<p>Hey guys, I'll be a freshman at GaTech this fall and I'm gonna major in chemical engineering. My parents and I were talking about what I should minor in one night and I got really stuck between two options: Spanish or Business.</p>
<p>I feel like Spanish would be a really good one because I've already taken 5 years of it and got a 3 on the AP exam (which didn't get e credit so I'd have to start at the 1000 level courses) so it's be an easy GPA booster which I'll definitely need. But then I thought, "how valuable would Spanish actually be?" Foreign languages are extremely easy to me so an other suggestions would me nice</p>
<p>But then I feel like a degree in business would be prety good to have so that I could make my way to management positions in the future(?) But I feel like business is a pretty huge subject and it'd be hard to do that and engineering and try to graduate in 5 (hopefully 4 if I work enough in the summers) years.</p>
<p>Registration for classes opens at midnight tonight and I kinda wanna take at least 1 class toward the minor this semester so any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>A minor does not go near as in depth as actually majoring in a subject so even though business is a huge topic, you would only be taking the essential courses like finance, management, marketing, etc. It would probably only be around five extra courses and if you plan well, you might be able to make some of the courses your GECs that are required for your major anyway.</p>
<p>As far as which minor to pursue, I would recommend going with something you enjoy. Your minor doesn’t always have to supplement your major. Engineering is a heavy course load so it might be well worth it minoring in something that you find fun and exciting, rather than boring. If Spanish or Business is something you enjoy, go for it!</p>
<p>@gstein, good question. But from what I’ve heard having a minor makes you look better to employers. I would guess so at least. Wouldn’t it be better to have engineering w/some minor rather than just engineering? I don’t see why not? I mean but I honestly have no clue. I’m more than likely completely wrong</p>
<p>I don’t think you’re wrong. Some people may tell you that you’re wrong, but I personally agree with yoú and will also be choosing at least one minor. Plus, along with what you said, it’s not just what is on paper, but the actual knowledge you’ll obtain (whether it be business or anything else) will be worth a lot to yoú and perhaps potential employers in the future. I’m most likely minoring in both math and physics and I will learn a lot more that way. Even if an employer didn’t care about the minors (which I still believe they would) I would be happy knowing that I obtained more knowledge.</p>
<p>^JonJon, I think you are misreading what jspeed is saying.</p>
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<p>Just because you have a minor does not make you “look” better to employers. It depends on the job you want. If you want a chemical engineering job, the employer is not going to care that you took an accounting class since, well, you’re not doing any accounting on the job (notwithstanding that accounting is in general a useful thing to know). That being said, if you are interested in a field, minor in it. If you are truly in a multi-disciplinary field, then by all means get a minor in one of those other disciplines.</p>
<p>That being said, a minor in business would not necessarily prepare you for a management job in engineering - what will prepare you is your prior work experience as a non-management engineer.
If you like Spanish and have the commitment to do what it takes to be fluent in it, minor in Spanish. If you don’t, you’re wasting your time.</p>