<p>Is this a good idea? I wanna do as much as I can! I was thinking to do a bachelor in business management or political economics and a bachelor in law? Will it be too much work? Do you know anybody who did this? How did it go? Thanks</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>p.s. I live in switzerland</p>
<p>why would you want to do this? what do you hope to do with your life? what career are you thinking about?</p>
<p>well, I’m really not sure what I wanna do later on so I thought this might be a good idea. With a bachelor in business management or political economics let’s say, I could virtually have hundreds of different jobs in the business/finance industry and with a bachelor in law, i could do anything really; something sports related (NHL/NBA/MLB/NFL), business, finance, judiciary, etc…</p>
<p>I know in Europe people study Law/Medicine right away, but in America we get a Bachelor’s first in basically anything and then go to Law School for a JD (Juris doctorate) or Med School for MD (Medicinae Doctor). So if you’re studying in the US for college, getting a Bachelor in Law is sometimes seen as a waste. If you’re studying in Switzerland it might be worth it for Judiciary. </p>
<p>All the stuff you listed for Bachelor in Law - sports, business, finance, etc, could be done with a Business or Political Economics degree as well. So i don’t see the point in getting the BA in Law AND BA in Business/Pol/Econ unless you’re really really interested in both. Personally, I would focus on 1 Bachelors in Business, Econ, Politics or whatever you want, and take elective classes in Law on the side out of interest. Imo 2 degrees are not worth it with your goals, but that’s just me. If you’re very motivated and interested I guess it’s worth it.</p>
<p>yeah threesomes are fun if you’re into that kind of thing</p>
<p>I’m doing this, with degrees in mathematics and computer science. Of course, I’m entering as a sophomore, due to AP and dual credit courses, so it’s a bit easier. Also, the majors have a little bit of overlap (like four classes), so that makes it that much easier. It’ll still total out to ~155 credit hours.</p>
<p>I plan on going to a top grad school for computer science, taking every opportunity to look attractive that I can.</p>
<p>Sounds like fun, what’s the problem?</p>
<p>If I had to guess, I would say the problem is that universities overseas don’t give you any free electives. Which means that a double-major in two non-overlapping fields entails exactly twice the courseload of a single major - imagine you would need 260 credits for a double-major instead of 130 or 140. The question might be if it’s worth staying in college for 6 years instead of 3 in order to get two degrees.</p>
<p>Talking about that… OP, if you would really need to stay in college twice as long to finish two degrees, just start with and concentrate on the one degree you are more interested in. Chances are you won’t want to start a second Bachelors degree by the time you are done with your first.</p>
<p>Wait, just to be clear - are you talking about a Double major or Dual degree program? Everyone seems to be responding like it’s a Double major which is not that bad, but I assumed it was a dual degree program, in which like b@r!ium pointed out, might take 6 years for 2 degrees, one of which it seems like you don’t want that much. A double major doesn’t give you 2 Bachelor’s, a dual degree program will give you 2 BA’s.</p>
<p>Switzerland?
Well, I’m studying in Germany (and for the others’ sake - will continue to write in English) - and am doing 2 BScs in math and physics.
Our system is not comparable to the American one - we start studying a subject, they don’t… and we have one year less.</p>
<p>I would suggest you to decide for one subject, take all recommended classes for one semester, and 2 or 3 from the other subject (Nobody can stop you from doing that - in fact ,nobody will notice.) and see how you can deal with it. That’s what I did - in the end I decided to go double-degree, but it was a close decision: It’s incredibly hard - especially finals.</p>
<p>College is not high school. The problem is not the difficulty of the classes - the problem is that nobody tells you to study, nobody cares if you fall behind,… 90% of my success is self-discipline and time management, not IQ- and I’m studying subjects that are considered extremely difficult.</p>
<p>Well, math and physics might be easier than economics and law because there’s a lot of overlap. Isn’t a math major is required to minor in something else anyway? I am not trying to downplay your accomplishment. It is pretty impressive to double-major, but a math/physics combo might be a lot easier than an economics/law combo which does not overlap in a single class. </p>
<p>And just out of curiosity: are you doing the Diplom? I noticed that Diplom students at my old university got a lot of leeway when it came to picking classes which Bachelor students didn’t get. Bachelor students got set schedules and they <em>had</em> to finish all of their classes in 7 semesters or they were out. Of course I have no idea how flexible universities are in Switzerland in that regard.</p>
<p>No - it’s very different at different colleges. We have - like 4 required classes, and it’s just like Diplom, take as long as you want, don’t get kicked out… 
There are few classes that overlap (the minor: 30 credits, math classes: 20) - so I’m doing >300 credits… My MSc will be math+fluid mechanics (“Mathematical engineering”).</p>
<p>But it’s an important point, it heavily depends on the university. My brother studies IT, and he has no choice at all, just like in high school (he studies in Austria, though). So he couldn’t do anything like that.</p>
<p>Ask around for that - and ask actual students. The college guys are going to tell you that you have a lot of freedom, but it’s not always the case. Often the schedules are tight, you can’t take courses without having taken others,… (I know a lot of horror stories from friends and my brother).</p>
<p>As I’m reading from your post you are worried that you are not challenged enough. Will you attend a competitive college? Is economics difficult there? (I have taken BWL 1 just for fun- it is incredibly hard at some colleges, at mine I went to the lecture just once… of course, it’s a technical uni)</p>