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Double Major - Is It Worth it?
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Date: August 12th, 2004 7:08 PM Author: Vivacious Chocolate Hominid Pit 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? |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 7:41 PM Author: exhilarant silver gay wizard school cafeteria Double majors are worthless.
Also, minors are not exactly traditional... Tons of schools don't offer them. |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 7:57 PM Author: racy senate 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) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 7:58 PM Author: exhilarant silver gay wizard school cafeteria No, she doesn't. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168606) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 8:00 PM Author: racy senate 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) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 8:10 PM Author: exhilarant silver gay wizard school cafeteria A 2nd major won't help her for anything, period. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168671) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 10:53 PM Author: violent dysfunction 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. |
Date: August 12th, 2004 8:59 PM Author: Vivacious Chocolate Hominid Pit 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) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 9:59 PM Author: exhilarant silver gay wizard school cafeteria 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) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 10:05 PM Author: Vivacious Chocolate Hominid Pit If no one cares about minors, why do people minor?
For the experience? Practical reasons? Personal reasons? |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 10:08 PM Author: exhilarant silver gay wizard school cafeteria 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. |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 10:14 PM Author: blathering boistinker new version You're sounding narrowminded. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1169323) |
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Date: August 13th, 2004 3:15 AM Author: Vermilion submissive kitchen Some don't. I'm not. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1170978) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 9:20 PM Author: vibrant low-t parlour 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) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 10:46 PM Author: violent dysfunction 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. |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 10:53 PM Author: vibrant low-t parlour 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) |
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Date: August 12th, 2004 9:23 PM Author: Comical kitty hairy legs Econ/English Lit. I took the English Lit for laughs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1168984) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 10:54 PM Author: histrionic church 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) |
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Date: August 13th, 2004 1:42 AM Author: razzle jade stock car state 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) |
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Date: August 13th, 2004 9:34 AM Author: at-the-ready fuchsia queen of the night 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) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 8:26 PM Author: nubile crusty school prole 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. |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 8:28 PM Author: Comical kitty hairy legs Your're that person that has the MIT PHD email. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2105201) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 10:48 PM Author: violent dysfunction 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) |
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Date: August 18th, 2004 4:57 PM Author: Vivacious Chocolate Hominid Pit 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) |
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Date: August 18th, 2004 4:59 PM Author: sable filthpig Don't need both of them. Pick one or the other. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#1200960) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 3:17 PM Author: Vivacious Chocolate Hominid Pit Why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2103046) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 3:33 PM Author: rough-skinned box office wagecucks 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) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 3:34 PM Author: Pungent thirsty milk elastic band 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) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 8:15 PM Author: Comical kitty hairy legs 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) |
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Date: February 10th, 2005 10:54 PM Author: white alcoholic casino 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) |
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Date: February 11th, 2005 11:33 AM Author: Vivacious Chocolate Hominid Pit What if both majors happen to be easy? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=71863&forum_id=1#2108343) |