<p>I plan on going to Midd next year, majoring in Econ, with Wall-Street aspirations, and I'm wondering how many foreign languages can I feasibly take at Midd? I'm already at a second/third year level of Spanish competency, and I'd like to reach fluency in that, but I also have a great interest in learning French, or perhaps even Chinese..
If I go in with a few AP credits, would it be reasonable for me to take French and Spanish classes with an Econ major?</p>
<p>I suggest you consider learning chinese if you want international business. That will give you huge cachet. It is a lot of work, but you will be fluent.
You should consider spending a semester abroad as well, which with an econ major is totally doable.</p>
<p>I am wondering, can I study Chinese without majoring or minoring in it? And how long does it take to be fluent in it? </p>
<p>I am planning to double major in Economics and Physics which is a lot already I think. But I realize it is rather crazy of me to go to a great school for language and not take one at all.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Double major in Econ and Physics???
AND Chinese on top of that???</p>
<p>Are you TRYING to graduate with a 2.5?</p>
<p>Actually, I don’t even understand the GPA system. How does double majoring and trying to study chinese reduce my GPA or sth. <----- A levels student, have no clue about US system.</p>
<p>Double majoring in Econ and physics + Chinese will lower your GPA because those are difficult majors and Chinese is a difficult language. Instead of taking easier electives to supplement difficult core classes, your schedule will be packed with difficult coursework. Because your schedule is so difficult, it would be VERY hard to get a high gpa. </p>
<p>If you want to work on wall street, why the heck are you adding the second major in physics?</p>
<p>Ok well u maybe right, but I can’t really decide btween Econ and Physics. I enjoy both, and I do well in both, at least in A levels. How hard is physics and econ? Am i too delusional and unrealistic about my major?</p>
<p>Anyway, I have some background in Chinese given that I am from a chinese family, I just need to brush them up, and learn everything from the basic.</p>
<p>Econ is one of the easiest majors at Midd if you take the right classes, while Physics is perhaps the hardest.</p>
<p>“Econ is one of the easiest majors at Midd if you take the right classes, while Physics is perhaps the hardest”</p>
<p>Huh? Where’d you hear that?</p>
<p>wavylays94 are you a ■■■■■?</p>
<p>I would discount wavylays94’s comments – he is not yet a student at Middlebury and has made some very questionable comments on other threads</p>
<p>lol, ok. . . so can some1 at least answer the question, how hard is it to do what i intend to do?</p>
<p>It is certainly possible to do what you want to do. Physics and Econ as a double major is definitely possible (it will be tough, but that is the nature of physics). Econ is not easy, but not too tough either (of course that depends on the classes you choose to take and who your professors are). Many people major (and people used to minor in it, but they got rid of the econ minor) in it, so it is a big department. Doing Chinese with both of those will certainly make your courseload heavy, but it is far from impossible to do. One of my good friends is double majoring in Econ and Math and taking Chinese, so it is not impossible. I would go to Midd next year and take courses in all 3 departments. For all you know, you might end up disliking one of them. Also, often plans change so its important to keep an open mind at Midd. After your first year seminar, you might be convinced that you are actually a sociology, history, polisci, etc. major. So, I would not recommend going into Midd with a hard and fast plan because the school really promotes exploration across disciplines which is really nice and something that you should definitely take advantage of.</p>
<p>2015, I couldn’t agree with you more on this. I listed three choices for my intended major on my application to Middlebury. In the end I did not major or minor in any of them. Keep an open mind. That’s the value of a liberal arts education, particularly a Middlebury one.</p>