Double Major - Is It Worth it?

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The most prestigious college admissions discussion board in the world. Double Major - Is It Worth it? http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_... Misunderstood business firm antidepressant drug   01/27/18 CQ Bright codepig stead   10/13/21 ... ,.,;,;,.;,.;,.;,,,,;,.,;   01/30/22 Poast new message in this thread Date: January 27th, 2018 11:12 PM Author: Misunderstood business firm antidepressant drug http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1 Still relevant for today's rising college freshmen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3873492&forum_id=1#35257333) Date: October 13th, 2021 12:00 PM Author: Bright codepig stead CQ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3873492&forum_id=1#43265088)   Date: January 30th, 2022 8:52 AM Author: ,.,;,;,.;,.;,.;,,,,;,.,; (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3873492&forum_id=1#43873095)   \   The most prestigious college admissions discussion board in the world. Double Major - Is It Worth it? How many here are double majors or graduated with a double m... Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm   08/12/04 Double majors are worthless. Also, minors are not exactly... cracking gold ape jap   08/12/04 She needs to provide more information before you tell her no... alcoholic milky stage pervert   08/12/04 No, she doesn't. cracking gold ape jap   08/12/04 For law school, having a 2nd major shouldn't provide a benef... alcoholic milky stage pervert   08/12/04 A 2nd major won't help her for anything, period. cracking gold ape jap   08/12/04 I only did the single major and minor and got out in 3.5 yea... Excitant friendly grandma   02/10/05 Is minoring in a subject just for pure enjoyment/interest a ... Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm   08/12/04 No one gives a shit about minors so no, it's not a bad thing... cracking gold ape jap   08/12/04 If no one cares about minors, why do people minor? For t... Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm   08/12/04 Because they want to fill up resume space? Because they want... cracking gold ape jap   08/12/04 You're sounding narrowminded. Glittery national   08/12/04 Some don't. I'm not. arousing locale chad   08/13/04 I double majored in Computer Engineering and Math. A couple ... offensive idiot   08/12/04 Were you the one who posted the stats on others in your prog... Excitant friendly grandma   02/10/05 Yes, a fair number of fellow students got their degree (some... offensive idiot   02/10/05 Econ/English Lit. I took the English Lit for laughs. Diverse regret   08/12/04 If you wanted laughs... Razzle Degenerate   02/10/05 It really depends on your future plans/goals. I'd recommend ... dashing messiness cuckold   08/13/04 Many people double major with one major that's more practica... brindle juggernaut windowlicker   08/13/04 bingo. i'm actually staying for a 9th term to get a second... Histrionic business firm hominid   02/10/05 Your're that person that has the MIT PHD email. Diverse regret   02/10/05 Which makes sense as MIT is a prime school for people who mi... Excitant friendly grandma   02/10/05 BUMP Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm   08/18/04 Don't need both of them. Pick one or the other. infuriating stead   08/18/04 Why? Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm   02/10/05 I did a double major in English and history and minored in I... burgundy swollen alpha   02/10/05 I'm double majoring in astronomy and physics. It works out t... flushed jewess   02/10/05 It made sense to do it for me since there were no extra cred... Diverse regret   02/10/05 no they are not worth it. pick an easy major and enjoy yours... anal vivacious senate   02/10/05 What if both majors happen to be easy? Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm   02/11/05 Poast new message in this thread Date: August 12th, 2004 7:08 PM Author: Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm How many here are double majors or graduated with a double major? Do you feel the workload is worthwhile overall or you can gain the same success with the traditional major-minor? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168363) Date: August 12th, 2004 7:41 PM Author: cracking gold ape jap Double majors are worthless. Also, minors are not exactly traditional... Tons of schools don't offer them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168503) Date: August 12th, 2004 7:57 PM Author: alcoholic milky stage pervert She needs to provide more information before you tell her not to do a double major. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168598) Date: August 12th, 2004 7:58 PM Author: cracking gold ape jap No, she doesn't. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168606) Date: August 12th, 2004 8:00 PM Author: alcoholic milky stage pervert For law school, having a 2nd major shouldn't provide a benefit but you don't know whether or not she intends to go to law school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168610) Date: August 12th, 2004 8:10 PM Author: cracking gold ape jap A 2nd major won't help her for anything, period. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168671) Date: February 10th, 2005 10:53 PM Author: Excitant friendly grandma I only did the single major and minor and got out in 3.5 years, but my brother did dual EE and physics degrees while also being premed and graduated in 4 years and felt the work was all well worth it - he has patents in technologies that meld the engineering, medical school training, and physics, and is also an expert witness for patent disputes (which is his highest paying job). It depends on what you want to do and how much of a self-learner you like to be as to whether you will benefit from the double major or not. Dean Kamen dropped out of college and yet he has made far more money than my brother melding engineering, medical knowledge, and physics into inventions just from his own self-educating. But both Dean and my brother are happy with the routes they took, so it's all good. I can't recall ever meeting a person with a double major or dual degree who has regretted doing it. While most people with a single degree also don't regret just having one degree, I have heard of some people who feel if they had it to do over again, they would do a double major or dual degree, though I am not sure exactly what their reasons for this were. