Double Majoring? What do you guys think?

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kdrun76;4582199; said:
Yes, do it.

I double majored at the Bachelor's degree level and do not regret it. I don't use my second degree often, but I do use it on occasion.

The sacrifices you have to compromise are that you might not be able to have any type of job while going to school as the quantity of homework is about to go WAY up. (At least if you still want to graduate on time.)


If you plan to get a Master's or PhD be sure your grades are top notch. Some how the fact that I have 2 Bachelor's degrees was irrelevant when applying to grad school. I graduated in 3.5 years with a double major. Personally I thought that was bragging rights and would make my very average looking GPA look a lot nicer. I had a 3.2. While a 3.2 is not bad, its also not "stellar" and "Stellar" is what is needed to get into grad school. The double degree and 1 semester less of education was irrelevant on my grad school application, only that 3.2 mattered.

If you plan to go to grad school, I would encourage you to take an extra semester rather than risk getting B's because you are stretched too thin to get A's.
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Pharaoh;4582205; said:
Here's my take. Do it if it is what you want to do. Don't take extra classes just because. Align with your future goals and go for what is needed.
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Thank You guys! :) And I am planning on going to grad school.
 
I went ahead got my MBA and can tell you this.... no one cares about my double major. They care about my level of education and my work ethic.
 
Yeah double major isnt the awesomness in the fact that its useless to gard schools however depending on the filed your going into work experience along with degrees can be helpful, I would have to disagree that its useless. In what I want to do having both degrees that I am going for would actually be a benefit because most places can use both degrees, which gives me an edge over the person who has only one useful degree, but I can also back my degrees with work experience and good refrences. It just depends, if they dont go hand in hand its just a good fall back but make sure you get the experience in the field you really want to get into.

As for taking an extra semester I would def recommend this. I couldnt do it with out staying in school longer... the classes for the other degree are easier (2k level)... so it wont be as bad and I only have 6-7 extra to take that dont overlap. I would rather take the extra semester for them than screw up my gpa or anything else.
 
Pharaoh;4582472; said:
I went ahead got my MBA and can tell you this.... no one cares about my double major. They care about my level of education and my work ethic.
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A few different opinions here but here's my take:
The criminal Justice degree is more valuable to have
Two degrees is nothing over one degree
It's about getting the first, and it being marketable
 
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