| To completely disagree with 4321234, it has never made any sense to me to double major in two subjects that are extremely similar--especially if they're in the same department. Unless it's specifically for some form of specialization, you're eventuallly going to run into issues of having to take electives you might not want to just to fulfill course prerequisites.
I pretty much constantly post about the benefits of doubling something pragmatic with something you enjoy, and my reasoning for this is that by the time you get to high-level coursework in both you've probably had to fulfill enough prerequisites to get near or even reach the requirements to major in the subject.
The chances of you ever being in a situation to learn from elite researchers in a multitude of subjects ever again in your life are extraordinarily low. Take advantage of learning a subject you want to learn, and if you're not from wealth take advantage of learning a skill (from a pragmatic discipline) you want to develop. |