<p>I'm interested in double-majoring, but I really can't afford a fifth year of tuition and fees. How hard is it to double-major and still graduate in four years? Does it make a big difference whether the two majors are related to each other or not?</p>
<p>From the people I’ve talked to, it’s definitely possible, but it’s difficult. I’m thinking of double-majoring as well, and after a few talks, I’m seriously reconsidering. Taking 16 - 18 units a quarter is stressful enough; taking 20 - 24 a quarter is incredibly difficult, some have said it’s insane. If you do double major, be prepared for a lot of stressful nights. You really should have a passion in both of your majors to double major.</p>
<p>And, yes, if the majors are related to each other, it makes things a bit easier - but it’s still difficult. Related majors often have the same or related pre-recs, so that will definitely down your units per quarter. Two completely opposite majors - like what I want to do, Engineering and Writing - have very different requirements, so taking the double major will be very, very difficult.</p>
<p>In general, Double Majoring in four years is stressful, but possible. If you don’t have that much a passion in one major, then take it as a minor instead. Don’t double major for the prestige - it’s virtually worthless outside of college.</p>
<p>To consider timeframe, I highly suggest you call an admissions officer for more exact information.</p>
<p>they make it very hard here with extensive GE requirements (and i will tell you, they are quite extensive; even if you took every single AP, you would still have 1/2 of your GEs to do). that said, if you plan it well, it’s totally possible. if things don’t work out, you can always drop one of the majors…</p>
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<p>So should I be telling underclassmen at my high school not to take AP’s solely to look nice to college admissions officers if they still want to be competitive, or no?</p>
<p>Because I’ve generally been saying that most AP’s are useless due to the fact that AP’s don’t cover very much GE’s in college, and they really shouldn’t stress too much about them.</p>