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Originally posted by Ahrens858
I would say dont overload yourself. If it takes you 5 years to graduate with a major/minor rather than 4, who gives a shit.

Not too concerned about that as my major requires enough elective credits to earn a minor, particularly if I start working towards one next semester. As far as other suggestions go Econ goes along better with the majors i'm considering, but I don't take a course in it until this fall so I'm not sure how I feel about it. Foreign languages are a nice idea, but just a total non-starter for me personally. It was my worst subject in high school and required a good deal of effort to pass at all. That being said there are enough other practical and 'fun' classes out there to fill up my elective requirements if I wanted to do that instead.

Originally posted by PatsFan94
Not too concerned about that as my major requires enough elective credits to earn a minor, particularly if I start working towards one next semester. As far as other suggestions go Econ goes along better with the majors i'm considering, but I don't take a course in it until this fall so I'm not sure how I feel about it. Foreign languages are a nice idea, but just a total non-starter for me personally. It was my worst subject in high school and required a good deal of effort to pass at all. That being said there are enough other practical and 'fun' classes out there to fill up my elective requirements if I wanted to do that instead.

a language as a minor opens up your potential job pool. all I was thinking.

Originally posted by PatsFan94
So I'm a frosh this year and have to ask. Is it really worth it devote most of my elective spaces the next few years to a minor in something (mostly) unrelated like Political Science or Psychology, or should I just find a bunch 1000/2000 level and/or BS courses and so I can focus on my finance/account major? I've taken the intro courses and actually have some interest in those things, but don't want to waste my time if it's really not worth it.

As I tell everyone who asks about college...

It's good to have a plan. However, it's also extremely important to realize your initial plan is almost guaranteed to change and you are highly likely to change your major at least once.

Check if your Accounting program contains enough credits to sit for the CPA exam. You may want to make sure you take accounting electives.

Lol

so my civil engineering teacher puts up an extra credit assignment for us over spring break (apparently). Even though our school site was down for basically the entire time up until last night.


Then sends out an email saying that she was disappointed more people didnt do it this morning


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Originally posted by PatsFan94
So I'm a frosh this year and have to ask. Is it really worth it devote most of my elective spaces the next few years to a minor in something (mostly) unrelated like Political Science or Psychology, or should I just find a bunch 1000/2000 level and/or BS courses and so I can focus on my finance/account major? I've taken the intro courses and actually have some interest in those things, but don't want to waste my time if it's really not worth it.

Find out what classes are easy and take them so that you have more time and mental energy to invest in the classes that matter.

I took six Drama electives because they were easy and because it is a lot easier to meet girls in a Drama class than in a lecture. They weren't a great idea because they required a lot of prep (for undergrad) and they don't exactly stand out on a business resume.

Classical myth was a great class, so if you have any classes offering greek/roman classical mythology, take them. The whole class is just story time about who Zeus fucked next. The final was only tough because spelling some of those names was tricky and remembering the which god fucked which mortal in what order.

Originally posted by InRomoWeTrust
Check if your Accounting program contains enough credits to sit for the CPA exam. You may want to make sure you take accounting electives.

Yeah, that's a good plan if you are hardcore. Not sure what the articling requirements are for the CPA... I know that the CA designation used to require a one year on the job + a module based learning program in that year + a final exam, but that varied by state/province. I've been out so long that I don't know what the CPA requirements are.

The double Finance/Accounting is solid, but if the recruiters are short-listing for interviews based on academic averages first, you are going to want to make sure that you have a plan to keep your average up. That might be easy electives, that might be taking 5 years to graduate.

I started out doing a dual Physics/CompSci in my first year, which I bombed. I spent the next year taking classes to get my marks back up and then finished my Business degree in the next three years (so I had used all of my non-Commerce electives by the time I transfered in.)

I don't like shooting things but one damned squirrel this morning just wouldn't leave my bird feeder alone. I ran him off twice, but the third attempt was the last he'll ever make.

Originally posted by PatsFan94
So I'm a frosh this year and have to ask. Is it really worth it devote most of my elective spaces the next few years to a minor in something (mostly) unrelated like Political Science or Psychology, or should I just find a bunch 1000/2000 level and/or BS courses and so I can focus on my finance/account major? I've taken the intro courses and actually have some interest in those things, but don't want to waste my time if it's really not worth it.
Yes, it's worth it. It's not always easy to find employment in your major, so having business-relevant education in other things can be helpful.

