Hi I’m a junior looking to build my college list for next fall.
School: Top STEM high school in country, does not rank
State: NC (Also Canadian citizen)
ACT: 35C 34E 35M 34R 35S
GPA: 4.9 Weighted, should rise a bit by fall
Extracurriculars/Awards: 9 years of piano (Some awards but mostly local), various chamber music groups in and outside of school, 6 years of trumpet (Marching band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra, also involved in theater around school, Quiz Bowl, some minor local math awards that probably don’t mean much
Intended major: Comp Sci/Stats/Applied Math/Econ (Something along those lines…I might also minor in music)
Preferred school size and location: Midsized to large and preferably in a city/college town. I want to be somewhere that I can get off campus and have lots of things to do. I would like to be no further south than NC. Also considering Canada???
I’d like to be somewhere that has strong STEM programs but also provides a well-rounded liberal arts education because I also want to take some interesting humanities classes. I would like to continue playing music and being involved with theater in college so somewhere that I can do that without being a music/theater major is ideal.
If you’d consider schools out West, check out Rice (Texas), Pomona College and Harvey Mudd (CA).
Lots of schools have a good selection of humanities courses.
Some schools have a high volume of humanities and social studies requirements. Examples include Harvey Mudd and MIT.
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If you happen to already know, which other national universities (not lacs) have a high volume of humanities and social studies requirements for engineers? Thx.
Revelle College at UCSD. At UCSD your general education requirements depend on college, not major, and you can choose any major from any college. Revelle has a long required humanities sequence as well as requirements in the social sciences, sciences, math, fine arts.
Check out the University of Rochester - few requirements, but oodles of opportunities including tons of research (in all fields) and music.
Reinforcing the suggestion of Harvey Mudd or Pomona. Both offer Comp Sci and Math, and HMC offers engineering if you find yourself with an interest there… Econ classes could be available at Claremont McKenna. The Claremont Consortium starts to approach a mid-size campus, and location is in the Los Angeles metro area. Humanities courses would be available throughout the consortium. Take a close look.
Pomona also has economics. Pomona appears to have a more traditional liberal arts emphasis, while CMC appears to have a more pre-professional emphasis – compare the course offerings. Harvey Mudd has a few of its own economics courses as well.
Harvey Mudd is an excellent recommendation if the OP is sure about being a STEM major. It offers access to the rest of the Claremont Consortium but does not have an Economics major. If the OP is not sure about being a STEM major, Pomona would be a better choice because it offers a broader range of majors.Also, just fyi, if you major in Economics at Pomona, your six core courses for the major must be taken at Pomona. @“Miles Perrara” @ucbalumnus @intparent But the OP has not indicated if he/she is interested in the West Coast.
Check out Northwestern. The Engineering program sounds great and great course offerings in the other schools. There are lots of Theater groups and music opportunities.
If you are interested in the west, I also recommend Harvey Mudd. By itself it is not a “midsized to large” school but with the Consortium it will have the benefits of a mid sized school. I think it fits all of your criteria including the opportunity to participate in music and/or theater without being a music/theater major. Mudd also requires that you choose a “concentration” within your humanities – both Econ and Music are accepted concentrations.