Hello folks, I’m a junior in highschool right now and I’m getting ready for applications for senior year. My question, the title, Is it Possible to do a double Major in Comp Sci and Drama or to minor in one of them? I wanna know what schools I should be looking at as well as any additional advice.
While I understand that CC is a good resource, don’t use it as a replacement for research you can do on your own, that’s a bit lazy. Also, we can’t give you decent recommendations without more info. How big a school do you want to go to? What are your grades and test scores like? Location? Do you want to go to an LAC?
This being said, a double major like that should be available at most institutions, you just have to be careful picking out your classes.
Sorry first time, I just found information to be inadequate for me, I saw some older threads but still wanted some more info. Stats wise, I have a 2330 SAT, 3.5 GPA. I don’t have a preference as to what type of college nor location, only a preference for strong Comp Sci and Drama programs, that would be manageable to double major or at least do a minor in one or the other.
It would depend on the school. So go to schools you’re interested and see if they offer the double major in CS and drama. However, I wouldn’t advise it as it would be a crushing work load given that virtually none of the classes would overlap. A CS major and Drama minor is definitely doable.
CMU would be your best choice IF you can get in (extremely difficult).
What aspect of drama? Performance? Writing? Stage managing? Tech? Design?
How seriously do you want to pursue that aspect of drama? Places like CMU where drama is a conservatory program generally aren’t good places to try the kind of double major that you want. Look for places where drama is a BA or BS degree, not a BFA.
Go to several schools of interest and count courses or credits for the CS major, drama major, and non-overlapping general education requirements. If the number of courses or credits needed is equal to or smaller than the number ordinarily taken during 8 semesters or 12 quarters, then it is possible without overloading or bringing in AP/IB/college credit. Note that only some subjects of AP/IB/college credit earned while in high school may be useful against the subject requirements.
It will likely be easier at schools where (a) the CS major is not engineering based (which tends to require extra non-CS science courses), and (b) the number of general education requirements not fulfilled by the two majors is smaller.
I can see majoring in one and minoring in the other, but not a double major.
It would be pretty straightforward at Tufts, where there is also a multimedia arts minor that bridges the two. Look for a school with a CS major that is offered through the A&S school and it makes it much easier. Some schools (like Tufts) offer a CS degree through both engineering and A&S. The A&S CS major has fewer requirements.
Asking a question on College Confidential IS research.
Starting with the course catalog is a good place. There are also other considerations - like scheduling, for example. Do necessary CS and drama/theater major classes overlap a lot? How often are those necessary classes offered? How demanding are the courseloads in each major?
That said, it’s probably possible to do this at most places - well, majoring in one and minoring in the other one for sure. Double majoring maybe not so much. I would agree with the advice to steer clear of places where CS is an engineering major and/or where theater is a conservatory or BFA-only major, as those are going to be the places that make it hardest to double major.
The funny thing is that I got into CMU’s Precollege, found out in the last few days, for some comp sci programs. So would that be a sign that I have a chance of getting in to it in the future?
Summer session admission is generally much less selective that admission to a degree program as a regular session student.