<p>Hey guys, I wanted to ask for some opinions on double minoring. As it stands, I'm a psychology major with an intent to pursue grad school (possibly for industrial/organizational psychology or working with kids with behavioral issues except the pay sucks so that's a separate issue haha).</p>
<p>ANYWAYS my declared minor is biology as kind of an interest but recently i've been looking into public health, which i feel could possibly tie into my work if i decide to go more the corporate route. i also do a lot of stuff with unicef, etc, so it kind of makes sense in my life not to mention i have more than enough room in my schedule for this double minor. any advice on this or even on industrial psychology or public health? i go to boston u : )</p>
<p>BU alum here, although I was not a psych major (I had a roommate who was and she loved the program) I do have some experience with BU bureaucracy and graduate school. In my experience the more minors you add, the less you gain. Most are only 5 or 6 classes, not enough to claim any real experience or grounding in the field. More importantly, if you want to go to graduate school in psychology you will need as many classes in major as you can manage, and possibly take additional languages (go to a few grad school sites to see the language requirements BEFORE you apply). I think you have a lot of things going though your head right now and you should not be making hasty decisions like declaring another minor. I instead would recommend filling your schedule with classes in psych and bio, which will make you look more focused then having another minor thrown in. There is no rule against taking more classes then required.</p>
<p>BU specific bureaucracy note: the more complicated you make your studies, the less help you will get from advisors and the more likely you will have to overload. I double majored in two different fields and essentially my advisors gave up on helping me fit my classes in, they only focused on the major they taught (and yes, I had two advisors).</p>
<p>haha yeah i definitely have a lot in my head. it’s just that i know i want my focus to be in psychology but i guess i want to leave my options open [aka be well-educated] in a few related areas as well. and i’m taking classes for another language as well and i did the final count up and it seems like i’ll still have about five spots left [more than enough for a second major]. so i’m not quite sure what to do with that, as i figured taking more than the required classes for major/minor is unnecessary? or is that not true?</p>
<p>and agreed…bu advisors suck ;)</p>
<p>A double minor sounds good, especially since they’re related to your major/future career plans.</p>
<p>Sorry, I can get busy. I see your point with “extra classes” I just do not think it will look good to add another minor. Minors really do not matter in the eyes of graduate school. In fact, they can hurt chances because it shows you are less interested in your specific major. Being well educated in several fields is not what graduate schools are looking for, they are looking for someone dedicated to a field. So I would advise you to either bump the bio degree to a major and double major, or just fill those 5 classes with things that interest you but are not necessary in one field. No school will be impressed by two minors.</p>
<p>“No school will be impressed by two minors.”</p>
<p>I disagree with baked_potato. I gave a lot of thought and thoroughly researched law schools prior to deciding to complete a double minor. I chose a Criminal Justice major with a double minor; Political Science and Law, Politics, & Society.</p>
<p>In my opinion a double minor can be beneficial. It depends on your circumstances, where you are applying to graduate school, and the purpose of your education.</p>
<p>If it makes sense in your life and you have room in your schedule, then I say go for it!</p>
<p>hm, it now seems that i’m considering a psyd program directly after undergraduate, and it would be hard enough to be accepted, so instead of graduating early with one minor i may just pursue the two out of convenience D: 
thanks for all the advice!</p>