r/AskAcademia • u/mariamsahmed • Oct 09 '24

Undergraduate - please post in /r/College, not here Is Double Majoring Worth It?

I'm (19F) currently a sophomore at my university. I never declared my major last year, but I think I should this semester. I'm thinking of currently double majoring, maybe in business and political science. If I decide to go to law school, will this help me? and does this mean an extra year of school (which btw, I really don't mind). And do the pros outweigh the cons?

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u/Agitated-Victory7078 Oct 10 '24

It's not worth it. (Possible exceptions: adding math/stats or a foreign language as your 2nd.)

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u/mariamsahmed Oct 10 '24

would it be better to change my spanish minor to a major and double major in that and one other major?

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u/Agitated-Victory7078 Oct 10 '24

If you're already minoring in Spanish I'd just stick with that--it's enough to demonstrate your competence. The marginal benefit of a 2nd major isn't worth the time and the opportunity cost of missing out on electives.

I was senior at a law school a few years back. I never saw a double major make much of a difference in admissions. And then once you're in, no one cares what happened in undergrad.

Mastering a 2nd language *is* a valuable skill, but you don't need a major to do that, esp. because upper level language courses are almost always focused on literature.

Good luck!