<p>Which would be better for
-Law school
-Business School
-Graduate school (masters)
-Getting a job out of undergrad</p>
<p>A) Double majoring in Economics and Finance with no electives</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>B) Majoring in Finance, Having a minor and extra electives</p>
<p>I'm currently more interested in choice B and would probably have a higher GPA that way but could anyone tell me which is better for the 4 scenarios above?</p>
<p>I don't think law or business schools care about your major(s), but I could be wrong. For grad school, depth would be preferable (i.e. one major with more upper-level courses). It mostly depends on how hard it would be to double major. If your econ and finance majors overlap to a considerable degree, then it'd probably be worth going for the double major. If not, go for the minor and keep your electives, especially if you're aiming for professional school.</p>
<p>For law school and business school, your undergraduate major is irrelevant. In law school, they teach you a whole list of new subjects, and the only thing that will prepare you is logic. As for business school, I hear that they teach you the same thing in undergraduate business programs, except the MBA is really a networking opportunity.</p>
<p>im double majoring in finance and economics and then going for another year and getting my masters in economics (its a five year program). then going to business school a few years after. double majoring in anything is tough but if you are motivated enough, i think its a good idea.</p>
<p>i only think double majoring is worth it if the school gives you two degrees when you graduate.</p>
<p>I'm double majoring in English and Philosophy, with plans to go to law school. I doubt the fact that I double majored will help me get into LS though.</p>
<p>I'm double majoring in Economics and International Studies (a global political economy concentration). so yeah.... kudos for me.</p>
<p>i really havent figured out what the hell u do with two degrees..</p>
<p>I'm double majoring (international studies and Latin American studies) and purposely going for two minors (philosophy and a foreign language... probably Arabic). However, just based on my majors I'm going to get minors in economics and Spanish without any extra classes. Might even get a triple major in that case.</p>
<p>Really... double majoring isn't that much extra work if you go to a college that's open to them. My school is really cool about letting things work for multiple areas. For instance, I need to take 10 classes in each major, but at least 4 of them double count. Plus, for the minors, econ is fully inclusive with the major (I'm focusing on globalization) and Spanish is just one or two extra classes that I'd take regardless.</p>
<p>I don't know a single person at my college who only does one major and one minor. It really doesn't matter about how it looks, but what you're interested in.</p>
<p>definately dude.. if you have a minor on the table.. say for example, if you have like a finance major and are planning to minor in econ... and you definatly, and im sure you do, have classes that overlap, and seemingly when all the dust clears, you only have to take maybe 2-3 classes.. around 6-9 credits to get that major... why not? you can definatly take summer classes at your community college.. and if your worried about it conflicting w/ internships, you can try to schedule around it. or take an earlier session. In my position, im majoring in quant finance and this REQUIRES a minor in econ and math. when i finish all the calculations and junk, i only have to take 2 more classes in math and 3 more classes in econ to finish both of those majors. I plan on doing that if i can w/ summer classes and maybe taking more credits during one of my years. If your school allows you to, and it seems possible, i would definatly pursue it ONLY if you think you can do it and maintain a good grade. I dont know how difficult your school is but, i think this is the best option because it will give you much more career opportunities and it will lead to better job offers because of your depth of knowledge and w/ that experience, it can lead you to a good mba or law degree.. later down the road..</p>
<p>How about 4 extra classes for a double minor?</p>