Double Major Benefits

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These days, most college students are generally interested in majoring two fields that complement one another where there is overlap in requirements and where the two combined majors better prepare them for their future careers. However, completing a college degree is not an easy task not to mention two college degrees at the same time. While many people believe that there are many benefits of doing double major, at the same time there are also many negative effects behind it.
The first and most critical effect of doing a double major is time pressure. There is no doubt that students who are pursuing two degrees at the same time have a very tight schedule because of the amount workloads from both universities. This makes the students become

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