Disadvantages of Creating Your Own Major

College Majors
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<p>Hello everyone! I'm a high school senior already committed to college and entering as an ECONOMICS degree. A lot of schools I've visited brag about giving students the ability to make their own majors (The one i'm committed to included). This sounds appealing to me because i have interest in 3 separate areas: Economics, Business, and Politics. (I would also like to learn more about entrepreneurship and finance more specifically within the business interest) I am considering a double major, and maybe even a minor, but the work load sounds scary and i don't know how I would divide everything up. I am also considering modeling an interdisciplinary degree modeled after NYU's "Business and Political Economy" Degree (Google it, it's incredible). It hits upon all of my interests, and still gives me electives to play around with. I could even consider double majoring with my created major, or at least adding a minor.</p>

<p>I am worried about how the job market and grad schools respond to these "different" degrees. I want to keep my options open for law school, and graduate business school. (Not saying i definitely want to go, but i have an interest and want to explore it in college). And how do employers in the private sector respond to these. Advice from anyone with experience or expertise is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help guys, and sorry i turned this into a long boring essay!</p>

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<p>Anyone, Bump?</p>

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<p>Looks awesome. I have no experience or expertise in the Job Market with this. So I have no further input, but you asked for anyone, and I will give my limited input.</p>

<p>Some schools have degrees in Business Economics, while my Alma Mater has an elective set called “Political Economy” that can be adjoined to either Political Science or to International Studies. If your school will let you add a double in “Business and Political Economy” then I’m sure a double with Economics would show that you understand Economics not merely in abstraction but in application as well.</p>

<p>I don’t see how that wouldn’t make you more marketable. But again, I’m an UG and don’t have any knowledge of “the” job market, let alone your job market.</p>

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<p>Thanks, those are good points!</p>

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