Major Matters!
December 12, 2010My mother wants me to change majors so I can graduate faster. I immediately dismissed this, but upon further reflection, I’m not so sure.
As a Chinese major, I’ll graduate in spring 2013. That’s if, and only if, I take either Intermediate or Advanced Chinese in the summer, otherwise I’ll finish in 2014.
As a History major, I could graduate as early spring 2012 (though summer ‘12 would probably be more reasonable, haven’t broken it down that much), mainly due my semester’s worth of History credits from AP and SAT Subject Test exams.
However, my Chinese wouldn’t be good enough for the grad program I want to attend, so the earliest I could start grad school would be fall 2013.
I guess the only substantial (in outcome) difference is that I’d stop being such a drain on my mother quicker.
Pretty sure I’d enjoy being a Chinese major more, but due to my past, is doing what I enjoy a luxury I still have?
I think you should major in history, finish as quickly as possible, and go live in China for a couple years before applying for grad school. Maybe take some Chinese classes there, maybe not.