<p>I'm only a HS junior right now, but I want to think about what I'm going to study in college. As of now, I'm planning on majoring in economics. Both foreign languages and math seem ot be good to pair with econ, but would it be too hard to major in economics while taking math/statistics classes as well as Spanish and German? OR should I just stick with Econ and then one minor in either math/statistics or a foreign language?</p>
<p>I guess what I'm asking is is it too big of a courseload to major in something and then take classes in three other places - statistics, Spanish, and German? I'm interested in languages and other cultures and see myself conducting international business one day, but I'm good at math and have always had a knack for it.</p>
<p>At most schools, you don’t declare a major until the end of your sophomore year. Sometimes you need to have taken a couple of prerequisite courses, but basically, you have a lot of time in the first two years to try out different things. Even in your third and fourth year of college, you generally devote only half your coursework to your major.</p>
<p>So as long as you have a general sense of your probable direction at this point, you’re fine. Try to take at least one class in each of the subjects that interests you in your freshman year. That will give you valuable feedback–sometimes, students find that a subject that interests them in high school is too challenging on the college level; other times, the subject is taught very differently in college and might be way more engaging. In hs, you don’t really have enough solid information to make really detailed plans.</p>
<p>You can definitely afford to take math and one foreign language every semester in addition to your econ major. Whether you can squeeze a second language into the mix depends heavily on the structure of the academic program: Do students usually take 8 or 10 or 12 courses per year? How many classes are required for the econ major? How many classes are required for general education, and how much of that is satisfied with math, econ and languages?</p>
<p>Try not to worry too much because, statistically speaking, your interests will probably chance. I stopped taking language classes in college because high-intermediate and advanced language classes at my school are basically literature courses. My disinterest in the humanities prevailed won over my desire to widen my communication skills.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks guys! I guess a lot of people just kind of take classes that somewhat peak their interest to get a feel of what their REALLY interested in – which is good for me. Thanks for your input.</p>