<p>hi there, i'm a HS junior
i hope to become a surgeon someday
but right now i don't really know what i'm going to major in
i'm interested in biochemistry, music, and economics</p>
<p>so if i want to major in a science major and minor in music (violin), or major in economics and minor in music, what schools would u guys recommend?
btw, its even better if the school has a good pre-med program
i don't care if its University or LAC</p>
<p>P.S Bates recently just sent me a letter about their music program, is it good?</p>
<p>I don't know if Bates is good in music, but Bates is a very good LAC nonetheless. What are your stats? What kind of atmosphere do you want (party school, intellectual hub, athletic powerhouse) all of the above?</p>
<p>Here are 3 schools that I am familiar with: In West--Look at USC (med school, music, econ) , In East--Bard (econ + music+ some sciences) In Midwest-- Lawrence University (premed, music, econ). Also look at College of Wooster: one of top surgeons in country is a graduate of their program; they have a music school but I don't know about the strings department. I imagine Vanderbilt is a good choice in the south and Rice. These are just a few of many schools out there for you. On the last 2 schools I am not sure how they work for music minors. Others may add that information.</p>
<p>Excellent suggestions above. Most Big Ten schools would be good university options as well. If your stats are not stratospheric, St. Olaf College would be an excellent choice. Economics would be the weakest department of the three you are looking at, but music and bio are first-rate.</p>
<p>Minoring in music performance is available at relatively few schools, but here are some to check out: Stanford, Vanderbilt, UNC-Chapel Hill, Princeton (not a minor but a "certificate program"), Indiana.</p>
<p>Any major university with strong Music programs should appeal to you. Schools like:</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon University
Johns Hopkins University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Rice University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Texas-Austin
Vanderbilt University</p>
<p>But like fiddlefrog aptly points out, most top Music programs do not give you the option of minoring. They expect the full attention of their students.</p>
<p>The University of Rochester Eastman School of Music allows dual majors and minors. The University of Rochester is a very good school for pre-med with an adjacent hospital and med school. Check it out. Eastman is a very good conservatory that is affiliated with U of Rochester. The two campuses are connected by a shuttle service.</p>
<p>I will second collegehelp. UR has an excellent program for both areas of study and was the first one that came to my mind when I read your post. Also look at Lawrence University. They have a very good music conservatory right on campus and are also quite strong in the sciences.</p>
<p>Blair Conservatory in Vanderbilt has a wonderful orchestra and a good premed program next to a flagship hospital. Good mix of quality music program and science/engineering. Nashville is building a great venue on the Cumberland River right now for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.</p>
<p>betterday55, If you've good grades and scores you should take a look at Williams: excellent sciences, economics (the president is an economist) and music. They don't do minors but many kids double major and there are a lot of performance opportunities for a violinist. They just completed a $50 million performing arts center. VERY high rate of acceptance to medical schools -- whatever you major in.</p>
<p>You should also consider Hartwick College, in upstate NY. They have a solid pre-med program and a brand-new science center that is extremely well equipped. Moreover, they have a very good music program.</p>
<p>Tufts and NEC are linked only by a very demanding dual-degree program. Being a Tufts student doesn't alone give the right to study with NEC faculty. And that's the key point. Are you ok with the idea of studying with a very competent grad student, rather than a faculty member? Because that's what will happen (9.5 times out of ten) if you go to Rice, Indiana, Oberlin, BU, Northwestern, and most other good music schools, really. Exceptions are Eastman, Vanderbilt (be warned that the level of playing in Blair is not great), and just a couple of others. If you think you want to go to a school where ordinarily you would be stuck with a grad student, you could certainly contact a teacher there and ask if an exception might be made for you. That definitely happens.
Another possibility is to go to a major university without a performance program but located in a city full of good teachers, and just take lessons and find your own performance opportunities. Examples would be Harvard, Columbia, Emory, WashU.</p>
<p>well the reason i don't wont't do major in music is because i don't want to play violin for 6hrs a day.
If i major in music, and didn't make med school, then i'm basically doomed. because i know i'm not good enough to make a living playing a violin. Thats why i want to major in something solid.</p>