<p>Next fall I will be majoring in Information and Computer Science.</p>
<p>I wanted to know if it would be a smart choice to minor in something. I was thinking about management, math, or something else, or nothing at all.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>A minor can be nice. Pick something you like, as it doesn’t have a lot of influence on later job prospects and the like, unless you’re thinking of doing something interdisciplinary after your undergrad (because then you should pick something that matches that goal).</p>
<p>I’m doing a Math and Computer Science double major, so I’m sort of biased, but I think that a Math minor is nice if you’re interested in going into the theoretical side of CS, and can make your CS classes easier, but it really depends on your school. (At my school many of the CS classes are math-heavy and the main reason people drop out of CS is probably because there is too much math.) However, if you’re more into the practical side, I imagine that business or management could be useful, but I don’t know as much about this.</p>
<p>Minor in math or economics. Both are useful to know.</p>
<p>Only if he gives a damn enough to. I’m majoring in computer science myself, but I’m double minoring in business management and digital arts. Why? They interest me.</p>
<p>Minors are just a bullet point on your resume, unless the coursework involves particular skills (e.g. if you minor in digital arts, you can probably mark down “Competency in Adobe Illustrator” on your resume). I don’t think anyone should <em>have</em> minor in anything. Hell, some people don’t even have minors and they get along fine.</p>
<p>That being said, depending on your coursework I would <em>consider</em> looking at your undergrad bulletin and seeing if you can double minor in two fields that overlap with general-ed, your major, or even each other. For instance, that digital arts minor I’ve got? You need seven courses for it. Five of them are filled by either general-ed requirements or courses in my major I’m interested in (e.g. multimedia or game programming).</p>