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[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. [b]If I saw a triple major I would think, wow, this kid really must like intro courses[/b]….[/quote]

In my experience, this is not accurate.

Students are able to triple major usually because the student enters a university with advanced standing in a particular subject area (or two) such as a foreign language or math. [/quote]
I don’t think you get the point: take advanced courses that are interesting to you instead of double and triple major requirements. One is about intellectual exploration (and harder courses); and one is about sacrificing that for a credential.

If one has “advanced standing” from APs etc. (likely a state school), you have extra courses you can take or you should be graduating early and going to grad school. Those extra courses can be hard, 300-level courses in related fields or even grad courses as an undergrad — or they can be second and third major requirements, at least some of which will still be drudgery 100 and 200-level courses even with some of those requirements waived for AP.

Of course, if you are talking about a more prestigious private school (the majority of which will limit AP credit to a semester, and discourage you from graduating in 4 years), you have even more intro courses you have to take for a double or triple major.

It should also be noted that majoring in a foreign language (so rare these days, even as a double or triple major) typically means that you have to take additional courses in your major to “make up” for your starting the language at an intermediate or even advanced level…

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