Confused as to what to do... BA double major or BS and BA?

<p>I am currently at a mini-crossroad in college. I am currently listed as getting a BA in Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (yes, that really is the name of the major), an additional major in anthropology, minor in Spanish, and Museum Studies Certificate. </p>

<p>However, I only need to take an additional three science/math classes to graduate with a BA in RCAH and a BS in anthropology (still with the minor and certification). However, I do not know whether or not to do this. </p>

<p>The story- I really want to work in museums for my career. I am unsure of what field I want to go into, as I am greatly interested in almost every aspect of museum careers (save security positions and what not). I really want to work in either a natural history, anthropology, and/or an archaeology museum. </p>

<p>I want to go into grad school for either cultural anthropology or archaeological anthropology. I haven't decided which yet. (I am only a second year, but I already have 80-some credits and will easily graduate with the 150 required for two bachelors). </p>

<p>Is it worth it to graduate with the BA and the BS? Will it open up any additional fields for me that would normally be off limits to someone with only a BA or only a BS? Is there any draw back from getting a BS and going into cultural anthropology and/or getting a BA in anthropology and going into archaeology? </p>

<p>I am the first one in my family to go to college and my anthropology advisor is completely useless. Hence why I am asking on here. If there is somewhere else I should post, please let me know where that is. </p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

<p>Get the BS in anthro if it will strengthen your application for grad school or for working in museums. Certainly for archaeology, but also for museum studies, more science/math should be advantageous. Also, there is a lot of cross-fertilization among the subfields of anthro and you can predict what areas you might need to delve into in order to pursue a particular line of research. Based on people I’ve known, I suspect that many grad school applicants in non-bioanthro do not have really strong backgrounds in supporting sciences, apart from lab work they might have done in anthro itself. Since you’re only in your second year, I say go for it.</p>

<p>On the other hand, you also might consider using the available course credits to do additional work in languages or to take a block of courses in a relevant analytic/quantitative area, such as statistics or GIS (or, take some independent research units or some graduate courses). These also might strengthen a grad school application.</p>

<p>Hmm… ok that’s definitely something to think about. </p>

<p>The last thing I want to do is take more language classes lol. The one Spanish class per semester is already killing me as it is. I am pretty fluent in Spanish (I’m Hispanic, spent a summer in Costa Rica, etc) and the Spanish classes are just plain boring and tedious here.</p>

<p>I would actually need four more classes (thought my calc class counted but apparently not so much), so I would be going to school pretty much year round. However, I can do that. </p>

<p>I think what I’m going to do is sign up for a good mix of science and humanities courses next year, take a general internship this summer where I am exposed to all sorts of different aspects of the museum and/or anthropology world and then decide if I really want to pursue physical or cultural anthropology. That way, I can adjust my schedule accordingly. </p>

<p>Thanks for the reply!</p>