<p>Does anyone have advice if I am a serious math student looking for a college that also has a good music program? I'm applying to MIT, Princeton, UChicago, HarveyMudd, etc for a great math program. Is there a school (of these or others) with a really good classical music program? Not sure I want to double major, but I'd like to stay involved in orchestra. Is St. Olaf strong in both? Thanks for any help.</p>
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<p>Maybe Carnegie Mellon ? You probably won’t be able to double major, but I believe it should be possible to major in mathematics and add a minor in music.</p>
<p>St. Olaf is an excellent choice.You might also look at the University of Rochester. The main campus has a separate music program from Eastman but you also are able to take lessons with an Eastman grad as well as attend performances.</p>
<p>UMich is good for both.</p>
<p>St Olaf is exceptional in both Math and Music. I would also second the suggestion of University of Rochester.</p>
<p>You definitely need to look at Williams. Excellent math and excellent music. Academics on the level of the others on your list.</p>
<p>It’s fairly common to double major at Williams, but even if you are not an official member of the music department, there are plenty of serious performance opportunities. </p>
<p>Wherever you apply be sure to submit a music performance recording, even if math is your prefered major.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help and ideas.</p>
<p>If you are super-advanced in math (i.e. you will have completed college math beyond the calculus BC level before graduating from high school), you may want to prefer those schools with strong graduate programs in math. Some of the undergraduate-only schools may be fine for most students, but super-advanced students may exhaust the course offerings early (they are the type of students who would want to take graduate level courses as undergraduates).</p>
<p>I have finished Calc I, II & III as a DE student and still have 3 semesters of high school left. That’s a great suggestion I hadn’t thought about, looking towards the grad programs. Thanks.</p>
<p>If you’re serious about math and don’t think you would want to double major then I think you’d be better off looking for places that offer plenty of opportunities in music for non-music majors, rather than a place with a “good” music program, which would likely have earned that reputation for its training of professional musicians-to-be.</p>
<p>I agree with looking at the math offerings and seeing if there is enough depth at the LAC schools you are interested in. You may find that they give you what you need in math. Also double majoring is easier to manage at some LAC s like Vassar and Hamilton (which have just a few ‘distribution’ requirements). Importantly, LACs support non majors in the music departments equally with majors.</p>
<p>If you want to go the LAC route, I agree about the strength of music at Williams.
Also, consider Vassar - they have an excellent orchestra comprised totally of students - all concerts are extremely well attended by students, faculty, parents and the community.
Hamilton College has a full orchestra of students also and they sounded great in the rehearsal we heard.
Wesleyan’s orchestra was smaller but sounded strong in the rehearsal we attended there.
These 4 LACs are strong academically with good orchestras.</p>
<p>If you’re going to look at LACs, consider Oberlin, which has a fine math program and excellent musical opportunities both inside and outside of the conservatory.</p>
<p>^ Great suggestion, I forgot about Oberlin.</p>