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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a dancer also, a junior who wants to double major so we’ve been having the same types of conversations, and I would just worry about what happens to the merit aid if she were to get injured and had to drop out of the dance program. Or if she couldn’t get the classes she needed to complete both majors in 4 years. Adding a 5th year with no merit would more than make up for the cost difference. I feel like double majoring with dance is hard enough as it is but would seem like such a bigger burden if her heart isn’t in it. [/quote]

Have you made a decision yet, OP? The above seems like good advice. Have a conversation with your DC about how dance fits with her academic goals. And how she’d feel at GW if she couldn’t dance/double major/graduate in four years?  The idea of the double major is always better in theory than in practice. What will she do with a major in dance that she can’t by just pursuing it on her own/in a less structured way?

OTOH, the poster who talked about how little environmental science jobs pay has a good point!

GW and Conn College are just so so different from WM. I would be inclined to go with her gut if you can swing it financially. Like, with no reduction of retirement savings and no effect on vacations etc. Good luck! Tell us what she chose- hard choice! Nice to have options though![/quote]

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