<p>I am thinking about minoring in mathematics and maybe something else, is it worth it? Or should I double major instead?</p>
<p>I think grad schools do not really care about that. I asked that question to someone on some forum because my minor GPA is about a 3.2 (lame). Minors are basically beneficial to you. The only influence it might have is if you do poorly in those classes for your minor and it brings down your GPA.</p>
<p>If you get a particularly lazy or distrusting employer, having a minor in an area he wants might be more useful than simply asserting on your resume that you know about it. But other than that, no; employers care a lot more about what you can do than what your degree says, and grad schools care more about the courses you took than your university’s policies determining what courses constitute a minor.</p>
<p>During my interviews for grad schools I got a lot of mentions about my minor in physics (I majored in Materials Science & Engineering). Mostly they said they liked seeing an engineer with a strong physics background and were impressed by the courses I took (quantum, extra thermodynamics, solid state physics) since they’re known for being killer classes even for people within the major.</p>
<p>I imagine if I had gotten the minor taking “easy” physics classes then there would have been very few comments about it.</p>