Good schools to do both science and music?

[elise123]

Hi!
I am currently a sophomore in high school and I am starting to seriously think about college options. My goal is to either double major in music (piano performance) and some science (I’m thinking about biochemistry, but am not 100% set on that) or major in music and get any prerequisites I might need for med school, graduate school, or whatever science I decide I like the best. My main issue for double majoring is that a lot of colleges only offer music performance as a BM, while most BA’s in music are theory, analyzing, and history. It seems like double majoring requires two of the same type of degree, so I would have to do a BA in music performance and then a BA in science. What schools are flexible for double majoring and offer a performance focus in their BA in music? I know a dual degree is an option, but that seems like a ton of time, a lot of money, and an insane workload. For just majoring in music, I am worried about getting all the prerequisites I might need. For reference for colleges options, I took the ACT earlier this month and got a 33 (35 reading, 34 English, 32 science, 29 math). Even though my math and science were lower than my reading, I usually do better in math than English in school so I’m not sure what happened. I have a 4.0 GPA and rank in the top 5% of my school. It is just sophomore year, though, so my rank will probably change. I live in Louisiana, and money is a big limitation. I won’t qualify for nearly enough need-based aid at any college, so I would need a really good merit scholarship to go out of state. On the piano, I learned Invention in F major by Bach and Waltz in C# minor by Chopin in about 3 months. I plan to learn a Sonata, Bach Fugue, and a Chopin Etude before I graduate. I love improvising, and I sometimes write music. I can play the guitar (not very well, but I can strum chords) and I have sung in church and school choirs.
What would be a college that has a good science program, good music performance program, and challenging but not so challenging that a double major and scholarship with my stats would be impossible? Is this even a good idea? I have been reading about double majors, dual degrees, etc. and I am really torn. On one hand, I love music and science. I think I love music more, but realistically I can see myself successfully pursuing a career in science or medicine. So, a double major or dual degree seems like a good way to do both. On the other hand, I am a motivated person and I’m sure that studying what I love would be a lot of fun. However, I still want to have a college experience and have fun with friends. I don’t want to spend my entire college experience studying and going to class because I overloaded myself with classes. It’s a dilemma that it seems a lot of kids have to deal with.