<p>I could double major but I think I'll end up with a lower GPA..is it worth it?</p>
<p>Which is more important in terms of getting into grad schools/finding jobs?</p>
<p>What major vs majors and what jobs?</p>
<p>physics vs physics-math for engineering/physics grad school; consulting, finance, industry jobs.</p>
<p>^^ I have the same question too. I plan to work in Business and if I was to do just a single major, it would be Economics with a minor in Mathematics…but at the same time I want to do both as a double major. I’m afraid I won’t have money though and that my grades won’t be good. I plan on getting into either Accounting, Finance, or Business Management.</p>
<p>Ok. I’m along the same lines…chemical engineering considering dbl w/ physics. I’ve heard it’s a really good combo, since everything is really related. Sorry I don’t have much advice, but I’m sure some people will give all of us some good advice. :)</p>
<p>If you want to go to graduate school in physics, you should be taking lots of math anyway. For what it’s worth, the three physics majors I know who went on to top PhD programs all double-majored in math. I even know an engineering professor who makes his PhD students take graduate-level math courses, although that seems to be the exception rather than the norm.</p>
<p>Industry jobs won’t particularly care about that math major unless you are taking courses of interest to them (e.g. statistics or mathematical finance).</p>
<p>Thanks b@r!um, I’ll probably be going to engineering grad school…is there a need to major in anything in addition to engineering? If I don’t double major w/ physics, I’ll definitely get a minor in it.</p>
<p>Well, I’d check out your curriculum first and see what the criteria are for certain majors. It’s pretty common for people to think that they have to “work harder” in order to double major but that’s not rly the case…you’ll just have to take certain classes at certain semesters. There isn’t always a need to take an extra class or spend extra time</p>
<p>@truffliepuff:
i’ve done a lot of research about that question, and grad school really only cares that you have the credits, not the paper. take the math classes that are relevant to grad math requirements for econ and you’ll be fine–the minor (the paper) isn’t necessary. if you’re not going to grad school, then the paper is nice, but a second major as math is unnecessary.</p>