<p>I'm currently a senior, I applied to Cal Poly SLO for Business Administration.</p>
<p>I'm considering getting a dual major, because I don't think I could get a job in marine life (one of my interests) with just Business (or would I?). I was thinking I'd try to get a dual major in Biology with a concentration on Marine Biology. </p>
<p>I have a few questions:
How would this affect my workload?
Would I still have a normal, balanced college social life?
Would I still be able to take interesting electives or would the two majors consume my classes?
Is it possible to take marine biology classes w/o majoring in it? Would I still be qualified for a job?</p>
<p>I think I might be able to handle it, because I have over a 4.0 with about AP and honors classes and 2100 SAT scores, but on the other hand, I do tend to have problems focusing with homework.</p>
<p>If you could answer those questions and give some advice, I would greatly appreciate it!</p>
<p>Double majoring is all about planning wisely. Cover your general eds, and then look into when your major courses are offered and determine when to take them so you are not doing extra semesters. Some majors have more requirements than others, but even if you end up having to take a few summer courses over the next few years you should be able to graduate on time. You won’t have much room for electives (those that don’t fill any specific requirement other than total number of credits). </p>
<p>I don’t know anything about marine biology specifically. Maybe look into some job listings where you’d like to work and see what requirements they list. Or contact a professor at your prospective school who focuses in that area and see if they can spare some advice for you or tell you where their former students have gotten jobs.</p>
<p>Thanks for your answer! I’m still just curious on how this will affect my workload and social life.
I’m a little hesitant to be contacting the admissions office before they even accept me…So should I finish my general ed. and then talk to them about a double major, or should I let them know my interest right away? (I was thinking I would need to be there for a while with good grades before they consider letting me double major.)</p>
<p>Also, I want to know if I’d be qualified for marine biology jobs if I don’t major in it. That’s my main concern… Thanks again.</p>
<p>I did a double major and it wasn’t any different than picking a minor. Just more classes in the second major, not more classes altogether.</p>
<p>I think it’s a good idea. It hasn’t paid off for me yet, but it certainly makes my job search a little more open being able to alternate between history and political science jobs. I mean, there are so few for either it’d be crazy to limit myself to just one.</p>