Having a Language as one of my Majors?

College Majors
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<p>I am in my second year of university and have to declare my major/minor, major/major by Christmas. As of right now I am set up in an Anthropology major which I enjoy immensely and am hoping to use for med school granted that I keep my grades up (I still am not entirely sure of what I want to do for grad school, at the moment sports surgery is what has caught my eye,) but I'm also in Russian studies right now which I also enjoy greatly, in fact it's probably my favourite class.
In regards to that I have a couple of questions, will majoring in a language lead to a certain degree of fluency or proficiency (~12 courses of study?) Is majoring in a language a smart choice with payoff? </p>

<p>I also interact on a regular level with Eastern Europeans because of the sport I participate in for many hours a week, and I think Russian will be an important language to know with the economic shift towards the East,</p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>Being proficient in a language, especially one as prominent as Russian is always going to be a good call. As for fluency, just make sure you put the time in. Doing hardly anything won’t get you far in terms of pronunciation and accent. It comes with practice.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your answer, it’s always reassuring to know that it will be beneficial :slight_smile: and rest assured I’ll be putting the time in, both here and abroad!</p>