<p>I'm a junior at my University and a rule was just made in one of my departments where 2 majors in the department of geography - international trade BA and geography BA can be taken as a double major by adding 2 additional courses. I already have 1 of these fulfilled, so it's just 1 additional course - nothing.</p>
<p>The triple major would be in Economics, International Trade, and Geography. </p>
<p>Will this give me an advantage to future employers/grad school admissions? There's obviously quite a bit of overlap in all 3. </p>
<p>It might look cool, but I doubt it will really help you. Like you said, there’s a lot of overlap between the three, so it doesn’t necessarily show that you have proficiency in wildly different areas–rather, three overlapping ones. Moreover, I always tell people considering multiple majors that you don’t need an additional major (or majors) to show proficiency in a different area. As far as employers go, you will likely be hired for one particular area, not two or three, so it doesn’t necessarily benefit you to have multiple majors. As for graduate schools, you will be admitted based on your research and topics of interest, which is far more important than your specific major(s).</p>
<p>That said, it can’t hurt, and if fulfilling the requirements for three majors won’t require you to go out of your way, you might as well. At best, it might help. At worst, it won’t.</p>
<p>Hi I was wondering something similar. I’m also a junior and I’m double majoring in biology/physics. But I’ve noticed that I can also major in applied math. Shall I just concentrate on relevant courses or take courses in applied math also. All the courses will be upper level so it’s just the problem whether I should broaden my knowledge or not</p>
<p>Again, to repeat the advice given by @AuraObscura, do it only if it does not cost you extra time. With physics you are getting a lot of applied math already.</p>
<p>Whenever I see a student triple-majoring who is still graduating in 4 years, I assume that the triple majors consist of a lot of overlap and are really just equivalent to a heavy single major, or a regular double major, anywhere else. At that point, it just becomes a label on the transcript, which isn’t really that useful. Furthermore, I perceive students with triple majors as being unable to decide on a focus area. Two complementary majors can be a good thing, but three closely related ones? <em>shrug</em></p>
<p>I would imagine that for most employers they’re much more interested in actual classes taken and skills learned instead of the actual majors you acquire.</p>