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January 14, 2021
Samantha Sasaki ’23 has been fascinated by the role of music in creating social and political change since high school. Since her interests don’t fit well into one major, she knew even before coming to Cornell that she would apply for the College Scholar Program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
In December, she was named one of 24 scholars in the program, which allows students to design their own interdisciplinary major, organized around a question or issue of interest, and pursue a course of study that cannot be found in an established major.
Samantha Sasaki ’23
Students go through a rigorous application process to be accepted into the program in the fall of their sophomore year. Once accepted, students work with faculty to design their unique majors. The program begins with an interdisciplinary research methods seminar and culminates with an independent senior project, usually an honors thesis.