<p>I'm a rising senior and currently a communication and philosophy double major. I realized that I really didn't learn anything too useful during college and suddenly have a newfound love for economics and the business world. I'm thinking of adding economics as a major and drop Philosophy as a minor but to do that I would have to stay another year. Is this a good idea?</p>
<p>Eh.</p>
<p>Do you have a specific career in mind that you absolutely cannot go into without a B.S. in Economics? Or can you make do with simply taking as many Economics classes as possible in the year you have left? </p>
<p>I would speak to your department advisor. Adding another year is very expensive, since you will now be responsible for current tuition prices (which are usually much more than what they were when you were a freshman). The cost may outweigh the benefits.</p>
<p>Use your new interest in business to calculate what the cost of staying another year will be - both in terms of tuition and potential salary lost - and what the benefits might be. Will a degree in economics open doors that would remain closed to you if you used your senior year to get internships in the field etc?</p>
<p>what made you suddenly so intrigued by economics? Real econ is a lot different from CNN, trust me…</p>