<p>Here's my quandary, please offer suggestions if you can:</p>
<p>I've always had a hint of interest in industrial design (you know, designing how products look/feel/function). So when I applied to UM, I applied as an engineering major and also applied to the school of art & design. Just to be clear, my main major will be engineering, and that is still my main interest.</p>
<p>For a while, I was very excited that I could study both eng and A&D at the same time. But then a few problems arose:</p>
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<li><p>I might not be able to graduate within 4 years if I do both, and this is hard on the pocketbook. UM is OOS for me: despite what the FAFSA calculates (and the virtually no aid UM decided to give me), paying $50K+ per year is already tough for four straight years. It would be horrid if we made that 5.</p></li>
<li><p>UM just notified me that I would have to spend $4000 on a custom MacBook setup that they require all A&D students to have. That's basically a one-time 10% increase on tuition, and I really don't want to pay that.</p></li>
<li><p>A&D was always my interest, but only my small side interest.</p></li>
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<p>So, is it even worth it for me to continue as a dual degree student? Any advice? I'm just kind of lost in confusion and paperwork.</p>
<p>Thanks for any help :|</p>