<p>My husband, who is half-asleep, says he doesn’t remember anybody from his year finishing a double, “except for maybe somebody in course 15.” It was harder when we were there than it is now to double*, so it’s possible there are more people completing doubles now than there were when we were in school.</p>
<p>At any rate, my advice for any doubles is to take the classes you need to take freshman year and first semester sophomore year as if you were going to double, then sitting down sophomore IAP and deciding if you can do it and if it’s worth it to you. You can’t officially declare a second major until you’ve been in your primary major for a year, anyway, so there’s plenty of time to decide if it’s up your alley or not. In some cases, people decide to drop the idea of a double entirely, or to take a bunch of classes in the secondary field without being an explicit major. </p>
<p>*Also, we had to walk uphill both ways to 77 Mass Ave. In the snow. You kids, get off my lawn!</p>