<p>DS is a rising college junior. His major is poli sci and minor is business management. He could double major if he goes another semester (or maybe even just a summer).</p>
<p>Factoring in financial aid and scholarships this would add another $5000 to his debt.</p>
<p>Is it worth it to bump the Business Management minor to a major?</p>
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<p>How do you “factor in” financial aid and scholarships, all of which will end after four years???</p>
<p>Our kiddo wanted to add a second major. It required one summer of coursework. We had made it VERY clear that we were paying for the four year plan with no extra terms. She paid for that summer coursework herself.</p>
<p>What does your son want to do after college? Does he intend to apply for jobs related to that second major?</p>
<p>dodgersmom — I have it in writing from the school that his main scholarship can be extended. </p>
<p>thumper1 — Good question on what he wants to do after college. Currently however he is doing one internship that’s politically related, another this fall that’s business related, and is hoping to land another next summer that’s business related and paid!</p>
<p>I’m hoping all of the internship experience will help him develop a direction.</p>
<p>Personally, I think a business major is more employable than a PolySci. </p>
<p>With that said, I’d wait to see if he can get a job offer before he graduates with the PolySci, and if not, stay the extra term and get the Business major as well. </p>
<p>If he is interested in business, I’d suggest he apply for jobs, even if they do require a business major in their listings. With his minor & experiences, they’ll consider him probably. </p>
<p>Congrats on the internships. Business internships usually are paid (not sure about PolySci ones) but are def competitive.</p>
<p>If possible make B major in finance or accting rather than general mgt.</p>
<p>I’d do it, personally, but it depends on what he wants to do. I majored in poli sci but decided that I didn’t want a government related job, in favor of using the skills from my degree to do other things-- which was very easy to do and I had no problems marketing my degree, but a business major would still have been a big boost. By the sounds of it, those students are primarily who I was competing with.</p>
<p>A poli sci degree CAN stand on its own, but if he’d like to keep his options more open and bolster his resume for a wider array of jobs, I think the business degree would be helpful. I’d love to have that credential. It would have made me a much stronger candidate for many of the jobs I ended up applying to.</p>