<p>well, i honestly have no idea what im gonna major in. but i do plan on minoring in something that i enjoy just so i don't die. im thinking either philosophy or french, or both. can u do two minors?</p>
<p>or, lets say i decide to do something like economics and french, or economics and philosophy. like, double majoring. do those two majors sound incredibly time consuming to u college people?</p>
<p>lemme know.</p>
<p>you can do as many minors as you can get the credits for</p>
<p>depends on the school</p>
<p>my school only allows:
major x1
major x2
major x1, minor x1</p>
<p>I'm doing two minors. Check what classes/credits you need and what is allowed.</p>
<p>You can study something you find interesting without fully minoring in it. The minor is for receiving some sort of formal recognition for studying a subject in some depth. Don't feel obligated to do a minor in some subject. if you find some subject interesting and you are able to fulfill the requirements, then sure, go ahead and do it. Different schools have very different policies.</p>
<p>Say you minor is something. Now, you have to spend time fulfilling the requirements for the minor. It's possible that you would enjoy taking various classes that interest you more, and that this strategy would be more enjoyable. If you find fulfilling the requirements more enjoyable, than go ahead and do that. Don't worry about it so much now, only so much as you want decent programs in the departments you might be interested in, and related fields. Luckily for you, Econ, French, and philosophy are established fields, so many places will have decent departments in these three fields. It's possible to study all three of these, sure. Time spent fulfilling requirements might cost you extra time and therefore extra money while in school, which might be problematic. Anyway, you have time to worry about this later.</p>
<p>i completed minors in fine art and visual communications. i was one course shy of completing the photography minor.</p>
<p>I think DRab gave some good advice. There are other ways to gain recognition in a subjet, especially for you since I gather you're interested in french. Find a school with a STRONG semester-abroad program and go to france or other french-speaking country. You'll get all the french you can handle, and you can put the semester-abroad on your resume. Potential employers will immediately understand you have some proficiency in french, and that's what a minor would have done for you anyway. Other than that, take classes that interest you in french while in college.</p>
<p>I would have minored in management, but I didn't feel like dropping $2100 for two more classes.</p>
<p>thanks for all the advice. i do have a question tho. how many classes does one take during one semester or trimester or whatever in college? like, in high school, i am taking the 5 academic courses (math, english, social studies, science, foreign language) and 1 exploratory class (newspaper). so i guess what im asking is, if i major in one thing, how much room do i have to take classes that interest me outside of my major? or does that depend on the major, etc?</p>
<p>it all depends where you go to school. The number of classes per term varies by school, and also by whether you're on the quarter or semester system. Take a look at websites of schools you're interested in to find out; look for terms such as "minimum progress" or "full-time student".</p>
<p>As to your 2nd question, it depends a lot on your major. If you're in engineering almost every class every term is predetermined. If you're a history major you may just have to complete 8 or so classes in your major in 4 years.</p>
<p>But what you're getting at is the reason NOT to double-major, and think seriously about minors. You need to decide what it is you want to leave college with. Do you want a track record to impress future employers? Majors/minors can help, although after 2 years on the job nobody is going to care what you studied or even where you went to school; they'll have seen you at work, and they just care about what your performance is and not your pedigree. Or you can view college as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend your time learning and thinking, and try to sample as much as you can. College, in a slightly different context, has been compared to drinking from a firehose. In this view, satisfy your major and then spend the rest of your time seeking out the great profs, the fascinating classes, the great experiences college can offer.</p>