<p>I'm a freshman at UC Santa Barbara, and I'm trying to decide between two majors and a minor. I'm definitely going to either double major or have a major and a minor, I just can't decide which of the three to drop. I'm juggling a psychology major, communications major, and sociocultural linguistics minor. If I double major, I feel like i leave all my options open upon graduation. I can go to grad school for psychology, or go the business direction with comm, or maybe combine them and do like conflict resolution or human resources management for businesses? However, that would mean 16 units/quarter and summer school until graduation, and that would leave less time to have internships, do research, work, and form relationships with professors. I'm not sure if its worth the tradeoff, and I've heard mixed things about whether grad schools care if you double or single major. Does anyone know? I also love the sociocultural linguistics minor b/c i feel like its a middle ground between psych and comm...the study of how people use language, which could totally apply to either major and be useful in the future. However, that would mean giving up one of the majors which, again, limits my options, and i'm not sure if im ready to commit to doing that yet. I'm definitely going to grad school, not sure if i'll get a PhD...it just depends on what I decide. I'm definitely interested in becoming a psychologist, i just dont know if im ready to commit to that Ph D yet. Also, at my school there are no minors in either psych or communication...there is a linguistics major with a sociocultural emphasis but i'd pretty much ruled that one out. Any advice on what i should choose???</p>
<p>I feel your pain.. really. My options are major in health promotion(that is FINALLY set in stone..I hope) and either have a double major in psychology or graphic design, or minor in one of the two. I'm probably jsut going to have a major and a minor for the reason below:</p>
<p>For many fields the internship and reasearch are the key parts in getting into grad school or out in the work force. Without that internship, you're looking at a HUGE chunk of experience that can be useful in many situations. </p>
<p>I can't tell you what to major in because you're the one who has to decide what you want to do. Are you willing to give up internship, work, and research opportunities? If you are, great. If you aren't, great as well. What normally helps me in these situations is creating pro/con lists. They really help sort out your thoughts and can establish valid reasons of why you should choose a particular option.</p>
<p>Hope I could help!</p>