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2106373) Date: August 12th, 2004 8:59 PM Author: Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm Is minoring in a subject just for pure enjoyment/interest a bad thing? Like for example, religious studies, Japanese, theater, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168884) Date: August 12th, 2004 9:59 PM Author: cracking gold ape jap No one gives a shit about minors so no, it's not a bad thing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1169229) Date: August 12th, 2004 10:05 PM Author: Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm If no one cares about minors, why do people minor? For the experience? Practical reasons? Personal reasons? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1169264) Date: August 12th, 2004 10:08 PM Author: cracking gold ape jap Because they want to fill up resume space? Because they want to tell someone "Hey, I minored in Finance!"? Because they don't know any better? Because they fulfilled the requirements for the minor anyway so they might as well get it? In other words, lots of reasons. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1169280) Date: August 12th, 2004 10:14 PM Author: Glittery national You're sounding narrowminded. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1169323) Date: August 13th, 2004 3:15 AM Author: arousing locale chad Some don't. I'm not. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1170978) Date: August 12th, 2004 9:20 PM Author: offensive idiot I double majored in Computer Engineering and Math. A couple of the math classes I took were useful for graduate EE classes, but that's about it. Most people say that grad schools don't care about double majoring or graduating early, but I'm not so sure after hearing about students with higher GPAs, similar research experience, and probably better recs (mine were pretty generic) getting rejected by Stanford while I got in. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168962) Date: February 10th, 2005 10:46 PM Author: Excitant friendly grandma Were you the one who posted the stats on others in your program and most not only had two BS degrees, but got them in 2 or 3 years? I also think that a double major can't hurt and can help, but won't always help, and should be done out of genuine interest for the topics rather than just to beef up a resume. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2106288) Date: February 10th, 2005 10:53 PM Author: offensive idiot Yes, a fair number of fellow students got their degree (some double majors) in 2.5 to 3 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2106364) Date: August 12th, 2004 9:23 PM Author: Diverse regret Econ/English Lit. I took the English Lit for laughs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168984) Date: February 10th, 2005 10:54 PM Author: Razzle Degenerate Subject: If you wanted laughs... why didn't you go for sociology? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2106382) Date: August 13th, 2004 1:42 AM Author: dashing messiness cuckold It really depends on your future plans/goals. I'd recommend doing it only if it doesn't force you to stay an extra year (though I do know people who do that) or interrupt your education in any way. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1170596) Date: August 13th, 2004 9:34 AM Author: brindle juggernaut windowlicker Many people double major with one major that's more practical and one major that's more fun/less practical. For example, lots of people who love the arts will have one major in the arts (theatre, music, art, etc), but will be afraid of just majoring in that in case it falls through (which it probably will). So, they have a second major that is more likely to result in a career. Double majors are good if you WANT to take a lot of classes in two fields and just love both of them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1171375) Date: February 10th, 2005 8:26 PM Author: Histrionic business firm hominid bingo. i'm actually staying for a 9th term to get a second major that i only recently decided i wanted. doubling in neuroscience and media studies. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2105181) Date: February 10th, 2005 8:28 PM Author: Diverse regret Your're that person that has the MIT PHD email. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2105201) Date: February 10th, 2005 10:48 PM Author: Excitant friendly grandma Which makes sense as MIT is a prime school for people who mix science and art talents and interests. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2106305) Date: August 18th, 2004 4:57 PM Author: Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm Subject: BUMP How about a double major in Social Policy and African-American Studies? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1200942) Date: August 18th, 2004 4:59 PM Author: infuriating stead Don't need both of them. Pick one or the other. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1200960) Date: February 10th, 2005 3:17 PM Author: Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2103046) Date: February 10th, 2005 3:33 PM Author: burgundy swollen alpha I did a double major in English and history and minored in International Relations - but it was ridiculously easy to do at my school. 10 classes required for the English major, 12 for the history. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2103112) Date: February 10th, 2005 3:34 PM Author: flushed jewess I'm double majoring in astronomy and physics. It works out that half the physics major is required for astro, so it's more like 1.5 majors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2103114) Date: February 10th, 2005 8:15 PM Author: Diverse regret It made sense to do it for me since there were no extra credits involved. Just careful planning. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2105077) Date: February 10th, 2005 10:54 PM Author: anal vivacious senate no they are not worth it. pick an easy major and enjoy yourself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2106380) Date: February 11th, 2005 11:33 AM Author: Vibrant Canary Theater Pisswyrm What if both majors happen to be easy? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2108343)