Help for the confused

<p>I am kind of new to the whole “college” scene. I have been preparing to go to college (currently in 10th grade, soon to be in 11th), but I haven’t really looked into the details about applying and paying for it. I think Boston Unviversity has the majors I am looking for. I plan on applying as a freshman during my 12th grade year. I want to double major in Business Administration and Music Performance (Flute). Does that mean I have to apply to both the School of Management and the School of Music? If I double major, is my tuition more? Also, do you guys know what the acceptance rates for the School of Management and Music is? If you could anwser these few questions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>yes they have the majors you're looking for. and if you double major, the tuition is not anymore than a person whose only majoring in one major.</p>

<p>that's all i can answer so far... sorry!</p>

<p>Double majoring means concentrating in two areas within the same school (resulting in one degree, i.e. a B.A. concentrating in Political Science and Psycholgy). What you're asking about is a dual degree, resulting in two seperate bachelor's degrees.</p>

<p>You do not apply to both schools--you apply to one as your primary school and then, during your sophomore year, apply to the Boston University Collaborative Degree Program (BUCOP) in order to become a full-fledged student of both schools.</p>

<p>Tuition costs do not change; however, you have more requirements to fill. Depending on how many credit to come in with and how many classes you take each semester, you may need to take additional classes during the summer or stay additional semesters beyond the normal four years--that will increase your costs.</p>

<p>You should also consider the logistics of doing this. SMG's program is very structured and requires a serious time commitment--to my understanding (which is limited when it comes to CFA), the same can be said for music performance majors. You may have a tough time putting in the hours required for SMG team projects and CFA rehearsals (or whatever it is that's required). Additionally, there aren't many requirements between the schools that overlap--BUCOPing is a lot easier when you can take courses that fulfill a requirement for each of your schools.</p>

<p>BUCOPing can be a lot of work. If you really want to do it--that's great--but make sure it's something you really want to do and that you have a good reason for doing it. If it's just to satisfy your interests, perhaps a minor would suffice.</p>

<p>don't you just love ryanbis?? i have a q for you ryanbis. do you know how hard it would be to BUCOP with international relations and public relations? i'm going to be in CAS this coming fall</p>

<p>Sorry--I don't have my course bulletin with me (in the middle of moving) and I don't really know much about COM's curriculum, but I'm pretty sure it involves quite a bit of CAS courses and I believe it's pretty common. It would be a lot easier if COM was your primary school, as I know they have funny scheduling rules.</p>

<p>My S is double majoring in political science and public relations, so it's possible. He is taking COM 201 next semester. BUCOP students don't have to take COM 101. But he has to take another English course (!!) for COM requirements.</p>

<p>COM requires you to take most of your classes outside of COM the first two years - writing, general distribution reqs, etc. See the COM</a> Bulletin. </p>

<p>You can do dual degrees with approval - music would be a BFA and COM is a BS. You should know the music school is one of the best and is fairly hard to get into. I don't know if it would be better to be admitted to it.</p>