Double majoring in Finance and Accounting AND pursuing a minor in Mathematics? Worth the extra time?

Hey all, this is my first time posting on this forum after many months of lurking.

I’m currently a junior at a small state school in South Carolina. It’s my hometown, and I went there because I needed to be there for my family since my father passed away. As a result, I am working incredibly hard on trying to make myself competitive to get into a top tier graduate school. I’m interning in DC with a think tank, I do research with faculty, I’m signed up for an entire semester studying abroad in France, near 4.0 GPA, the whole shebang.

I’m currently a Finance major and I’m considering double majoring in Accounting because it would only require 4 or so additional classes. However, being that I want to go on into the graduate fields of economics, development, financial and computational mathematics, I feel that a minor in mathematics would also help my chances a great deal. I’ve read and read that people regret not getting a stronger foundation in academic mathematics. Seeing as I want to go on to the master’s and PhD level, this is something that resonated with me.

The combination of a double major with accounting/finance as well as a minor in mathematics would take me probably an extra year or so to complete. I’m on a full ride scholarship, so expense is less of an issue but it’s still there. However, I’m worried about the time.

Bottom line:

Is it worth the time and opportunity cost it will take me to get that double major and a foundation in mathematics to make sure I’m a competitive candidate academically as well as professionally, or should I put in my 4 years with Finance and get out there with less foundation but sooner?

My sincere thanks for any help and my sincere apologies for the wall of text.

If you are planning to go on for a PhD, I see no reason to lengthen your undergrad education. I’d talk to some economics professors at your college. This they are likely PhD’s in economics, they might have the best base of knowledge. Since you are not planning to work as an accountant maybe drop the accounting double major and take a minor in math if you think that would be more helpful to you in the long-run…