Im currently a double major with a 3.8 gpa. I was thinking of expanding to triple or even quadruple major and I was wondering what you guys thought of this. Haha, and if any of you actually have any experience with it.
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Posted 09 January 2008 - 05:17 PM
honestly... you're not half as special as you think you are.
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Posted 09 January 2008 - 06:12 PM
Depends on what you want to do, how they're related, how long you want to stay at your University and how much money you have. It's nice to have multiple degrees when they're related in some way =). But time wasted + money wasted != cool.
I only stuck with two majors and minors because majors require a lot of time and dedication (+ doing research takes time too). Once you start getting into 3rd year or 4th year, it gets incredibly concentrated where you start to specialize in certain areas. Example: I'm doing Civil and Environmental Engineering, however there are multiple areas of specializing. Structural, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, etc. I'm specializing in Structural Engineering within Civil Engineering.
My second major is Japanese (technical) well because I want to study in Japan because they have superb structural laboratories (they do get quite a bit of earthquakes).
General studies leaves you kind of vulnerable. A lot of jobs now are highly specialized--there's a reason for this =p. Who trusts someone who knows general knowledge vs specialized knowledge. I don't think I'd trust a general doctor/surgeon when it came to brain surgery. I'd rather have a brain surgeon working on me.
I only stuck with two majors and minors because majors require a lot of time and dedication (+ doing research takes time too). Once you start getting into 3rd year or 4th year, it gets incredibly concentrated where you start to specialize in certain areas. Example: I'm doing Civil and Environmental Engineering, however there are multiple areas of specializing. Structural, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, etc. I'm specializing in Structural Engineering within Civil Engineering.
My second major is Japanese (technical) well because I want to study in Japan because they have superb structural laboratories (they do get quite a bit of earthquakes).
General studies leaves you kind of vulnerable. A lot of jobs now are highly specialized--there's a reason for this =p. Who trusts someone who knows general knowledge vs specialized knowledge. I don't think I'd trust a general doctor/surgeon when it came to brain surgery. I'd rather have a brain surgeon working on me.
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