<p>I know that some double majors are obviously harder than others. Does anyone know if architecture and management are doable together? (assuming you graduate on time)</p>
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<p>There is no overlap between the two majors, which makes it difficult. Both majors, however, offer elective space, and have classes that can count as HASSes. So, it’s not the most difficult double, but not the easiest one either.</p>
<p>I don’t want to hijack the thread but how hard would history and biology be?</p>
<p>MrWheezy - ASK CHRIS ASK CHRIS ASK CHRIS. Chris being oasis-chris, not MITChris. 
He declared a history major after realizing that he was pretty much done with his bio major with a lot of time left. :)</p>
<p>here’s an odd mix, but one i’m interested in: how about theatre and engineering?</p>
<p>that’d be mechanical engineering, fyi</p>
<p>You can see that relatively few students double major. The Registrar provides data on double majors and degrees (this link is also on another active thread):
[Enrollment</a> Statistics: MIT Office of the Registrar](<a href=“Statistics & Reports | MIT Registrar”>Statistics & Reports | MIT Registrar)</p>
<p>My daughter and alot of her friends went in as freshmen thinking about possibly double-majoring. I don’t think any one is now a double major (they will be seniors next year). It’s not that it’s difficult, although MIT is tough, but interests change over time. By your junior year, if you’ve taken a number of courses in two areas, you may find that you are simply more interested in going into one area in greater depth. It’s rarely useful to have two degrees; it’s often enough to have a body of relevant coursework.</p>
<p>You can major in anything, and you can explore everything at MIT. In contrast to a place like UC Berkeley, where you have to declare a major going in and it’s difficult to get classes outside your field, you have a great deal of freedom at MIT. Whether or not you end up with two majors is far less important than the fact that you can take courses in as many areas as you want. You can try different flavors, and see what you think.</p>
<p>My daughter went to talk with the EECS department and learned she could double major in physics (focused course 8) and computer science. It would have entailed a senior course load almost completely devoted to computer science, apart from the physics senior thesis. In the end, she decided to go deeper into physics and take some graduate courses. She already has enough EECS courses under her belt to build a strong resume, if she ever decides to go into engineering.</p>
<p>This is just one case, but I suspect many students go through a similar process.</p>
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I just want to emphasize this, as someone who actually followed through with a double major. It was almost completely useless for my graduate school applications and for my career as a whole. I would have derived the same benefits had I taken all the courses I took and never applied for the second major. </p>
<p>If you’re interested in a double, proceed through freshman year and first semester sophomore year as though you are actually going to double. Then sit down during IAP of sophomore year and figure out what you have to do to complete the double, and whether it is worth it to you.</p>