<p>Right now, I'm double-majoring in business and anthropology.
I'm actually looking to go to grad school to get a masters in education (higher education)</p>
<p>Do these two majors make me look too conflicted and undecided? Will the double major affect me getting into a grad program? I like both, and I think that I'll learn a lot from both, but I'm just wondering how other people view them.</p>
<p>No, I don't think that's bad at all. It shows that you've worked hard and you have a well rounded education. It's not like you'll know any less than anyone who only has a degree in anthropology or only a degree in business. </p>
<p>And believe me, I've seen some weirder combinations of majors: biochemistry and dance, engineering and art history, etc.</p>
<p>I would imagine that related double majors may help for grad school. The only problem is in the lesser amount of upper level course work that you'll have before applying. Also, you'll be taking many more credits if the two majors are disparate.</p>
<p>The cool thing about the program I'm interested in for graduate school is that the major does not really matter as much as experience in the field (which I can get with any major really). I'm actually taking a seminar all about it next semester, so maybe I'll learn more about it there.</p>
<p>And, I came in with some credits, and took a few classes during winter/summer break. So, I can actually finish both programs with the rest of my summers open for internships, jobs, study abroad, etc.</p>
<p>While being focused is good, having outside interests (so much so that you elect to major in something unrelated) can be good too. In interviews, I'd expect a lot of questions regarding your choice to do Anthropology. As long as you can think of plausible answers then you'll be fine.</p>
<p>I plan to major in Astrophysics and Creative Writing, and I get a lot of raised eyebrows and questions. I think it shows how well-rounded you are, so it can only be a pro.</p>
<p>No, I think it's how it should be done. I don't understand the point in doubling in redundant majors.</p>
<p>I don't think its weird at all...that's what I'm currently doing: accounting and organic agriculture (well organic ag is an interdisciplinary study with 46 credits and no crossover classes so I consider it nearly a second major or at least a hefty minor)</p>
<p>Like others have noted I think it displays your ability to excel in multiple disciplines and it seems, to me anyway, that, being polarizing subjects, it opens more doors than two similar fields like econ and biz (that just sounds boring)</p>
<p>It's pretty pointless unless the two majors add to one another (such as International Relations + foreign language).</p>
<p>If you're just double majoring because you're "passionate about two things", it's pointless in my opinion. If you're really interested in something besides your primary major, why not just take classes in the other area that interest you? Why do you feel the need to major in it?</p>
<p>If there's one trend on CC that I've noticed, it's that people seem to ascribe value to doing things that aren't necessary and come up with justifications to do so. For example, "you don't need to double major, but if you do it makes you stand out and will only help when getting jobs."</p>
<p>Now I'm still in college myself so I'm certainly no expert, but in my experience (including talking to people who do know more than me), for the majority of jobs it won't make a lick of difference. As long as you have a decent GPA and perhaps some work experience, your (second) major won't matter.</p>
<p>Most grad school admission is based on experience or research experience, then GPA. Double majoring will not help you.</p>
<p>Again, unless your second major adds a dimension to your first for the job or grad program you're applying for, it really won't make a difference.</p>
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I plan to major in Astrophysics and Creative Writing, and I get a lot of raised eyebrows and questions. I think it shows how well-rounded you are, so it can only be a pro.
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There are certainly exceptions, but I bet you're going to change your mind once you get to college and start taking classes.</p>
<p>Biology and Classics double major here.</p>
<p>To the person who said "why not just take the classes." my response is that I'm going to take enough classes to fufill the major anyway, why not get credit for it?</p>
<p>For me at least, I think the Classics major does add to my education despite it being totally diff. I could have been a straight Bio major, and taken a bunch of random classes in history, literature, art, religion, sociology, etc. Instead, I decided that all those humanities classes would be about the same era, and now I have developed the ability to take things from one area and apply them to another, something that is very important in biology where you have many different subtopics that while totally different, obviously all interact. When I read ancient literature, I know the history surrounding it, I know the cultural mores of the time, I have a much better understanding than someone who comes into the class with no other background info (which is often the case since you obviously don't NEED the background info to do well).</p>
<p>Do whatever makes you happy because happy students=good students</p>
<p>I find double majoring to be quite usless to be honest, the only thing it does is give you extra work and it doesn't really make you all that more competitive in grad school admissions. If you have a passion.. major in that, or just take some classes. I love languages, but I'm not majoing in any sort of foreign language, but you can bet your butt I'm taking foreign language courses :P</p>
<p>The double major actually doesn't give me that much extra work. Instead of taking random classes for my electives for the business major, I can put those classes towards a specific program I'm interested in. (I always need to have a certain amount of credits to keep my scholarship, so I'd have to take a LOT of electives anyways).</p>
<p>I'm mostly just wondering how grad programs view this. </p>
<p>If my school offered an undergrad program in higher administration, I'd do it in an instant. But since it doesn't, I have to compromise in the meantime, and learn as much as I can in lots of different areas.</p>
<p>To what GoldShadow said, I think that a business major/minor can add to any major, so why not? Did you know, that some businesses will hire social anthropologists to study area demographics before putting stores/offices in certain places? I also read an article where a new manager was hired at a certain corporation, and she used what she learned about ethnographies and interviews from her anthropology classes to implement new employee standards and programs, which ended up being very successful. I'd like to supplement business with something else that I'm interested in, and that could help me hone other skills I may have.</p>
<p>my school actually encourges that, i just dont have the guts to do it. Good luck :)</p>
<p>I don't think it's weird; it shows how well-rounded you are. Yes, people may think that you're undecided, but don't listen to them, you do what you want to do. If you don't have to that much extra work, then by all means, do the 2nd major. Extra knowledge can never hurt you.</p>
<p>It's not weird at all. I am double majoring in international relations and philosophy as well as minoring in art history. It just makes one more well-rounded.</p>
<p>People like throwing around the phrase "well-rounded" far too much, and put far too much stock in "well-roundedness" helping them out in some significant way.</p>
<p>(I'm not trying to single anyone out, I'm referring to everyone!)</p>
<p>Having a degree in two different majors can substantially help you obtain a job in the long run. You have more choices to choose from. I really want to double major in Film/TV along with Zoology or Animal Behavior. Two totally different fields of interest.</p>