year! Again, just work with your advisors ahead of time to map it all out.</p>
<p>No problem with double majoring. Go for it!</p>