<p>So, I'm in an interesting situation... I currently have the possibility of finishing in 3 years, but I am considering taking up a minor and then I will be here for 4. Is it worth it to do this, and take up a minor that is interesting but maybe not vital.. Or is it better to enter the work force, or find a great internship during that fourth year? Any opinions are welcome. Thanks!</p>
<p>unless you're truly interested in the minor i wouldn't do it. i'm not having a minor. it's not going to hurt me for grad school or jobs !</p>
<p>a minor means very very little on your professional school application (again, i don't know how it impacts a job application, but probably a minimal advantage). as namaste said, do it if you are truly interested. otherwise, it's a waste of time.</p>
<p>I know someone who was a music major and math minor. He is currently a math teacher. Said he got the job because he had the math minor.</p>
<p>for some people it's valuable, like the above person who had two very different interests. some people don't need it.
me, i'll have a minor to go along with my psych major because i feel that psych is so broad, i want to have some more specific field of study. also, if i apply to grad school in genetic counseling, having a minor called "society and genetics" seems like it'll help me ;)</p>
<p>minors are def worth it - for reasons </p>
<p>1) youre genuinely interested in a subject
2) you want to augment your major by specializing in a sub-discipline
3) you want something more practical to offset your abstracted, "usless" n. campus major </p>
<p>im cosnidering taking econ and management courses just to have them on my resume for relevant experiences...</p>