<p>I have diverse interests and would love to pursue several of them in college, but I do not want to overextend myself. I'm a social person, and I don't want to be shut up studying 24/7. I have thought about double majoring, a major with several minors, or just a single major and taking classes in subjects that interest me. How many of you are double majoring or have considered it? Is the workload that much bigger? I know it depends on how related the fields are, but on average, is it that much more?</p>
<p>I've also heard people suggest to major in something you like and will give you the best career oppertunities and to minor in something you really love. This sounds like a good idea to me, but I would like more opinions on it.</p>
<p>Also, do minors make you more attractive to potential employers or graduate schools?</p>
<p>Generally, the answer to some of your questions depends on what your school allows. Some don't permit double-minoring; Harvard doesn't let you double-concentrate in non-related fields.</p>
<p>For employers or grad schools, unless it's a really, really relevant minor, it doesn't mean much: majors are straightforward, but minors can sometimes be a few classes in the subject matter. They don't know if a minor really means something or not.</p>
<p>I double-majored, and had almost no other time for things. Granted, one of the majors was engineering. If you are interested in diverse fields, it might actually be hard to take several majors/minors and get everything you want in there, because you'll have little free time (and, considering schedule conflicts with required courses, you just won't be able to take the classes you want to take). </p>
<p>Now, some majors are really flexible, allowing for "related fields" to count for it, or allowing for a lot of different areas to count. For example, a classics major might have required history and literature, but, beyond that, you can take some philosophy or drama as a related field, take Greek and Latin, and take any type of history course that relates to the ancient world. Compare a math major, which is... math, math, and more math.</p>
<p>I'm mostly considering a philosophy/economics major, although I don't know if I should double major or have one be a minor. If I wanted to go to business school after college, would it be worth it to minor in economics? I figure I don't need it, but I also thought that having a conceptual understanding of the fundamentals behind business might be helpful and/or make me more attractive to a school.</p>
<p>i am a business major with some art minor's, and i really liked it a lot.. because you get a chance to take classes that are COMPLETELY different. my art classes were very laid back, come and go as you please just get the work done by this deadline, where my business courses are more.. structured.....</p>
<p>Well, economics minor for an eventual MBA is one of those things that certainly makes sense. Compare a Women's Studies minor for a master's in engineering - that just won't help. I do think that it would be helpful for you to have some sort of broad-based econ/business courses before B-school - you'll at least be able to put things in context.</p>