<p>Okay, first of all, I am new so if I am posting in the wrong place I apologize greatly. </p>
<p>I am in high school and I have no idea what I plan to major in, so I have a few questions. If one plans to be a flight attendant, should she major in a language? Is there such a thing as majoring in, say, German? Spanish? </p>
<p>Now, what would you think of a triple major like this:</p>
<p>[psychology, German, Spanish] </p>
<p>Is it too much? I am thinking about being a social worker as well - for that I need a Bachelor's in psychology, no? I'm very confused. Oh, can someone also explain to me the system of minors? how many minors are you allowed to take? Do you have to choose your major when applying to college or can you try the classes you want and choose one major?</p>
<p>Just double-posting so I can subscribe. Sorry about this, but I'm having trouble navigating the Forums so I'll have no way to see if someone has replied to my threads.</p>
<p>Midnight - double majors are not all that unusual nor is having a couple minors.</p>
<p>Exactly what constitutes a "major" (or minor) varies with the subject and school. Here at Penn, a major consists of 12-14 courses in the field, with 5-7 in "upper level" classes. You need 32 courses to graduate, (4 courses per semester for 8 semesters or 4 years). Even though there are some (10 I think) "foundation" courses required (English comp, basic math and sciences, and so forth) there is still a lot of opportunity for double majors. At Penn, minors are typically 6-8 courses though Biophysics is 11!</p>
<p>Now, a double language major might be a little hard to squeeze in unless you come in with advanced placement in one of them. But Psych plus a language is definitely doable. </p>
<p>Although some universities want you to mention a major when you apply, you are in no way held to that - most people don't actually commit to a major until they absolutely have to - say toward the end of their 2nd year or so. Also, language majors often spend a semester studying outside the US (wherever their language is spoken) so you should be aware of that opportunity if it comes your way since it takes a bit of planning to make it work well.</p>
<p>Good luck and have a great summer!</p>
<p>It's possible but you would probably need to plan it out in advance and stick to the plan. I don't know what school you're going to, but at Richmond, Psych courses all have an attached lab, and I believe that language courses have an attached speaking/discussion lab, as well. With three majors here, you wouldn't have much of an opportunity to explore other interests and take "fun" courses, but then again, if you come in with a lot of APs and don't have to take most of the general education curriculum, you'll have more classes at your disposal.</p>
<p>if your general ed is all out of the way before HS, then it shoudlnt be too difficult.</p>
<p>If you start college fresh with no general ed reuirements you could probably finish in 4 years and a summer.</p>
<p>But it would probably be smarter just to Major Minor Minor</p>
<p>If you can handle it, it won't be a problem.</p>
<p>As I recall from the VT incident, one of the dead students was in senior year and finishing off his triple major. It was a shame. Correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>Just an example to show that triple major is possible, although rare.</p>