<p>I can't get my head around exactly what I want my major to be. I'm incredibly eclectic (I know no matter what I want a math minor as well), and eventually I'd love to get into a good graduate program to get an MFA in acting, but does anyone have any thoughts on a double major in any combination of English, Theatre, and Film? How many people out there have ever triple majored? Is that just ridiculous? I'll have a lot of AP/community college credit to advance me out of some more basic classes once I get to college (the amount, of course, will depend on which school I attend), but I'm just not sure if it's a ridiculous idea.</p>
<p>Then you can be a triple threat! I'm also thinking about a double major in English/Graphic Design. Seems like a good idea to have something outside of the BFA realm to fall back on I think.</p>
<p>believe it or not, that triple combination is popular at connecticut college- students can easily design their own interdisciplinary major, and just off the top of my head, i can think of 5 people who i know that did that.</p>
<p>Whyignore, While triple majors per se are rare, double majors are very common and self constructed concentrations (as huskem describes)which overlap and interconnect different disciplines are encouraged at most schools. </p>
<p>I took a look at your chances thread; you have great qualifications and I would say that just about any college in America would find you a person of interest. What Id recommend is that you focus on colleges that are supportive of the arts, have wide opportunities for participation and performance even for non-majors and are also academically rigorous. </p>
<p>Dont worry so much about what subject or subjects youll eventually major in as thats not as important as the overall ambience of the school. </p>
<p>I dont know what youre looking for as far as size, location etc, but just on the basis of being strong in arts (theater, music, museums, dance, poetry) + having topnotch academics some schools that Id recommend would be:</p>
<p>Very selective: Yale, Brown, Williams
Selective: Wesleyan
Less selective: Conn College, Vassar, Kenyon, Hamilton, Smith</p>
<p>Id like to put in a plug for Williams because a lot of people dont know about the excellent opportunities that it offers in the arts. Williams has three world class museums on or near campus, one of the countrys best summer theater programs, a new $50 million performing arts center, a knockout English department with several distinguished authors and poets on the faculty and a very strong music department as well with multiple performance opportunities. Its full of bright, energetic, multifaceted, talented kids like you.</p>
<p>One more in the less selective group: Skidmore.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. Yeah I tend to freak myself out about my future and feel the need to have everything planned out before I get there, but you're right about figuring it out when I get there...as long as I make sure whatever school I end up attending is conducive to where I'd eventually like to steer myself.</p>
<p>Oh and thanks for the Williams info...it hadn't really been on the list I've been compiling, but I'll definitely look into it.</p>
<p>Honestly, this is SUCH a do-able course of study. I'm an English/Film major, and a lot of those courses overlap, and they overlap a lot with Theatre Studies courses.... and it's so worthwhile, imo.</p>
<p>Yeah that's what I'm thinking. After looking more in depth at quite a few schools specific course offerings, I'm sure that such a seemingly impossible feat is pretty feasible. Once I actually get in somewhere I'm sure it will be easier to predict just how possible and difficult it will be.</p>
<p>What schools are you looking at, why ignore ants? That may determine the feasibility of your plan. :) I can't think of any school which would allow such a triple major. The issue of 'overlap' courses is usually governed by fairly strict restrictions in terms of numbers of overlaps as well as type of courses. Doing Film/English or Drama/English is workable at probably dozens of schools but combining the three is going to be difficult if you're looking for actual practical professional training in either film or drama.</p>
<p>All of my top choices (my current top three are Yale, Northwestern, and Brown) have only BA options for theatre, because I'm opting not to go for the BFA but later in life perhaps try to get into a good graduate, MFA program. </p>
<p>One of the main reasons I thought this could be even the most miniscule bit possible is the fact that a ton of my basic courses/credits should be taken care of by AP credit and/or dual enrollment credit I've earned for very high level courses I've taken and will take this upcoming year.</p>
<p>oh geez, that is exactly where i'm at now. what i personally plan on doing (if i'm accepted) is to go to emerson college for film (since their acting program is more selective than the film and i stand a better chance of getting in for that) then rather than be an official theatre minor (so i don't have to take all the theatre history and play analysis classes) is just sign up for every acting class possibly. i would suggest you find a school like that that also has a lot of improv clubs and things like that and do theatre in your free time as much as possible rather than officially major in it. a bfa or ba in theatre isn't that important unless you plan on teaching it.</p>