<p>The coolness of second major or minor starts to fade about when you get to be a junior, and see that this will add another semester or sometimes even two before graduation. By then, being a math whiz, you can add up the costs of additional tuition on the back end of your education and delay in earning a professional salary on the front end of your career.</p>
<p>My son got a music minor along with his engineering degree, and we were careful to evaluate the true cost of it and consider the trade offs.</p>