<p>I'm currently considering double-majoring in English (Creative Writing focus), and History. My worries are that these are both two reading-intensive, time-consuming majors, and that I wouldn't be left with much of a social life after class let out. Hopefully I will enter school without having many electives to fill (After this semester I will have 7 APs under my belt, I expect to have at least 6 4's). I figure a lot of people are handling courses with a lot of work to be done outside of class, what do you think? Do you feel that you have an overbearing amount of homework? Can you deal with it? How?</p>
<p>Sounds like you're still in HS since you're talking about AP classes. After you decide where you're going to college & after you actually start classes, you'll have a better idea of what the work load will be like. Then you can decide whether you can handle the double major or not. I was toying with the idea of doubling in Chemistry & Art Studio (strange combo, I know) before I actually started my classes. When I realized each class had 6 hours of lab a week.. and in some cases overlapped.. there was no way I'd be able to do it. So, I'm just a chem major</p>
<p>I'm an English/Creative Writing Major and history minor. The reading load can be slightly crazy sometimes (it seems like heavy weeks in my classes all correspond so some weeks are insane), but usually it's manageable. My problem has more often been the number of classes. My school has a huge core curriculum, then I have English major requirements, creative writing requirements, and history minor requirements. As long as you can fit both majors into your four years (without taking too many classes each semester) you should be able to handle the load.</p>
<p>It really depends on the requirements of your college and the courseloads of the courses in the respective majors. Asking around on CC while you're still in HS won't yield a satisfactory answer - wait until you get to college and have taken some courses, most colleges don't require you to selevt a major until sophomore year and you'll have plenty of time to talk to other students and to your advisor by then.</p>