So recently my parent was denied as a cosigner, which is more than likely going to make me have to go to a community college for 1 or 2 years then proceeding to my desired university. Though, the reason I put this into the majors section is due to my new options from this situation. So the real question is how much of a work load is there with a double major and double minor. Specifically, with computer science and physics as majors; along with Japanese and chemistry as minors. The Japanese is for hopefully studying and/or working in Japan. The chemistry comes from my personal interest into the field. My majors come from my desire to work with quantum computing. If I go this route I would be attending University of Virginia.Thank you for any advice you guys have to offer.
First, compile a list of courses required for the majors and minors, and general education requirements.
Second, map the classes onto semesters (4 years = 8 semesters unless you’re willing to stay at the community college longer to complete the double majors and minors).
Be sure to take into account classes that need to be taken in a sequence.
You likely won’t be able to tell what you can handle from looking at the course plan until after your first semester in college. However, to further help you see what this would require of you, I recommend creating a mock weekly schedule for the first semester. Block off class times, study time (2-3 hours per credit unit is recommended), time for meals, other commitments such as volunteering, and take into account factors such as sleep, commuting, etc. Do you intend to work or intern?
This should help give you an idea of the workload and if it’s doable or not.
I’m a double major (math and CS), double minor (music and dance). Honestly it’s a ton of work and may not be possible for you to complete all the required coursework in two years after transferring from a CC. I had the majority of my core requirements from AP credits and still I have room for only three true electives my entire four years. Every other course I take is fulfilling some sort of requirement. I take almost 18 credits of academics a semester and almost 10 credits of applied music/ensembles on top of that. I often have four hours of hw a night, with classes all day long, because of time consuming math problem sets and coding projects.
Personally, I don’t see the point. You can work in quantum computing without double majoring in both - you could major in one and minor in the other, or major in CS and then take some coursework in physics. You can take Japanese language classes without minoring in Japanese (and indeed, you might not want to minor in it anyway, since a minor usually requires literature and culture classes). And if you are interested in chemistry, just take some classes.
It is excellent to have multiple interests in college, and college is a great time to explore many of them! But you don’t have to declare majors or minors in all of them. This is especially the case if you have to transfer; it’ll probably extend your time to degree to try to do this, as @guineagirl96 already pointed out.