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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the parent of a recent triple major graduate, who is headed to a top ten law school next year, two thoughts.  First, being a triple major does get attention. It's not an instant passport to anything, but it always seems to spark a conversation about academic interests, which is usually a big plus. But second, your child should check on whether each major has a thesis or capstone requirement. My child worked his butt off with three theses, while most classmates coasted through senior year. [/quote]

But that does  not make your child better…or even normal TBH.

I am sure that most kids in your kid’s “top ten” law school did not triple, or even double major. It is not necessary is the point. And it is suspect in the eyes of some (ie “what are they trying to prove? Did they have any life outside of school”, etc).

Many of you are desperately trying to dissuade us from our perspective…but we disagree with you. Sorry for all of those (potentially) wasted hours and/or tuition dollars. [/quote]

Parents whose kids had just one or 2 majors are getting all defensive & panicky here. Nobody is saying you or your kid is a loser. But FFS stop acting like it’s not impressive that a kid can be versatile & industrious enough to knock out 3 majors in 4 yrs. Just being able to configure their schedule to fit in 3 different sets of classes required for majors is quite an achievement, much less completing the classes themselves. [/quote]
Was going to double major but the intro courses were frankly beneath me so I did not. Took upper level courses in that field and another instead. If I saw a triple major I would think, wow, this kid really must like intro courses….[/quote]

Or ... They tested out of intro courses due to AP credits (true for me, a double major plus one course shy of a triple)[/quote]
DC's college doesn't let you do this. Only 2 count for anything, so it would be a pain in the neck trying to do all the intro sequences for three majors and then finishing with three senior theses.[/quote]

But plenty of colleges allow you to do that.  Or if they have a limit, it's to ensure you stay there at least 3.5+ years.  So you can count more APs for intro courses as long as you are taking 4 years worth of classes at the school (and paying for them). 
My kid's school limits it to 4 AP credits, but you can use more to take more advanced courses and get an extra minor or major.

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That's good, but DC's school just isn't like this. You can skip all you want if you aren't majoring, but the departments are going to want you to take their intro classes and will not sign your major declaration form unless you do. They're actually designing an integrated intro course for History/Sociology/Anthropology/Politics, because so many students were starting the track for one, wanting something else, and needing to do the intro sequence for another. People still get the credits often to triple major, but it's not allowed by the college and students try to limit theses, so they can have the best ones for thesis awards.[/quote]

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