<p>Yeah, I definitely don't like the name "concentration" either. It just sounds...silly. Like something I would've gotten for losing a tooth in kindergarten.</p>
<p>However, I personally wish Princeton did have double majors simply because it makes it easier for people with diverse interests to study what they want. With a one-concentration rule (which is understandable because of the thesis, I know), you kind of have to focus your attention on that one subject. While you can take classes in other subjects, you don't get the intensive study that you would get in a major. It's especially better for people who don't necessarily want to narrow down their interests to one subject. Plus, schools that double major typically allow you to take more classes per semester, unlike Princeton's general 4-class per semester (save a couple) course load.</p>
<p>Why do they feel colleges feel a need to have a different name for major and minor when they're the exact same thing? Why can't they all call them majors and minors?</p>
<p>The Dean of Admissions for Brown, when he visited my HS, said "Becuase we're an Ivy, we prefer to call them concentrations, not majors", which I found so pretentious I took Brown straight off my list. As to why they call them concentrations and certificates: I have no idea, except perhaps they called them that before the words major and minor came into general use and therefore stuck with what they had always used (that is a completely wild shot in the dark, backed by not the slightest amount of evidence, but it's the only thing I could think of)</p>
<p>that somewhat lowers my opinion of brown...it's so freaking arrogant</p>
<p>no brown was the least arrogant ivy I found Columbia was ARROGANT!!!, they were very pretentious about their core curriculum</p>
<p>I didn't like columbia at all, I detest arrogance with a passion reserved for my political views... hmmph</p>
<p>i agree, i dislike columbia immensely. i may be biased tho since they rejected my best friend ED. she was an awesome student too, stupid columbia.</p>