Double Majoring + Minor

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hey everyone! I'm IThinkICan100!</p>

<p>I'm a HS Junior prepping for college. I really love travel and culture so I plan to work in the travel industry and, later, working abroad in business of some sort. Luckily, the local University that I want to go to has some awesome degrees. One that I've had my eye on is their International Business major. With a degree in that, it suits my career interests and a lot more. </p>

<p>What's my conundrum? If you want to do International Business (for ease, IB), this college requires you to double major in a related field and take a foreign language (and be fully fluent by your graduation). So... I'm planning on double majoring in IB and Management with a minor in Arabic.</p>

<p>Hopefully this will work to my benefit because they have a Arabic speaking dorm. A single person dorm there is a fraction of the cost at the main dorms, which is strange! Plus, they give you a hefty rebate for being apart of this.</p>

<p>Anyway, I don't really know what I'm getting myself into! I'm a bit worried that this might be a bit too much for me to do, but, on the other hand, there are a lot of benefits. Some people say that having related majors and minors works symbiotically and isn't too much more work. Others say that it is way too hard. I think, since they <em>require</em> you to double major, they wont put too much pressure on me. Although, I'm not exactly sure!!!</p>

<p>What do you guys think? Is it worth it? Is it going to be too much work? Will it be more expensive?</p>

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<p>I like the fact that your univesity is requiring that of you. Just an IB degree with no fluency in a foreign language and no practical degree to go with it (international business is not a major in high demand) will lead to very poor job prospects. </p>

<p>Honestly, it does not sound very difficult. It’s not like you’re going to be taking a bunch of math, engineering, or physics classes. Business majors are really not very hard, especially if you have decent study habits/average smarts. I dont’ know a damn thing abotu arabic; I’m really not sure that would help you much unless you plan on working in the oil industry, but don’t rely on my advice.</p>

<p>Really, the only downside I see is that you will have less electives available to get a broader/more interesting education, but a lot of people double major and it’s really not that huge of a deal.</p>