<p>I was planning to double major in Math and Economics. But I just went over all the required courses and realized to do a double I'd have to take at least 2 courses from EACH every semester in my Junior/Senior year. This means four core courses every semester. That sounds pretty hard.</p>
<p>Is this doable, and in general a good idea? or should i just focus on Math and give up on econ?</p>
<p>Any double majors out there willing to share their experience?</p>
<p>In general I try to discourage people from doing a double-major (for the record, so does L&S). Your schedule becomes tight and rigid, and you’ll basically be taking only math and econ classes. At a place like Berkeley, with so many different classes to experience, limiting yourself in such a way is really a waste, in my opinion. I would only recommend a double-major if you love both majors and that’s all you want to take, or you have a detailed plan coming out of college that requires both majors (say, you are looking at careers in both fields). Otherwise, pick the one you like better, or pick the field you think you’d want to work in after graduation, and just minor or take a few classes in the other.</p>
<p>Haha man. I wanted to double major in math and econ, until I counted the classes. I think a minor in math is VERY doable. And you can still take fun econ electives.</p>
<p>The math minor is basically 3 less classes.</p>
<p>Actually, i just made a list of all the classes that i’d have to take. It’s pretty bad. I think i should just go for Math. Don’t know how much it’d hurt my chances for graduate school though. Here’s the list of classes i’d have to take in my junior/senior year if i plan to double in econ and applied math:</p>
<p>Econ:</p>
<p>101 A
104
142
119
115</p>
<p>Applied math:</p>
<p>104
110
113
128 A
185</p>
<p>Two Overlap Courses:</p>
<p>Econ 103 and 141</p>
<p>and one more : Stat 134</p>
<p>That’s 13 classes over 4 semesters. 13 hard classes :(</p>
<p>anyone want to share their opinion?</p>
<p>"Actually, i just made a list of all the classes that i’d have to take. It’s pretty bad. I think i should just go for Math. Don’t know how much it’d hurt my chances for graduate school though. Here’s the list of classes i’d have to take in my junior/senior year if i plan to double in econ and applied math:</p>
<p>Econ:</p>
<p>101 A
104
142
119
115</p>
<p>Applied math:</p>
<p>104
110
113
128 A
185</p>
<p>Two Overlap Courses:</p>
<p>Econ 103 and 141</p>
<p>and one more : Stat 134</p>
<p>That’s 13 classes over 4 semesters. 13 hard classes </p>
<p>anyone want to share their opinion?"</p>
<p>I was going to double major too, but like I said, it would be a pain. I was doing some research and if you plan on doing graduate school or trading, math may be better. Just try to take economic theory and econometrics.</p>
<p>And the thing about double majoring is you don’t have the option of taking a lot of fun electives. By just doing math, I can take 3-4 classes a semester and have all the electives I want. If I just want the bare minimum, I can get away with 2-3 classes a semester. Likewise, if you go straight economics, you will have an extra class, compared to math, but you will still be able to take a lot of VERY interesting electives. </p>
<p>I think I want to take 3-4 classes a semester. Is three classes your first semester good? I would like to work 10 hours a week (maybe) and join a finance/investing club, and play sports. I’m thinking 3 classes is good, but I have no idea!!!</p>
<p>Also, make sure you leave enough space for a summer internship or whatever.</p>
<p>Hello, I am doing double major for MCB and Econ, so I feel your pain. Have you considered the mathematical economics route? Or just get a math minor? I think those are good alternatives. </p>
<p>And, if you really want to, it’s definitely doable. But, keep in mind that your GPA will be a lot lower than your peers (so it stinks if you are aiming for graduate school) and it will end up as 1 diploma (but with a couple of extra characters).</p>