<p>i'm currently a comparative literature major. i'm THINKING about picking up a minor, though. i'm interested in advertising/marketing/publishing and thinking/debating about law in the future. here are the minors i'm considering (i have enough time to pick up a minor as of now, OR i could just choose to take random classes i like....) i've gotten it to:</p>
<p>Political Science Minor
Film, Television, and Digital Media Minor</p>
<p>i'm not sure if picking up a minor will even really help at all. can anyone recommend a minor to me?</p>
<p>you dont need anything for ad/marketing/pub - ideally, comm major but if you look at bruinview listings and job ads on craigslist - its not imperative that that's your major --- sell your strengths... and internship exp is huge!</p>
<p>oh and PS minor is a <strong><em>ing *</em></strong> to get into. id be hesitant. DESMA is sortve impacted so might be a pain.</p>
<p>yes minors help - business admin minors for instance will easily supplement a lib arts background or something less than ideal</p>
<p>I'm also wondering, how does this help students looking to go into Medical School? I want to pickup a philosophy minor because I'm truly interested in it, but it will crowd my schedule and so I'd rather not pick it up if it won't help my medical school admissions.</p>
<p>if it will differentiate you in a good way, i don't see the harm. if it's something you're passionate about, i also don't see the harm. it will look as though you did something just because you cared about it, and didn't simply fill the grad school checkboxes.</p>
<p>yahoo: I don't really know, I just heard something about it.</p>
<p>If you have room in your schedule, then I really don't see anything wrong with picking up a minor. but if taking on a heavier load would distract you from your larger goal of (going to med/law/business school) then I wouldn't do it.</p>