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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone on the Northwestern thread said it was easy to triple major there.

My question is why? Do employers now want/w pect this? Or are students driving this for done reason.

To me, triple majoring seems so limiting to me. Doesn’t all that focused effort remove the opportunity to try/explore new areas or to learn just for the sake of learning?

FWIW, loved my major in college. And it served me well after I graduated. But I can say the same about most of the electives I took - across many different areas. They helped expose me to the wide world of ideas, and engaged my mind and curiosity, too. I still refer to many of those classes now, 25 years later, though I ne er officially used them “professionally.” [/quote]

I can only speak to my banking employer...but we don't care much about the number of majors (as long as you have one).  Internships and other non-academic aspects are far more important.

If your majors consume so much of your time that you aren't networking with your peers or alums, then don't pursue multiple majors.[/quote]This is an extremely narrow view. This isn’t just about heading into banking. [/quote]
I don't know any career where they are looking for students with triple majors, seeing as it's a pretty unpopular thing to do, even if you have the coursework for one.[/quote]No one is looking for it. That’s why the candidate who has obtained a triple major shines extra brightly. If they have a winning personality and outstanding grades and internship, then, of course, they look better than the average Joe with only 1 major. [/quote]
Do you think people with Double majors look better than people with single majors on a job application, because I can give you a resounding No to that question. They don't. This has so little to do with a job.[/quote]

I mean— it depends. I have the IR/Russian double major kid from several pages ago. IR is her first major as it should be— a broad grounding in what she wants to do. But wow does having a Russian major raise her value.  The interviews and interest she is getting would not be there for straight IR.   There is a desperate need for security clearable Russian speakers right now.

OTOH, if she had a double in IR and history or politics, I might agree but a blanket “doesn’t matter”— maybe to your office in your field. But sometime the second major really adds value. Now a third?  Her two majors are going to take all she has. Any third major would just be cross counting classes she was using for the other two, and maybe getting 1-2 more in summer school. [/quote]

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