<p>I'm interested in math/computer science as well as fine arts, and I know CMU has separate but equally excellent colleges for these (right?). My question is, is it possible to get a degree or at least take classes at both? And if so, how separate are the social groups-- e.g. do the artists ever interact with the nerds?? I'm both, and don't want to spend 4 years caught between two worlds...</p>
<p>Just a little clueless as to how the school works as a whole.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I believe you can take classes from any school as electives, but you will always get last choice in scheduling. If you’re interested in a dual degree in both the arts and the sciences, check this out…</p>
<p>[BXA</a> Intercollege Degree Programs - Carnegie Mellon University](<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/index.html]BXA”>BXA Intercollege Degree Programs - BXA Intercollege Degree Programs - Carnegie Mellon University)</p>
<p>so you will obviously never have classes with both artists and tech. i’m friends with a good number of male and female voice majors / archies / art students, and at the end of the day it’s not hard to relate to people if you can talk about more than what you have for homework. </p>
<p>There is definitely a greater percentage of those who go through and never talk to the other side though</p>
<p>BCSA would most certainly be your best bet. Maybe bco09 just has better social skills than I do, but while I have a number of acquaintances who are art majors that I enjoy talking to/hanging out with, our schedules just conflict so badly that I find it hard to spend time with them 
If you are living with roommates/floormates who are in different colleges than you, you might end up seeing them more often. Also, you might be able to meet such people through extracurricular activities as well.</p>