Originally posted by jdbolick

Yes, it's worth it. It's not always easy to find employment in your major, so having business-relevant education in other things can be helpful.

you're pretty much saying this, but to expand a bit: like anything else college related, be sure that the minor is something marketable, and not simply something you're interested in. for instance, as a finance/accounting major, I'm not sure how a psych minor will really help (hell, a psych major is next to worthless on its own). get a poly sci minor only if you're thinking that you might go into govt/global type work. biggest thing coming out of college is not the degree, it's your marketability. a 'useless' minor does nothing to help your marketability.

Originally posted by seths99
you're pretty much saying this, but to expand a bit: like anything else college related, be sure that the minor is something marketable, and not simply something you're interested in. for instance, as a finance/accounting major, I'm not sure how a psych minor will really help (hell, a psych major is next to worthless on its own). get a poly sci minor only if you're thinking that you might go into govt/global type work. biggest thing coming out of college is not the degree, it's your marketability. a 'useless' minor does nothing to help your marketability.

Not always true. In med school admissions they actually look for unique and differing majors and minors. My old lab TA just got into a med school in Missouri with an art minor. They said that could better help her visualize things, make and understand models of all sorts, and think more creatively. Your major-minor combos of bio-chem, bio-psych, chem-bio/psych etc are very common and don't stand out. It's cliche as fuck but be that unique little flower that catches someone's eye. Employers see the same stuff, same majors and minors, same grades and scores every day. Drop a little something extra to make them remember you

I'm gunna be like 3 classes short of a chem minor on my own so I'll just scoop that up but I'm also thinking about a philosophy double minor.

With accounting, you could easily swing a communications or english major as a deeper understanding of communication, language, etc.

Originally posted by rams78110
Not always true. In med school admissions they actually look for unique and differing majors and minors. My old lab TA just got into a med school in Missouri with an art minor. They said that could better help her visualize things, make and understand models of all sorts, and think more creatively. Your major-minor combos of bio-chem, bio-psych, chem-bio/psych etc are very common and don't stand out. It's cliche as fuck but be that unique little flower that catches someone's eye. Employers see the same stuff, same majors and minors, same grades and scores every day. Drop a little something extra to make them remember you

I'm gunna be like 3 classes short of a chem minor on my own so I'll just scoop that up but I'm also thinking about a philosophy double minor.

With accounting, you could easily swing a communications or english major as a deeper understanding of communication, language, etc.

you missed my overall point: marketability. it's not that a minor (or a major) is worthless or not, the question is, can you market that?
in the case of the med student with an art minor, that art minor made him more marketable to a med school for the reasons you mention. in your case, I'd recommend contacting a few med school admissions departments first and seeing what they think of a philosophy minor.

Originally posted by seths99
I'd recommend contacting a few med school admissions departments first and seeing what they think of a philosophy minor.


"Should I cure this person, and if I do am I ethically responsible for any subsequent consequences his survival causes the universe?".

Originally posted by rams78110
Employers see the same stuff, same majors and minors, same grades and scores every day. Drop a little something extra to make them remember you

When I look at resumes, I really only care if their minor is of use. I would never put ANY weight on a philosophy minor, because it does nothing for me. It doesn't mean they are bringing anything extra to the table.

Originally posted by rams78110
Not always true. In med school admissions they actually look for unique and differing majors and minors. My old lab TA just got into a med school in Missouri with an art minor. They said that could better help her visualize things, make and understand models of all sorts, and think more creatively. Your major-minor combos of bio-chem, bio-psych, chem-bio/psych etc are very common and don't stand out. It's cliche as fuck but be that unique little flower that catches someone's eye. Employers see the same stuff, same majors and minors, same grades and scores every day. Drop a little something extra to make them remember you
Ok, you made a huge leap that needs to be highlighted. You started out talking about school admissions, which you may be correct about, but then applied it to employers which you are unquestionably wrong about. Employers don't want to see cutesy, unique shit. They want you to have conventionally applicable training.