<p>Riiight, so I'm a very math-inclined artist (or artsy mathematician-- what have you) and have no idea where to go to school. My stats are pretty great (chance thread here <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1117614-chance-artsy-junior-harvey-mudd-brown-yale.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1117614-chance-artsy-junior-harvey-mudd-brown-yale.html</a>) and I DON'T want to go to art school. Where do I start looking for strong math AND art departments?!</p>
<p>So far places I've been attracted to are Yale, Brown, and the Claremont consortium (math major at Harvey Mudd with art minor at Scripps??)</p>
<p>Oh, and I would prefer to stay either in New England or California...</p>
<p>A tricky situation, I know. Point me in any direction you can.</p>
<p>Many LACs would be good. DD2 is a math major at Lewis and Clark though not in art (her stats were a little higher than yours). DD1 is taking art as a minor at Denison. What can your family afford?</p>
<p>Let’s say, hypothetically, that money and selectivity are not issues.</p>
<p>Have you checked out the Brown-RISD dual degree program?
[Brown-RISD</a> Dual Degree Program](<a href=“Home | Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program | Brown University”>http://risd.brown.edu/)</p>
<p>Williams has a good reputation for both Math and Art History. I don’t know about Studio Art, but if it is as good as its reputation in Art History, it may well have a reasonably good studio program too.</p>
<p>Also check out Johns Hopkins and opportunities, while there, to take courses at MICA.</p>
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<p>You beat me to it! I would also recommend the RISD-Brown dual degree program, though you have to spend 2 years living at each so you may want to look into it.</p>
<p>MIT doesn’t have an art department at all, so I’m not sure what you mean…</p>
<p>I’ll look at Dartmouth and Williams, though, and I have indeed considered the Brown-RISD thing!</p>
<p>What about schools slightly bigger than the average LAC?</p>
<p>Wesleyan (CT) is one of the larger LACs, is very arty (its film program gets raves), and spends more money on research per year than any other LAC. </p>
<p>The University of Rochester is a small university that offers some courses in 3D computer graphics and animation.</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis has the Sam Fox School of Art, in which any student can take classes, but art majors have priority in getting class assignments first. You can double major across the schools too; a major at Fox is a BFA (there might be a minor available, not sure).</p>
<p>What I’m most concerned about is my ability to find artistically inclined people at a school with spectacular math. I tend to be friends with artsy people, geeky people, and artsy geeks. That’s why Wesleyan and Brown seem to be the most appealing right now. Harvey Mudd was my first choice until I realized nobody there can draw.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley is highly regarded in math and art history. Not sure how well that translates to art practice (which does exist as a major there).</p>
<p>I’d second Williams. Excellent math and excellent studio art (and art history). Plenty of arts focused people – studio art, music, drama, dance. Be sure to include an art portfolio with your application even if you don’t intend to eventually major in art.</p>
<p>[Sarah</a> Lawrence College At A Glance](<a href=“About Sarah Lawrence | Sarah Lawrence College”>About Sarah Lawrence | Sarah Lawrence College)</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence College (NY), you could double major in mathematics & visual arts.
Close to NYC, a 30 minute train ride away. </p>
<p>COA is almost $60,000, but you said money was not an issue.</p>
<p>Re: Post #8: “MIT doesn’t have an art department at all, so I’m not sure what you mean…”</p>
<p>MIT indeed does have a visual arts program offered in the architecture school. It offers a BS degree in art & design.
[MIT</a> | VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM | about the program](<a href=“http://visualarts.mit.edu/about/about.html]MIT”>http://visualarts.mit.edu/about/about.html)</p>
<p>There also are people at MIT who look at the intersection of mathematics and art, if that sort of thing interests you.</p>
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<p>Not exactly the same, but some similar types can be found in computer science, doing user interfaces and graphics.</p>
<p>re: post 15; There is an architecture program but there is not a single class in drawing or painting-- just sculpture, photography, and video. Trust me, I was sad when I found out, but I had to take MIT off the list.</p>
<p>Stanford’s definitely going on it, though.</p>
<p>^ Yes, you’re right about MIT’s visual arts program.
It might not be very practical or convenient, but you could always cross-register at other schools:
Full-time MIT students may take subjects for credit at Harvard University, Wellesley College, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) without paying additional tuition.</p>
<p>Apart from Harvey Mudd and Reed, it may have the strongest LAC math department in the country. The other nice thing about a LAC is that you’ll be surrounded by students with varied interests.</p>
<p>If you end up doing the Hampshire Summer in Math, you should talk to as many profs and students about their take. Also, see if you can trek over to Williams to see the campus.</p>