Double Majoring

[etsy98]

Hi!
I’m a prospective student who wants to double major across Weinberg and Bienen. How do I specify that on the common app? I put down Weinberg as my primary school, but do I put Bienen down anywhere? Thanks!!

[thatrunnerkid]

Based on the info available on the websites for Wenberg and Bienen, it seems unclear what you should do. Nirmally for dual degrees though, the primary school is the non-Wenberg one. However, I’d recommend calling (NOT emailing) the admissions office to get this figured out for sure.

http://admissions.northwestern.edu/contact-us.html

[betcalit]

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[msbox44]

@thatrunnerkid why not email

[TheMagicMarker]

Copying over from the other thread for people with future questions:

@TheMagicMarker

Hi @etsy98,

On the Common App there should be a pulldown under “academics” for the Northwestern Supplement that reads “To which Northwestern school(s) are you applying?” You should respond “School of Music and College of Arts and Sciences Duel Degree.” Your primary school will be Bienen and you will receive an admission decision from Northwestern University for the Bienen School of Music.

[thatrunnerkid]

@msbox44 ^ It looks like you don’t need to do either now, but calling is better because who knows how long it will be until you get an email back from them (not saying they’re slow, just that you really don’t know; it might even get accidentally looked over in their inbox). With a call, you get an unambiguous answer almost right away.

[TheMagicMarker]

@thatrunnerkid

@msbox44 ^ It looks like you don’t need to do either now, but calling is better because who knows how long it will be until you get an email back from them (not saying they’re slow, just that you really don’t know; it might even get accidentally looked over in their inbox). With a call, you get an unambiguous answer almost right away.

Calling for a question that can be answered on the website has the additional benefit of not leaving a paper trail for them to bring up. “TheMagicMarker couldn’t even be bothered to read our website, is he really interested in our school?” (I’m not saying anyone here is actually like that!!! It’s just a worst-case scenario)