<p>I echo what AUTransfer says.</p>
<p>My double major was in Political Science and Economics, and several courses overlapped. However, I had a friend who was a Political Science and Math double major–he was able to make it work.</p>
<p>One of the keys is to make sure that general education classes overlap with one or both majors. That’s tough to do with arts and hard science gen ed courses, but fairly easy with social sciences.</p>
<p>rodney,
my son is in Kogod planning to major in international marketing. However, he is also considering a second major in either SOC, SIS, or SPA. So he is picking his introductory classes carefully. When he identifies a class he is interested in, he checks out the various requirements of possible majors to see how many it fits with–and at this point, the class with the most fits wins, all other things being equal.</p>
<p>It is also helpful to come in with some AP or CC credits–that way some of the gen eds are already satisfied, and you have a bit more space for the courses you need.</p>
<p>boysx3: not many AP’s here at my daughter’s school, but tx…she is actually thinking of trying to take a couple at community college during the summer this year and next…</p>
<p>sounds like it’s doable though; and even if double major isn’t, sounds like minors are more than doable…</p>
<p>Rodney: Double majors take careful planning, both on the part of the student and an excellent relationship with their advisor. Minors – and double minors are very doable (I have Spanish and Marketing as minors) if your daughter wants recognition for multiple interests.</p>
<p>Rodney,</p>
<p>also have your daughter check out the CLEP tests…I believe AU accepts them as well. </p>
<p>I don’t know what APs are offered at your daughter’s school, but my son felt that the AP Language and Composition AP and the AP Literature AP were not very difficult and could be self- studied. His credit from these courses exempted him from the required freshman writing course and also fulfilled the gen ed group 1 requirements. </p>
<p>She could always take the tests at the end of her senior year (you don’t need to have taken the courses to register for the exams) and just see how she does–no need to add any stress, just if she does well, she’s ahead, and if she doesn’t, she’s no worse off…</p>
<p>calp2222, you may very well find that spots in the courses you need will open up or additional sections will be added–that was D’s experience, and others have said the same. Make sure you are on the wait lists for those classes.</p>
<p>With respect to double majoring, D, a freshman, has realized that plans to study abroad may make it impossible to manage the very ambitious plans she had to double major and minor. She is doing as lot of rethinking. Right now she is working hard trying to set up a second semester schedule that will take care of a couple of gen eds, satisfy her honors requirement and allow her to road test some possible majors. It’s not easy to sort out. Her adviser has been very good about giving her input, including some needed cautions.</p>
<p>^^yep…I guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it…but good to keep in mind…and also to find out which AP english tests are even given at our school; I guess one could self-study; and then find out where she could take them…</p>
<p>I know we do not offer both AP english as classes…just lit and only for select seniors…but I will check with the guidance counselor…my older daughter did not crack a book for lang and comp (but took the class) and got a 4; but she said the class did not prepare them at all…(different HS)
tx for the advice…</p>
<p>Rodney, a 4 on the AP Language will exempt her from the university writing requirement.
If she takes the AP calc or statistics, that will exempt her from the university math requirement.</p>
<p>I’ve heard good things about BIO-100. The professor is supposedly really good, and realizes he is teaching a bunch of humanities kids who don’t know science and are trying to fill a Gen Ed requirement – and I find its more geared towards memorization whereas CHEM-100 is math based even for a Gen Ed requirement (you have to pass the University Math test or be concurrently taking math with it).</p>
<p>I applied ED and I’d love to know what your kids like the best about AU. How have their classes and professors been so far? Has it been easy to make friends? What are their favorite things to do on weekends? What are the best dorms on campus for freshman?</p>
<p>tanny,
one of the things my son and his friends have enjoyed doing is investigating all the fun ethnic restaurants in various DC neighborhoods. They go from restaurant to restaurant, sharing one or two dishes at each, always trying something they haven’t had before…the more exotic, the better!</p>
<p>They have also enjoyed a lot of concerts at the Kennedy Center (many are free, or very inexpensive for students) and gone to see some sporting events, such as watching the US Mens National Soccer Team , etc.</p>
<p>They’ve also enjoyed going to various political events on campus.</p>
<p>As far as dorms, each student has his own favorite/least favorite. My son’s dorm (Anderson) has a reputation of being a party dorm, but his floor is fairly quiet and the kids get along well and respect one another. One of the dorms at the north end of the quad has the reputation of being the quietest dorm, but this year there seem to be more parties there than elsewhere. All of the dorm have excellent location…my son can walk from his dorm to has farthest class in less than 7 minutes without rushing at all (and he has rushed and made it in less than 4 minutes once when he forgot something in his dorm and had to go back!)</p>
<p>I just recently had an interview at American and I think it went really well. I generally give very good interviews and have been told that I know more about the university than the admissions officer does, or it felt like they were talking to an old friend. also i have been told that i have nothing to worry about at other schools like dickinson, hobart william smith, gettysburg, and franklin marshall. But my mom thinks that I may not get in with my grades and sat scores. my gpa is a 3.0 and i have an 1890 on the sats. i have been swimming for 8 years and I have been on my high school swim team for four years, i was co-captain this year. I have a wealth of extra curricular activities and I have recently taken a leadership position in my schools mock trial club, I am currently the secretary and one of the head attorneys. I would apply to spa (school of public affairs) to study pre-law. With all this information how much of chance do I have of getting into AU with a good interview, like a great interview. How much weight do interviews have at AU?.</p>
<p>Interviews don’t count at all - sorry.
