<p>TomK:</p>
<p>It depends, but probably not. If you're looking to get into investment banking, I would go with an Econ degree or Business/Finance (assuming you want to work after undergrad).</p>
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Also, I heard somewhere that graduate business schools like applicants who did not do undergraduate business. They like clean slates to brainwash shall we say.
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<p>Undergrad business will not place applicants to MBA programs at an advantage or disadvantage. Where it will give adcoms pause is if you're applying to a business school's PhD program.</p>
<p>Some schools don't have minors (Yale) and some don't really make it feasible for you to double major (Princeton). So if you're considering it, make sure you research your school first.</p>
<p>bananainpyjamas , why does that give adcoms pause?</p>
<p>Gaining admission to a business doctoral program is much more like the process for liberal arts/engineering PhDs than MBAs - the preferred standardized test is even the GRE rather than the GMAT. PhD adcoms want to see a love of learning and capacity for original research. The focus for undergraduate business majors will be on gaining work experience through internships, while someone aiming for a PhD should either be a research assistant or doing independent study. Undergraduate business trains you to succeed in the practical business world, not business academia.</p>
<p>They also really would like "clean slates" when it comes to their doctoral students. B-schools give out PhDs with the intent on seeing their graduates in teaching positions at other universities. This lets them spread their unique academic and philosophical approach to the business world, and is consequently the same reason most will not hire their own graduates (a practice known as "inbreeding" - Harvard's the only major b-school I can think of that does it.)</p>
<p>Do you think it's bad to double major in Public Policy and Ethnic/Cultural Studies?</p>
<p>^ I don't see how it could be bad?</p>
<p>Someone said earlier that a major in polisci and sociology is bad combination.</p>
<p>Double majoring does not translate into better employment prospects. I find it unattractive since it narrows your studies to two specialized areas. This means less classes in other subject, which eventually leads to narrow-mindedness in some people, as well as and intellectual or professional arrogrance in others. But, again, it is suitable for some.</p>
<p>"This means less classes in other subject, which eventually leads to narrow-mindedness in some people, as well as and intellectual or professional arrogrance in others"</p>
<p>That's absolutely ridiculous.</p>
<p>As to your other points, double majoring (in my case, at least) made me take a larger variety than I would have otherwise, as I had to fulfill the requirements of two different schools.</p>
<p>How about History and English, more specifically Rhetorical and Applied Writing?</p>
<p>Note that I e-mailed my school's history department and the rep said that a Social Studies degree is more valuable for employment and gives less freedom while History is the opposite. My current history professor, or least the one I actually talk to, has double MA's in History and English and taught both.</p>
<p>I think it all depends on what you are mixing. i had a friend who double majored in computer science and philosophy. he then got his masters in computer science and works in that field. the philosophy was just something he was interested in learning more about.. not necessarily doing for the rest of his life. </p>
<p>I majored in business, but minored in visual communications and fine art.. basically that just means i focused my electives around art. i've gotten quite a few looks out on interviews about my choice of minors and how they relate to anything. :)</p>
<p><em>resurrecting a rather old thread :-)</em>
I'm originally from Russia, and I'm majoring in Political Science (American politics) and International Affairs (South-East Asia) and taking some Japanese classes, as well. With any luck, I'll be able to get myself a minor in Japanese, which would make me a trilingual (it's a hard language, alright? lol) double major... What do you think of that?</p>
<p>My plan now is to double major in Computer Science/Economics. After I graduate, I can work for a few years and then hopefully be admitted to an ivy league MBA program.</p>
<p>I know this thread is close to ancient but I was researching double majors and I have a question,
I want to complete college in 4 years and then go to med school
Possible double major in psychology and neurobiology
could i also potentially minor in languages and still graduate in 4 years
I am thinking its impossible, but feedback would really help
Im willing to do summer courses and use them as my electives.
I would really appreciate your responses im genuinely interested in learning and becoming fluent in other languages so if i could fit them in as a minor it would be awesome!</p>
<p>If you do summer classes that is most likely possible. Also look for classes that overlap, I have actualy found a few classes that gave me credit towards econ and philosophy.</p>
<p>^yup, summer classes.</p>
<p>If you do summer classes you can double major in just about anything. Maybe even triple major if the majors have a LOT of overlapping classes.</p>
<p>Would anyone recommend Majoring in Nursing and Music at the same time?
Also I probably would do a minor in spanish or psychology… good idea?</p>