Second Major or Graduate Early?

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<p>I am going to be attending Louisiana State University next fall and plan on majoring in international trade/finance, an economics major.</p>

<p>I will have enough credit from testing out of classes, however, that I can either take on a second major or graduate early. I would also like to study abroad.</p>

<p>My goal is to go on and get an MBA. I may or not work after graduation, but would eventually like to end up working for a multinational corporation that will send me overseas (I know this is a common ambition and not easy).</p>

<p>Here are my options:

  1. Graduate in 5 semesters with my international trade/finance degree</p>

<li><p>Graduate with both a degree in Spanish and international trade/finance
Will a Spanish major go well with my intended major? How much of a difference will it make in obtaining my goal? Is fluency in a language that important?</p></li>
<li><p>Graduate with a B.S. in international trade/finance plus a M.S. in accountancy
Getting the M.S. would add 42 hours to my courseload, a little more than adding a second major. I would still graduate in four years.</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have a better alternative?</p></li>
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<p>In addition, I would like to study abroad during college. If I take a few Spanish language classes and study abroad, will that be good enough in place of a Spanish major (if it makes me competitive at all)?</p>

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<p>Bump. Anyone?</p>

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<p>I like the idea of studying abroad and also the idea of majoring in spanish. Surely you can get a lot of spanish credits while studying in Spain or South America for a semester. That would be a great experience and would look good on your MBA application (you will need to work after graduating from LSU though). </p>

<p>Also, LSU should provide a great college experience and it would be a shame to just rush right through it.</p>