Triple degree good or bad ?

Hey guys, i've got a question for you:

I am currently pursuing my master degree in law and bachelor degree in econonmy. Recently i thought about adding political economy as a second BSC and 3rd total degree to my list because interest in the subject started rising and i feel that it would greatly benefit my economic knowledge and ability to understand processes better. I feel that only economy is so superficial so i think political economy would benefit myself very much.

My concern is however: I would probably need a year or more longer in my studies to complete it as my third degree.

I already lost 1 year of studies because i have to fulfill military duty in my country and want to finish my studies as fast as possible.
I already feel like im being behind other graduates who go into IB or somewhere else, because they finish at 21-22, and id be very likely to finish my BSC in economy and Master in Law at 23 (max early 24). When adding a third degree it would take me even longer and im afraid that it will be detrimental to finding a job later on.
Can you possibly give me some advice about this, how recruiting and age in finance works ?

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not worth it to get the 3rd degree, network instead. btw you need to write in a concise manner on WSO otherwise people wont read the entire post.

Just do econ and the law degree, its common sense. even you realize that. others can chime in for the rest.

2 degrees itself I feel are a waste, but its imo. do whatever you want, network hard. know the interview questions cold.

 

Seems like the masters in law and economics degrees would have too much overlap with a political economics degree for it to add any value to your education.

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for freedom of thought which they seldom use.
 

Seems like an unnecessary amount of $$$ to spend for a triple degree. I don't think age matters too much, but just that you graduate within 4-5 years. It won't matter whether you're 22 or 24. Only do this if you want to spend more time in college/are interested in the subject matter and will be able to write a thesis, published papers or create some other tangible result that you will be able to point to, otherwise just buy the textbook and learn on your spare time as a hobby. (takes some discipline but better than having to attend classes, work on assignments and take tests)

 
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