<p>For people who double major, is it worth the extra stress and possibly the extra money? I'm planning on majoring in International Affairs but I also wanted to major in something else too, possibly Business. (Not International Business though). Is it too overwhelming to study two majors?</p>
<p>My double major didn’t cost more stress or more money. How stressful it is is going to depend entirely on your school, the majors, and you. Are you in college yet?</p>
<p>I am not in college yet. I have taken all AP/university level classes for the last two years which seems like a good indicator that I’d be able to handle the stress. Also, I’m getting transfer credit for most of these courses which covers a lot of my Gen Ed which is helpful in tackling a double major as well, at least I hope so.</p>
<p>If you’re not in college yet, then I wouldn’t worry about it a whole lot. If you’re curious about what the workload would be, then make a four year plan for the school you’re planning on going to (if you have been accepted) with any majors/minors you are considering, taking into account GEs or other graduation requirements, major requirements (taking into account prerequisites or other courses you have to take in sequence), any AP/transfer credits that you want to use, and any rules that your school may have (some schools have rules about what you can and cannot double major in, some have rules about the minimum number of classes you have to take unique to each major, some have rules about how many major classes can overlap with GE requirements, many have rules about the maximum number of units you can take at the university in total or per semester). That will give you an idea of what the workload will be like. Sometimes double majors are very easy, and sometimes they will require a higher load of classes.</p>
<p>Also, if you predict that whatever you want to double major in would require extra time or stress, consider if you would have to give up something else that would be more helpful to you than an extra major, such as internships, research, volunteering, clubs/orgs, etc. A lot of this you’ll also start to figure out once you start college and begin to get a better idea of what you can handle and what other opportunities you want to take advantage of, which is why worrying about it now isn’t really that important.</p>