How hard are double majors?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>I’m thinking of Econ/Math, and I’ve mapped out my plan and if I decide to do double majors it means I will barely have any courses as free electives.</p>

<p>I do enjoy both of these subjects, but I was wondering how intense double majoring can be. If it is too intense I will probably just do Econ, do some Math and take more electives.</p>

<p>Also, is it much more advantageous for job prospects if you have a double major?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>The econ/math route is pretty popular. Most people do a double major with econ, because it has very few requirements. So doing a double major with econ won’t be too taxing on your electives.</p>

<p>And doing a double major won’t help your job prospects. It’s what you double major in that will.</p>

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<p>Do you want to go to grad school for econ? If so, I’d recommend doing the double major or just majoring in math. Undergrad econ is pretty useless when it comes to the graduate level. I work on the same floor as a PhD candidate at Columbia in econ who never took a single econ course undergrad but did major in math.</p>

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<p>What if I wanted to do ILR and Biology and society?</p>

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<p>oo im biology and society too, and i want to minor in psych, i dont know about a double major</p>

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<p>IamsoILR, I don’t believe you can double major across ILR and Human Eco. Same goes for you, CMB720.</p>

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<p>i was told earlier that you could do that since most of the common majors are in arts & sciences.</p>

<p>how could eos do Econ (aem in cals) and mathematics (math in cas) but i cant to b&soc in cals and psych in cas?</p>

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<p>Econ isn’t aem in cals. Econ is a major in CAS, where math is also a major. That’s why that is possible. You can’t double major out of a contract college into one of the endowed colleges. I think there might be one or two special tracks but those don’t involve psych or bio or anything.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=209672[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=209672&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Right. First of all, that’s a question about a dual degree. A dual degree isn’t a double major. It’s two degrees from two different colleges at Cornell. Even so, dual degree tracks are limited. There’s one between CAS and Engineering that I know of for sure. I’m fairly certain there’s no dual degree between Human Ecology and CAS, and I’m absolutely certain you can’t double major across the two colleges.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.arts.cornell.edu/programs/dualdeg.php[/url]”>http://www.arts.cornell.edu/programs/dualdeg.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>towerpumpkin sums it up nicely–you can only dual degree across CAS, Engineering, and AAP.</p>

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<p>At least for ILR (though I’m positive it exists for other schools), while you can’t double major, you can have a minor (‘concentration’) in a course of study from another school. For example, many ILRies go for a concentration in Econ (which is obviously through CAS).</p>

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<p>well what about minors?</p>

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<p>There’s no such thing as a minor at Cornell. Minor=Concentration. A concentration is just an assemblage of courses in a discpline that captivates you. If you’re in ILR and you like Econ and want a “concentration” in it, you would just use your CAS credits on Econ courses. Concentrations are not official at Cornell. To take a concentration in a subject is simply to take a few courses in it.</p>

<p>edit: Most concentrations are unofficial. The University sponsors several university-wide concentrations such as the Inequality Studies concentration.</p>

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<p>There are a multitude of recognized concentrations at Cornell. I don’t know if you can have a concentration in a different college than your major. You should call the registrar or admissions.<br>
From Cornell’s website:

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<p>A small sampling:</p>

<p>Information Science
<a href=“http://www.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad/concentrations.html[/url]”>http://www.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad/concentrations.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Science & Technology
<a href=“http://www.sts.cornell.edu/programconc.php[/url]”>http://www.sts.cornell.edu/programconc.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Human Development
<a href=“http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/Academics/Undergraduate/Concentrations/index.cfm[/url]”>http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/Academics/Undergraduate/Concentrations/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Latin American Studies
<a href=“http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/LatinAmerica/student/concentration.asp[/url]”>http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/LatinAmerica/student/concentration.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Urban and Regional Studies
<a href=“Department of City and Regional Planning”>Department of City and Regional Planning;

<p>French Studies
<a href=“http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/french_studies/about/index.asp[/url]”>http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/french_studies/about/index.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>…so concentrations are “official” since they’re indicated on our transcripts</p>

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<p>Actually, the quote from the website is from the College of Arts and Sciences. It gets a little more convoluted. Read this from the “Ask Uncle Ezra” advice column. Obviously, you shouldn’t use the advice you get from “us posters” on College Confidential as “official”. You should always check with the institution. </p>

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<p>so essentially one could point out that he/she took a lot of econ courses even though they were in engineering. I guess that just alleviates a prospective employers concerns that one knows nothing about the job. Also, I think that it could demonstrate that you are an all-rounded student, meaning if you’re an engineering you’re technical, but if you took a lot of english courses then you are also open minded, and can write very well. They read your transcript anyway, the more dieverse, the better I guess.</p>

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<p>Who’s Uncle Erza and whats Uncle Erza Column???</p>