<p>Is it twice the work? The two majors I've decided on are Biblical Studies and Political Science. I would do missions work with the Biblical Studies and continue to law school with Political Science. Both are very important to me and I am not willing to sacrifice either. Is it realistic though?</p>
<p>Why would it be twice the work? All undergraduate programs I know revolve around minimum credits for program completion. If you have to do 120 credits over four years, that doesn’t change whether you do one major or two. It’s a zero-sum game. You’re just trading electives for courses in your second major. I feel like I must be missing something?</p>
<p>If you’re still not sure about a double major, do realize that law schools admit people from any background. Political science isn’t necessarily better “training” for law school than biblical studies, and this is coming from someone in an honours program for political science. If the only reason why you’re taking political science is for law school (i.e., you don’t actually like the subject), you would be fine just dropping it now.</p>
<p>It’s more about planning carefully so you can graduate on time. Some of the required courses for each may fall at the same times, or at inconvenient times, but you would have to find a way to work around it. You might also find your schedule a bit full if you’re required to do an internship in poli sci on top of missions or other non-coursework requirements for Biblical studies. </p>
<p>If you’re not willing to sacrifice either, it sounds like you’ve made up your mind regardless of how difficult it will be. But people double major all of the time, and if they can do it, you should have no problem either. Just be sure to work closely with your advisor(s) so you can plan your schedules effectively.</p>
<p>Thank you for your responses! Both were very helpful 
I’ve decided that I’m committed to both career paths even though it’ll require some serious time management (scheduling and internships/ missions over summers) and sacrificing electives (always thought they were pointless anyway). I think that even if it ends up being more work it’ll be worth it.</p>
<p>^to reiterate, the idea that only one major leads to one career, and the other major only leads to another career is not true. You can go to law school as a biblical studies major. For your academic record, they don’t care about which major you are in, just the GPA you got.</p>
<p>Electives aren’t pointless - they provide a more well-rounded education so that you come out of college knowing about more than just what you majored in. In some ways, the more you specialize, the less you have to offer. For example, an artist may only want to draw and paint, but business and marketing courses can help them to actually succeed at opening their own business and/or marketing their work. My writing courses helped me to develop my writing, which was useful for writing manuscripts for publication (I was a psychology major). As long as you are interested in the elective and find a way to make use of it in your life, it serves a purpose.</p>
<p>I think if you are truly devoted to both majors, they will be worth it to you. If you enjoy what you are studying then it won’t seem like so much work (though some topics may be less enjoyable than others).</p>
<p>terenc- I appreciate you telling me that! I actually did know that, but after talking to family members with law degrees who majored in Political Science, I decided I wanted to follow that path as well. They are involved in politics (as i hope to be as well), and they feel that their major combined with their law degrees gave them a good education for what they do.</p>
<p>NovaLynnx- I see where you’re coming from. It’s just that from my experience in HS, I always enjoy my academic classes a lot more than my electives. I would replace them all with core social studies classes if I could. And my mom has told me how much she hated her college electives (film class, sociology, creative writing, etc.) I am sure most people enjoy them and I think it’s good that some even benefit from them. Still, I wouldn’t mind only becoming educated in my chosen field(s) of study.</p>
<p>True, but HS and college elective experiences will be very different. And why did your mom “elect” to take film class, etc., if she was not interested in those classes? Electives allow you to take what you are interested in, not just what provides a convenient schedule.</p>
<p>Also, many people end up changing careers and going in different directions later on in college or later on in life, which is where the liberal education is valuable. However, your majors offer enough variety to fit some of those needs. And that’s great that you have people in your family who are in the same field you want to pursue. That will help provide you a realistic look at where your education can get you.</p>
<p>^Following a path because family member(s) did is not a good idea.</p>
<p>If you like Political Science, go for it.
If you could care less for it, don’t go for it. You will still be able to go to law school, and after law school, if you want to become involved in politics, no one will care that you don’t have a political science degree, they will see that you have a JD.</p>