I am an accounting major. It does not really interest me at all. I just had a meeting the Chairperson of history at my college. If I change my major I can get a bachelor’s in history and french and I already have a minor in accounting. I already have credits in history and french, so if I switch there are no extra classes I have to take. Do you think this combination makes me marketable in the job market? I figure the worst case scenario is to get my MBA, which I would have done anyways if I stuck with accounting.
What do you want in a career? if you have no interest in accounting classes then you likely will be a bored and unsuccessful accountant.
I want a career where I want to get up in the morning. Not positive what that is, though. I recently have been looking at possible careers at TV networks (production related). I live very close to NYC, too. In general, I am asking if my unique combination makes me more marketable because of a double major in history/french and minor in accounting.
Internships, likely unpaid, in TV production would be the best prep combined with a communications major.
A double major in history and French isn’t really that unique and, by itself, does not make you more marketable. The minor in accounting won’t matter unless you actually want to go into accounting or something related to accounting.
What makes you marketable is learning skills and parlaying experience gained in internships and part-time jobs. If you live close to NYC, take advantage of that and try to find an internship with a TV production company or something related - like a media market research company or some other kind of media company. Develop some skills in the area, too- being able to speak conversational French will be potentially useful. Learning to write well can be useful.