UVM Degree troubles

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<p>I'll be attending The University of Vermont next fall with a full presidential scholarship. I'm very excited since I absolutely love Burlington, snowboarding, and a more rural setting than I grew up with, (I live in New Jersey).</p>

<p>Any feedback for UVM, stories about UVM or first-hand experiences about UVM would be greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>The theme of this thread, however, hardly has to do with what college I end up graduating from. I, like many coollege students, am conflicted as to what I should study. I figured advice from a message board would be unbiased and therefor, the most helpful.</p>

<p>I'm going to study Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, (a double-major,) as it stands now. UVM has a policy where every Undergraduate Major must also incorporate a minor. This requirement is met by the double-major, of course, but with this in mind, integrating a minor or two would be relatively easy. </p>

<p>I've considered a minor in Applied Mathematics/ Mathematics/ Statistics or something math-related to appeal to grad schools/ widen my options in life (since Bio majors are typically bad at math/ dislike math as opposed to Chem/Physics majors, this would hopefully set me apart). I've always been good at math, too.</p>

<p>I was also considering a minor in Chinese. I figure the way the global economy is headed, this will be an important skill to have by the time I'm 30. Also, a degree like Chinese makes you a walking conversation starter, which is a nice bonus!... I suck at languages, though.</p>

<p>Finally, I was considering taking a minor in something I enjoy, and leave the practicality to my majors; something like creative writing, animal science, botany, or wildlife biology. I enjoy nature, animals, poetry, and writing more than anything, but avidly believe in the seperation of passions and work/schoolwork... </p>

<p>In addition, I would love to get some feedback on Microbiology/Genetics majors!</p>

<p>Thank you to whoever can help me out! I appreciate it more than you know!</p>

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<p>1) I would skip on the Chinese, which is really difficult and time consuming and if you are not passionate about learning it then you will likely be in trouble there. </p>

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This is silly. If anything, you should be looking to combine your passions WITH your work/schoolwork. You want to spend 40+ hours/week for 40 years doing something you are not passionate about? </p>

<p>3) Take a minor in English or creative writing or technical writing.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I agree with sylvan. If you’re already doing a double major in the sciences, adding on another stem minor would be quite a heavy course load. Go for some kind of english minor to balance it out (also: having strong writing skills is actually really useful in the professional world). </p>