<p>If I were you I would simply take courses that interest you, and follow your interests.</p>
<p>Once you graduate from college your career may take twists and turns that are unfathomable to you now. It is almost pointless to try to anticipate them. In my opinion.</p>
<p>You may get better grades in subjects that interest you more, which could help more for grad school, if this is a direction you decide to take. Even if this is not the case, your life will possibly be more enriched by pursuing your interests.</p>
<p>If I could do it all over again, and my parents had unlimited funds so that staying a 9th or 10th semester wouldn't have cost me any debt, I would have double-majored in Finance or Economics.</p>
<p>But take into consideration the debt you will take on as a result of the double-major. If the debt is zero, and you're willing to put in the extra work, then I would definitely recommend adding a finance or economics double-major. But if you're going to have to take on 20 grand worth of debt to stay an extra year, I certainly wouldn't do it. A B.S. in engineering from a reputable school needs no second majors or minors in order to make you an attractive employee candidate... people that need to worry about padding there resumes with double-majors and minors are people who are majoring in humanities/business degrees, not engineers, IMHO.</p>
<p>While I was a double-engineering-major back in the old days, I would say that a double-major in engineering is probably not an optimal choice, even when doubled with a useful major like management. Double-majors take a lot of hard work to pull off. Instead of doing that, I would try to see if I could complete both an engineering bachelor's and a master's within 4 years. It would probably take you the same amount of work to do that as to do a double, and a bachelor's + master's is more valuable than a double-major.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon offers a Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering double major without overloading. I'm considering this path - though I'm scared it will hurt my GPA and in turn hurt my chances of getting into a great graduate school. </p>
<p>I'm thinking about majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in business administration.</p>
<p>Statistics - but you already have too many "dry" courses. College level statistics is almost philosophy: ala Plato's "shadows on the cave wall."</p>
<p>It seems like quite a few engineering students are pursuing double majors. Here is my question: How are you going about fulfulling the requirements? Are you taking extra classes each semester? Are you going over the summers? Or, are you staying for a 9th or 10th semester? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I would think it would depend on career goals. I think for tehcnical career, Civil Engineering would be a good one. Marketing if one was interested in technical sales and Economics is good too like everyone mentioned.</p>
<p>Minoring in management would be a good idea, esp if business is something you're considering</p>
<p>Toronto_guy- a double major in chem and civ? I'd really disagree... There's way little relevance between the two... You'd be in college for eight years, since there's no overlap whatsoever, and I honestly can't think of a career out there where a double major in chem and civ would really be worth all the extra work.</p>
<p>Where do you go to college? If htey have an undergrad bschool, take a lot of classes there. Probably best for business jobs, law school, and MBA. Premed requirements are annother way to fill the free time if you want to be a doctor. Majoring in CivilE and EE/ME would be pretty useful i think. The best would be 4 year Bachelors/Masters. You could save some cash and graduate in 3 years. It really depends what you want to do.</p>
<p>Just as an update on what I decided to do... I will graduate in three years with a math minor and a history minor. If, for some fluke, something happens that prevents me from doing the three year deal, I will go for a double major in civil eng and history. I know the pairing is seems pretty random, but my plan is to go onto urban planning and history majors aren't too uncommon in that field. I now have three semesters to go til graduation... and it's looking like I can do it perfectly in three years. </p>
<p>... the idea of a double major is good, but I don't see the value of it. If I can save myself a year of tuition/living expenses, I am going to do that. With nearly 5 years of graduate school ahead of me, saving money is a priority.</p>