from <a href=“http://www.american.edu/admissions/interviews.cfm[/url]”>http://www.american.edu/admissions/interviews.cfm</a></p>
<p>hi all…getting ready for our Monday visit; it will be, unfortunately, raining…but any last minute tips? things on campus that we should be sure to see if they are not on our tour?</p>
<p>Rodney, I think the tour gives you a good sense of the campus–it’s not that big. You might want to ride the AU shuttle bus, so you can see where the Metro stop is, take a gander at the shopping/food in Tenleytown and also have a chance to chat up some students while they’re a captive audience.</p>
<p>On another topic, did anyone’s else’s kid get an H1N1 vasccine last week? When I got the email, I immediately called D and told her to get in line at 8:30, since supplies were so limited. Of course she got there at 2:30 (this is the type of thing that is making the gray hairs sprout faster and faster), but managed to get the shot anyway. (She has asthma, and I was a little leery of the intranasal version.) I also want her to get the seasonal flu vaccine, but the Health Center seems to be done with that–all my urging in that regard earlier in the year fell on deaf ears (more gray hairs). I can’t think of anything worse than being sick and stuck in a small dorm room for days, so I’m trying to give D as much armor as possible.</p>
<p>thanks Momma; yup, the plan is to eat at TDR for lunch following tour, meet up with a freshman we know and then head over to Tenleytown by shuttle to roam a little before heading to Union Station…</p>
<p>Our D, who also has asthma, got her H1N1 shot on friday as well. She also got on the health service list to get her seasonal flu vaccine last month when they first got them. Because she has asthma I harassed her into talking with health services to make sure they knew she has asthma and so she knew what the plans for treating high risk students if they get H1N1. She got a mild case of the flu a few years back even though she had gotten a flu shot and that caused are only asthma related ER trip of her life. It scared her enough that she takes her asthma seriously even though it does not bother her most of the time. The big adjustment for my D is not having me around to listen to her lungs. She is getting good at managing her meds herself. I have encouraged that all through HS since now her household nurse (me) is not as available. She did find a local doc she liked this summer when she was living in Alexandria with my brother. I had to give her the names but she made the appts and found one she liked. They do grow up.</p>
<p>Your D may still be able to get the seasonal flu vaccine from her doc at home and I would definitely recommend it.
Ellen</p>
<p>I was thinking of that - getting the seasonal one for D while at home. IF I can get her in there…hmm - forgot to ask if she got H1N1. She isn’t especially high risk, as in no underlying health conditions - but I did suggest she pursue it. Scurrying now to e-mail her and find out…</p>
<p>Daughter having uphill battle on getting the necessary prerequiste art courses which are all filled again by non- art majors for gen ed electives. D went to administration and was told to just get on waiting list or take other courses with no guarantees of the prereqs. After plotting a 4 year schedule, it would be extremely tough, if not impossible to earn a BA and especially a BFA on time, if not allowed to take one of the needed courses now which is a prereq for many upper level art courses. She has to take 2 art studio classes a semester this coming fall but could not if doesn’t have prereqs filled. Asked to place out of lower beginning courses by showing portfolio, but was told she couldn’t. Other programs again like SIS and Communications have spots placed aside for those majors only on prereqs and many more sections. Daughter asked if more sections could be opened and they said no. Discouraging as she is trying very hard to handle this on her own.</p>
<p>It is discouraging that your daughter is having such a difficult time, though not all that surprising, as AU is not known for it’s art program. Maybe she should look into taking courses at GW or Gtown. As part of the consortium, if not available at AU, the courses, if offered, should be available to her at those schools.</p>