<p>It does, after all, include the whole span of humanity... Is it better to focus on a period (officially)- like doing Classics or Medieval Studies?</p>
<p>I really can't decide but must in three weeks when I choose classes- (I really don't want to be fickle and switch majors and stuff). I really like learning new languages and writing if that helps and can have time for three majors.</p>
<p>Take a look at the requirements of your college’s history major. Most history programs require that you have a few (2-3) geographical and time-period specializations. And don’t be afraid to explore different courses during your first year; my college doesn’t let its students declare a major until the end of the fourth semester.</p>
<p>Three majors?? Why do you need to major in three subjects for?</p>
<p>Though I’m facing a similiar dilemma (I posted about my own problem about two days ago), I’m starting to think that impressiveness isn’t measured in terms of number of majors. It does show people that you can work hard (to the point of being a ‘grind’), at the cost of true mastery over something.</p>
<p>I found this blog post and it proposes simplifying your college life until you can become really good/innovative at doing a few things; I feel Study Hacks is the best college-academic blog out there:</p>
<p>[Study</a> Hacks Blog Archive The Radical Simplicity Manifesto: Doing Less and Living More at College](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-radical-simplicity-manifesto-doing-less-and-living-more-at-college/]Study”>The Radical Simplicity Manifesto: Doing Less and Living More at College - Cal Newport)</p>
<p>I hope you find it helpful too.</p>
<p>Ya three majors because I have too many interests (ancient, medieval, history, languages) not to impress anybody. I like knowledge.</p>
<p>Thanks for the read. I certainly agree with him about the importance of spontaneity and living…I just don’t know what to cut down…a language (I want two because I want to read the great authors in the original) or history/classics/medieval studies</p>
<p>My school is 180 credits to graduate- with college course credits it’ll be like 40 general ed. And like 45-50 credits per major on average. So by that logic, I could triple without tacking on too many extra courses?</p>
<p>Go with Classics then. It combines history and languages.</p>
<p>It’s absolutely not a broad major. Most allow you to declare a specialization or give you enough leeway to make a de facto specialization. For example, my school requires 3 classes of U.S. History and 4 of non. U.S., with another class that can be either or. I picked my U.S. classes so that they have the most international content (e.g., World War II, History of Modern Warfare, probably will do colonial America), and, for my non-U.S. classes, I’m doing exclusively European.</p>
<p>Look, you don’t need to major in three different areas to study, at most places, anyway. It sounds like you might want to consider grad school as well. If I were you, I’d choose medieval/renaissance studies. That would pull a lot from classical studies, and you’d be forced to learn languages anyway so that you can read source texts. I don’t know what school you’re thinking of/attend, but Richmond, at least, has a history department, a classics department, and a concentration in medieval/renaissance studies that pulls from the English department, Art History, History, Classics, and various languages.</p>
<p>I’m going to the University of Oregon. They have classics, medieval studies and history of course.</p>