hiya sorry if you’ve answered this a million times BUT i remember you talking about double-majoring a while ago, and was wondering how that all went over with, and if you could share a tiny bit about your experience? would you recommend it? xx
of course! disclaimer, i go to university in germany and can’t speak for how any of this would work in other countries. for example, double-majoring doesn’t cost extra (and uni is relatively affordable anyway). i pay for my enrollment in the university per semester, not what or how much end up doing in that semester.
i decided to start two full-time bachelor’s degrees (b.a. english & b.a. communication and media sciences) because i couldn’t confidently decide on a degree based on, like, the website info alone (or go to guest lectures) and i wanted to try for real before making up my mind. yes this whole ordeal boils down to “bi person couldn’t pick one thing". (is it the definition of taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut? yes. but i could! and i cracked it.)
i was open to the idea of finishing both degrees if i liked them both enough and felt i could handle the workload. but i’ve since sat in the lecture halls and done the work - and explained the whole double-majoring thing to many fellow students from either degree. (it includes a lot of constantly switching back and forth between social circles, but you get to meet double the amount of people which is nice when you’re a uni firstie like i am. i feel like hermione in prisoner of akzaban but without a time-turner at all times.)
i have since made a decision and am now a soon-to-be cms dropout. 🎉 which means everything worked out the way i wanted it to: i was feeling indecisive, i tried both, i made a decision, am feeling really good about it and am now just left to deal with the organisational aspect so i can then go on my merry way and be an english student 100% moving forward.
i would totally recommend it if you’re feeling uncertain or if there’s two degrees that really call to you and ideally compliment each other well, no matter if you finish them both or not. that will depend on where and what you’re studying, though. i’m lucky that i got to be pretty laid-back about it, because money wasn’t an issue and the workload was doable for me and my degrees. otherwise i’d recommend giving it a bit more of a think. medicine or law or whatever are probably best studied on their own. 😬
if there’s anything specific you’d like to know about, or if followers with other experiences want to contribute some input, feel free!
