<p>So my plan was to double major in English and Natural Resources & Conservation, but then I realized that Cornell, my top choice for college at that point, doesn't let students double major across schools, only major and minor across schools.</p>
<p>That was disappointing.</p>
<p>I wondered what would be the difference between double majoring in these two subjects at a different school, or choosing one to minor in instead of major, and still going to Cornell... Basically, what is the difference in the long-run between minoring and majoring in something?</p>
<p>Hate to be the bearer of good news (since you will only increase the competition) but while you cannot double major, you can obtain 2 diffrent degrees from 2 diffrent colleges using the Dual Degree program at Cornell. It is cross-college based, so you can obtain a major in both English and Natural Resources, but they will be under diffrent degrees.</p>
<p>There really isn’t much of a difference in an employers eyes, so google search 'Dual Degree Cornell" if you want more information on that. ( I suspect Cornell does not tell people about it to limit how many applicants there are that do not do any reasearch, but instead are simply applying to obtain an omnipotent “IVY” league education. I hope you detect slight sarcasm.)</p>
<p>Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you, hopefulaspirant, were as good of a researcher as you hope others should be, you would know that Cornell only offers a dual degree between CAS, Engineering, and AAP.</p>
<p>Therefore, no, you cannot double major in English and Natural Resources, and no, you cannot receive two degrees, one in English and one in Natural Resources.</p>
<p>Sorry, you cannot even minor in English, you can only minor in natural resources, so you would be forced to be an English major and natural resources minor.</p>
<p>“Basically, what is the difference in the long-run between minoring and majoring in something”</p>
<p>If you are looking at going to graduate school, pretty much nothing, just means you took a few more courses. If you are looking for a regular job, also pretty much nothing, unless it requires the degree.
If instead you were talking about minoring in something like Engineering or Architecture, you would not be qualified with only a minor in practicing either of those fields.</p>
<p>Tushe chendrix, sorry if I misled anyone, as I did misread the program (I kinda just stoped after engineering, since thats would be my desired dual degree)</p>