<p>does this sound absolutely idiotic for me to do by anyone's standards?</p>
<p>i plan on eventually becoming a literature/english professor, so the english end of the degree is really the only pragmatic part of it.</p>
<p>theatre, because, meh, it goes with literature pretty well, and my life revolves around it at this point and will probably continue to for a good portion of my life. truly, theatre made me realize how much i loved literature, believe or not through a production of oliver, the musical. it was during this that i realized how much i loved literary analysis. so, i figure, i should pay homage to thespus and go ahead and double in theatre while providing a more artistic outlet for myself.</p>
<p>that part you won't be able to talk me out of. however....</p>
<p>a mathematics minor. really, if i had the choice, i'd quintuple major in english/theatre/math/art/french and them maybe a minor in writing but i don't like the idea of seven years of undergrads. i just love all these subjects so much, and it's difficult for me to part with any of them.</p>
<p>so my question is, is it a wise decision to minor in math from a practical standpoint or not?</p>
<p>A minor in math would might make you more employable if you decide not to go to grad school after all, and it would distinguish you from many other applicants if you do decide to go to grad school. If you like math, go ahead and do it.</p>
<p>You are not in college yet, are you? Many high school students want to double-major and minor or triple-major; once they have finished a year in college most of them realize that anything beyond a double-major is usually not doable without significant sacrifices.</p>
<p>i don't know if most future college students do this, but i have gone through course lits and schedules and requirements and planned out pretty much every combination of majors and minors and whatnot i could want for most of the colleges i'm applying to. (this is mainly due to the fact that i have been royally screwed in high school because i didn't plan ahead with courses)</p>
<p>i mean, i don't exactly have a grasp of what taking a course is like yet, but i do understand the significant semester hour fluctuations for most of my choices.</p>
<p>There are various issues that make any advanced planning impossible: classes in different departments often conflict, important classes can fill up with upperclass students so that you cannot take them as a first- or second-year student, major requirements may change half-way through your college career, there might be a few professors you want to avoid, you may not be exempted from as many gen ed requirements as you thought you would based on your high school work etc.</p>
<p>And most importantly, your interests can and will change. I am honestly impressed by English majors at my college - I couldn't handle 500 pages of reading and 10-20 pages of insightful writing every single week. Upper-level math courses will feel completely different from anything you have experienced in high school; some students love it and others are not so enthusiastic about it. Theater sounds fun, but you may just end up taking a couple of classes that you find interesting and not bother with the boring requirements for the major. </p>
<p>It is completely legitimate to enter college with the intention of doing a double-major and minor combination. I was just saying that many students change their minds about these plans at some point in their college career. Good luck whatever the future may entail :)</p>
<p>P.S. An English/math combo is not as unusual as you might think. I think my college typically graduates a few English and math double-majors every year.</p>
<p>Coincidentally, my D is thinking about a double major in Applied Math and English (focus on creative writing) at a top 10 school. She will probably have to work before graduate school. I think this would be a marketable degree, but can anyone give me some better input?</p>
<p>Well, I think that a double major in applied math/english is impressive, because it shows that you have had education in the most basic subjects that are necessary for everyone to know.</p>
<p>You certainly have a time to think about what you want to major. I'd say try to take English, theatre, and math as many as you can in your first year to see if any of those subjects interest you.</p>
<p>Also, if you're thinking of minoring/majoring in math, you might want to consider whether you want to study pure math or applied math. They're somewhat different, and you might like one more than the other.</p>
<p>Here's my biased view: By looking the students at my school, most humanity majors are "lazy" when they complete science/math requirement. But if you're an English/theatre major and willing to go beyond college algebra (pre-calc) by minoring/majoring in math, I think that'd be pretty impressive because as ElectricTech says, you'll be learning "the most basic subjects that are necessary for everyone to know."</p>
<p>Please note that generalization I made about humanity majors are just my biased point of view. I must add, there are plenty of science/math majors who are lazy about fulfilling their humanities requirement.</p>