<p>My son has so many interests that he is having a hard time deciding on which path to take at college.</p>
<p>Possible majors: computer science, math, and French</p>
<p>Possible minor: Arabic</p>
<p>We know that W&M will only put 2 things on your degree. Double major, or major and minor.</p>
<p>I am advising him so far to make French one of his majors since he enjoys it and is so good at it. Would CS/French, or Math/French double major make any sense at all as far as grad school or job opportunities?</p>
<p>I think he would take Arabic enough to have the minor in any scenario, even if it were not able to be put on his degree, so with either of the above double majors, he would have an unofficial "minor" in Arabic.</p>
<p>i think its very important to have your son think about what he wants to do. these decisions do not have to made today, but perhaps he should speak to some french majors, computer cience majors, and math majors at wm. my friend who is a match and education double major said she would NOT reccomend the math major. have him get on facebook, call admissions, advising, and look online at what each major or minor requires. </p>
<p>As of now i am entering as a double major with history and economics with either law school or an MBA in the future? both majors keep doors open.</p>
<p>just sometign to think about, I have always wanted to pursue a degree and language but you just cannot do everything, sadly =[</p>
<p>yea, it's not necessary to decide this already. He can come in and take classes in the things he thinks he is interested in. Maybe first semester he can take a math, computer science, language, and a GER, or something along those lines. His ideas might change completely once he gets here.</p>
<p>As far as grad school goes, it really depends on what he wants to do, but for something like mathematics or CS, they're not going to care about minoring/majoring in some foreign language whatsoever.</p>
<p>But the math dept is solid, and one the whole I think has some really great profs, to say nothing of the mathematics students that generally garner some some of the university's and nation's top awards - numerous Goldwater scholars, two winners of the Botetourt medal in recent years, and Jefferson award winners. A great bunch of students, and classes are small. I know nearly all of the recent winners of these awards. Even as a CS major, your son will have the chance to get to know the dept.</p>