Which would look the best to have on my resume down the road:
math + econ double major
BA/MA econ (top 10 grad econ department)
econ + math minor + cum laude
these are all my realistic options and I cant decide which would be most impressive. coursework would largely be similar for all of them so that is not really a concern
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Maybe you can leverage your cum laude at USC into a summa cum laude at UC Irvine.
Nobody gives a shit about your triple majors, "honors", or minors. Do well at what you do, earn a high GPA, and have a good personality. The rest will take care of itself.
hm... so if you can get a 3.9/4.0 econ major compared with a 3.5/3.6 math+econ double major, the 3.9/4.0 is better?
For jobs, yes.
Up to a point.
I'd say a 3.8 Math + Econ is definitely more impressive than a 3.9 just econ. Pretty much everyone knows that at the top schools Econ is a relatively easy major. Sure, it's much better than the grade-inflated English or Drama or [insert minority here] Studies majors, but it doesn't hold a candle to math, physics, biology, engineering, chemistry, computer science etc.
I would do Cum Laude in one major, then go some EC's and really excel outside of the classroom (no pun intended).
GPA is most important in regards to academics, but any academic achievements are moot if you don't have some serious out-of-class leadership/work experience.
what about outside of jobs? to the average person what sounds more impressive or will look best way down the road when degrees dont matter. I think I can get a job with all of those I just want to know which will best show my hard work/earn respect to friends/family. i am besting my ass and would like something to show for it
If money isn't an issue, DONT work. There are very few, if any job opportunities you could have in college that would be real impressive when looking for a job after college. Instead, use that time to be a leader or manager of ECs at your school and look for internships that provide job skills that will be needed in your future career. I truly think working puts you at such a huge disadvantage when it comes to banking jobs after college. You have such stiff competition to begin with, many of whom don't work and will have stellar GPAs and lots of ECs. Even if you are extremely smart and have the ability to have a stellar GPA too, your perspective and level of motivation to study changes drastically after a long day of classes and working. Although working to put yourself through school is, and seems admirable, the truth of the matter is, unless you are looking at very small, intimate shops to work in, this will generally be overlooked when the recruiter/interviewer sees your 3.6 and the next person's 3.8 or 3.9.
I disagree. Working a job during school shows strong time management skills. If you can pull it off while keep grades high do it. But otherwise I agree with cphbravo96 - don't let a job pull your grades down. You need that high GPA to get through the original screening.
Dude a job is as good as anything on a resume. I worked as an economics tutor and also as a research assistant - take on jobs that are both good personal experiences as well as income providers.
Most top 25 colleges have plenty of job opportunities that look good on a resume - working as a cashier or something might not be great, but working as a tutor for athletes or doing research at a business school looks great on a resume.
Personally, I think you should have one activity that is primarily social (a fun club, fraternity, something like that), a research/academic oriented activity (as a TA, research assistant, or tutor - something along those lines), and a wildcard position to set yourself apart (working at a student publication, student government, starting your own charitable organization).
There is no reason that an academically oriented activity shouldn't be paid.
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