<p>Maybe this is really stupid, but I could use any help I could get. I'm currently a sophomore looking at a double major in English and Math. Why? I used to be sure it was just because I liked both of them, but it just occured to me--like I said, stupid--that I really never intended to do anything with the math piece. I really want to be a professor (and have believed this for the past four years), and I just know I couldn't make it to that upper-eschelon of math. But English is hardly a last resort; I love creative writing and literature.</p>
<p>So what I'm asking is... is it of any use to keep the math major? I think I could swing it, still, but I'm quesitoning the purpose, and I also really don't want it to block my chance to fit in some courses that would better qualify me for the top English grad schools. </p>
<p>I actually just transferred schools, but last year I had a 3.79 at a top LAC and now I'm at a top university, with all upper-level classes. I have declared math as a major only because I already satisfied the requirements (through linear algebra), but I can't declare English till I satisfy the prereqs this year. </p>
<p>Sorry for the long post, but I guess my question is, what can I do to best position myself towards a great English grad school and a future faculty position? I have only studied Latin and a bit of high school Spanish as my foreign languages so far, so I was thinking about taking an intensive language program over the summer so I could start fulfilling the two-language requirement at most grad schools. Are there English research opportunities available? How do you work towards being published? I apologize for my ignorance.... Enlighten me! Thanks for any and all advice.</p>
<p>Also, my school offers both creative writing and literature majors. I enjoy both, but is there any point in the creative writing in terms of grad school admissions?</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>