Two degrees: any real benefit?

mdoc
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:42:07 +0000

Way back when, when I was in college, I was in danger of graduating after 2-1/2 years because I would have had enough credits to do so. I was at a school that wasn’t much of a challenge for me, and I typically took 21 or 24 credits a semester plus 9 more during an intersession each year. (Luckily we paid by the semester not by the credit!) I wasn’t ready to graduate, so I picked up two more majors. I didn’t get two B.S. degrees, just one degree with 3 majors and a minor (3 credits shy of another major). I ended up finishing in 3-1/2 years instead of 2-1/2. Did my extra majors do me any good? Aside from having some extraneous knowledge, not that I know of. I ended up going to UVa law school and not using any of them career-wise. However, I really enjoyed my extra year at school and grew up a lot during that year. I think I was better off in law school for having waited.