<p>I always hear about people majoring in two semi-related fields... biology and environmental science, political science and economics... things like that. But what if I'm interested in two completely mutually-exclusive subjects, like say, political science and physics? what's the feasability of doing something like that, and at what schools?</p>
<p>yes, my two biggest passions are political science and physics, and I would like to study both. I just don't know how possible that is. i've been considering applying to Columbia early decision, but it seems their curriculum is very regimented, so I don't know if that's the best idea. any suggestions or comments?</p>
<p>Find a school with a curriculum flexible enough to pull it off, including having the majors require not too many courses. You cannot do this without a liberal arts curriculum.</p>
<p>But other than that its extremely possible, people do it all the time!</p>
<p>So Columbia's inflexible curriculum might not be the best choice...</p>
<p>Darn. I really had my heart set on going there too... what would you reccomend? I was planning on applying to Columbia, Yale, Northwestern, NYU, U of M, and Oberlin. Oberlin was my last choice, but it is a liberal arts college. Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>If you really want to double major, consider taking some summer classes at a local community college or any close university. While you should first ensure that your school will accept credits from these smaller schools, most will, particularly when the course curriculum is identical or very close. Some schools, however, are very proprietary (that is, will only accept credits from schools of similar caliber), or may require the credits transfer to be from a 4-year, not 2-year school. But, taking summer courses can help you get through all the course requirements for a double major. It is very doable. My d was considering poli-sci and physics, as a matter of fact, but changed her second major to another field.</p>
<p>far more common than a double-major is a major and a minor. With a minor you still take a slice of courses in a second field, but it doesn't take as much as a full major. Keep in mind that there will be courses you want to take just for interest or fun, and a double-major in very different areas can leave you will little time (or available units) to take other classes.</p>
<p>You don't need a LAC to have a Liberal arts curriculum! Yale, for instance, has a liberal arts curriculum. What you can't have is like, x state university, which generally has a university style curriculum. You want to be in "x college" (e.g. harvard college at harvard university) division of a university, or "the college of arts and sciences" (e.g. the college of arts and sciences at tufts university) or something</p>