<p>Is it possible to major in both math and history in Trinity College Undergrad? Any current Duke students heard of such a thing?</p>
<p>Yes, it’s possible. I don’t know any, personally, but I do know a Math/English.</p>
<p>@dronson54</p>
<p>I love you. The lack of sarcasm in this forum is killing me. I got torn apart in the 2015 ED thread.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible. Not likely though, as once you’ll get here you’ll drop the math major.</p>
<p>Why would he drop math major? What is so terrible about math major?</p>
<p>It’s hard as shiz</p>
<p>Is it difficult because it is math or is it difficult because it is math at Duke? I am trying to determine the level of difficulty. Is it specific to Duke? My daughter is going for math major. Do they have girls in the classes?</p>
<p>Duke is a coeducational university. There are girls in almost every single class, and they are definitely girls who are majoring in math. However, the math classes at Duke are notoriously difficult, hence why one potential math major might change his/her mind after coming to Duke.</p>
<p>Math is hard anywhere.</p>
<p>(At least compared to other majors)</p>
<p>Somebody mentioned that statistics major is not difficult (I think on strong majors thread). I would assume that statistics major and math major share a lot of courses. This is kind of confusing. Also, is there any distiction in difficulty between applied math and pure math?</p>
<p>The stats major has two core courses that are primarily math courses STAT 104/MATH 135 (Probability) and STAT114/MATH 136 (Statistics). There are also four prerequisite classes needed for the stats major Math 31/32 (BC Calc) Math 103 (Multivariable) and Math 104/107(Linear Algebra) that are pure math courses. Math majors would probably take Math 104 and then 105. Engineers would probably take 103, 107 and 108. </p>
<p>There really is no concrete difference between pure and applied math in the stats and math departments. At the lower levels, stats has a probability class (104/135) that is pure math but everything beyond that is essentially applied with accompanying proof work. The math department definitely has more pure math classes, but some of the upper level classes could also be considered applied with Math 215 (Mathematical Finance) and Math 216 (Applied Stochastic Processes) being the most popular. Engineers generally only would take applied math courses unless they double major/minor in math. </p>
<p>If you’re talking about difficulty, the stats major is definitely easier in terms of material and grading, but that’s mainly because it’s a very new major, and they are trying to get more people to join the department.</p>
<p>I’m an engineer currently in Math 103 and taking 107 next semester. 103 is hard. Duke math is hard. Just do the problem sets and spend time trying to understand. That was my downfall this semester. If you don’t understand anything, go to office hours because your professors actually want to help you if you want them to or get a tutor. </p>
<p>I think the biggest thing to remember about math at Duke is that your days of getting A’s on tests it over (well…103 and after). Like you should accept the fact that you’re gonna get 40%, 50% on tests. Its okay because that’s what everyone else gets. Put in the effort and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Back to the original question, I’m currently on the ECE and PolSci/History track. The requirements for Trinity are different, but for me its nice because I can use my 5 SS/H electives and take those classes.</p>
<p>Unlike high school, no one takes upper level math in college unless they’re already very good at math, so your competition is already much stiffer. Of course, professors know this so they make the material suitably difficult. In high school (at least public ones), they’re more interested in getting the weakest student to above some bare minimum, not in challenging the best students. In college, at Duke and other top schools at least, it’s the opposite: they need the additional difficulty to sort the good students from the great students from the geniuses.</p>
<p>As for math 103, it’s difficult but not impossible to get an A, even an A+. The difficulty of your midterms is dependent upon which professor you got. Some write harder tests than others, but it is all normalized in the end by the block final. You’re only competing amongst students with the same professor for the curve, not amongst all 103 students. For each professor, their students are sorted by score in the class, then A’s are assigned down the list. The number of A’s the professor is allowed to give is equal to the number of A’s his students got on the final (after curve), plus up to 2 more. So you’ll be guaranteed an A if you can be in the top 2, or have a very good chance if you’re in the top 10.</p>
<p>I plan to double major Mechanical Engineering and Economics. How do I indicate this on the application? It only allows you to apply to Pratt or Trinity, not both. Should I do both essays? If I can only apply to one of them which one should I apply to? </p>
<p>My stats:
ACT: 32
SATII: MathII(770), US History(730)
GPA: 3.78
AP: Calculus AB(5), Art History(4), US History(4), Calculus BC, Stats, English Lit, Physics B, Biology</p>
<p>Any person who double majors in at least one Engineering major should apply to Pratt. When you get into Duke, you will still be considered part of Pratt School of Engineering even though one of your majors is in Trinity.</p>
<p>@tomcat
Yes, the engineering degree will have to be your primary major due to the way Trinity/Pratt are set up. </p>
<p>Honestly though, you’ll probably end up dropping one of them because an intense trinity major (econ, pub pol, neuro sci) + any engineering (they are all very time intensive) is ridiculously hard to schedule correctly. I’m just saying be very open. You totally can, you just probably won’t.</p>
<p>For the OP. You can have 3 things on your diploma. At least one major (obviously haha) plus any combination of certificates and minors that you want.
Right now I’m a triple major because my 3 majors all overlap so well, but if for some reason my French major becomes untenable I’ll just drop it down to a minor and have 2 majors + a minor. (For the record, I’m an Econ, International Comparative Studies, and French major)</p>
<p>Duke is extremely open to whatever you want to do, and if you have a good advisor you can make almost anything work.
And if you’re going to double major, I’d recommend declaring early. When you declare you get a new advisor who is a professor in your major department.</p>
<p>Good luck guys! Come to Duke, it’s heaven on Earth :)</p>
<p>I could have sworn I read somewhere that you can only have at most two majors (and then any minor or certificate for a total of three things), but I could be mistaken.</p>
<p>The registrar will only list on your transcript and diploma a max of two majors, but if you do three majors, you could write that on your resume. Kinda weird, but I’m pretty sure that’s the way it is.</p>
<p>Your diploma does not list your major(s). Only your degree (bachelor of science, etc.). If you get a double major in something like Economics (BS) and Art History (AB), you only get one diploma in your first major (which everybody chooses to be the BS degree). You don’t get two diplomas with different degrees or a single diploma with two degrees listed. However, your transcript does list majors, minors, etc. </p>
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<p>[Duke</a> University | Trinity College of Arts & Sciences : Declaring a Major](<a href=“http://trinity.duke.edu/advising/sophomore-year/declaring-a-major]Duke”>http://trinity.duke.edu/advising/sophomore-year/declaring-a-major)</p>
<p>Although I know two Duke Rhodes scholars were triple majors. One in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and chemistry (2002), and the other triple majored in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and physics (2005). </p>
<p>The Pratt website doesn’t specify a maximum number of majors.</p>
<p>[Policies</a> & Procedures | Engineering at Duke University, Pratt School](<a href=“Policies & Procedures | Duke Pratt School of Engineering”>Policies & Procedures | Duke Pratt School of Engineering)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend following the students’ above path and triple majoring personally… 
Double majoring is doable though.</p>