<p>admissionsgeek is right…there is a general exaggeration in this thread in the difficulty of the triple major. I planned one out @ 7 classes a semester, 8 for the quadruple but this is only counting CC majors. the easiest triple in seas ap/am/or is already outrageous, so it’s really not feasible for seas, but most (all?) cc majors can be tripled up with just 7 classes a semester. </p>
<p>the issue however, is that those who are capable of this will usually just take graduate classes/take a very advanced track in 2 majors rather than spread themselves thin over 3. this is better preparation for phd work.</p>
<p>joint-majors are basically 4/3 of a major, so it’s not much at all.</p>
<p>Thanks admissionsgeek and lvilleslacker, you just gave residents of Butler Library some hope!</p>
<p>blue_sky - very doable. though you should consider econ-stat and psych. the social psychology and the stats background would make all three go together very nicely. math would be a bit of an anomaly. the trick to double/tripling, etc., is to find material that is very close and easy to find commonalities. it makes the grind less daunting.</p>
<p>postbac - if you are a postbac then i don’t see why not unless you are doing a certificate program of some sort. if you are just doing three ancient languages and have a very strong interest in them you should be fine. note that advisers on average will caution you against overreaching yourself. now this is always possible. but if you put in the time and effort 3 languages (at one point i was writing five page papers in 3 languages - yeah one was English, but it sounds cool) then you should go for it. if things bite early on you can always drop (and get money back). if not, you can always withdraw mid semester. not sexy, but always an option.</p>
<p>thanks admissionsgeek. i’ll definitely consider that.</p>
<p>"rest assured everyone, I’m not thinking of triple majoring. Dual majoring is the highest possibility for me.</p>
<p>I just read a book on college life that mocked the guy who wants to quadruple major. I’m just wondering how feasible it is. Thanks to everybody who responded."</p>
<p>Were you by chance reading Chicken Soup for the College Soul? Lol I loved that book.</p>
<p>No, I think it’s called Real College, or something like that, published by Penguins.</p>
<p>For current students/alums, how frequently do you hear of someone triple majoring? How many per year (on average)? If fewer than that, between how many years do triple majors occur?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>