Double major or minor?

cosmicfish
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:35:32 +0000

First off, you don’t “sacrifice any breadth” in doing so,

Never said you would - you are actually increasing your breadth, but the problem is that most employers and nearly all grad programs prefer depth. Time spent doing the double major is time that could be spent taking advanced courses for depth, or doing research, or doing an internship - all things that have more value.



Second, I’m completing it in 4 years, if it had required an extra year or if I had to take summer school every year it wouldn’t have been worth it. Third, my next summer (between junior and senior year) is completely free…

Well, it sounds like at least some of your summers have been spent on classes, so I would not say that you are pulling it off “without sacrificing anything”, but you are nearly there. And whatever the cost is, if you are willing and able to pay it, have fun - no one has said “don’t double major”, what most of us say is “don’t double major and expect it to be a career or grad school boost.”