Should I double major? (linguistics major + ??) ?

Question

This fall I'll be a sophomore and I really want to be a linguistics major with electives (economics, english, polisci, etc.) on the side. I really want to go to law school, but I'm graduating a semester early (to save $$) and I may work for a year or two, so I have to consider job prospects too. I will study Korean but I'm not fluent now (more of a heritage speaker (understand/speak cannot read/write)), and considering my lack of fluency and the fact that Korean isn't an in demand language, I have a feeling that I will have a lot of difficulty finding a job period with this major especially with our bad economy (I definitely don't want to be a teacher or work at Walmart T___T). Should I double major (I would have to overload once to graduate early but no electives T_T) or just consider another major altogether (if I don't do law school, I want to get further ed to be a speech therapist or an audiologist)?? Will a double major help me with job prospects?? I considered business school, but it's faaar from my cup of tea and the b-school at my college is highly ranked and cut-throat competitive and from what I have gleaned from my upperclassmen peers and others, I will need a good GPA for law school. I also considered doubling with Computer Science but I have heard that the CS program at my college sucks (plus I'm terrible with technology in general).

People always tell me that the key to getting a good job is previous work experience. I'm working part-time at school and have an internship and a part-time job during the summer (the best I can do for experience :( with my current level of education), so all I can really do is worry about my major/(s).

I would really appreciate if someone could help me. I'm panicking especially because an upperclassman told me that having only one major will look "lazy" and have no one to ask.

Answer 1

You are all over the shop. You really need to sit down with yourself and decide what YOU want to do (law school, therapist, audiologist etc).

You have named far too many professions for a clear answer, you need to narrow it down.

What do you want to do. If you have at least a passing GPA and med-high LSAT then you stand a chance of getting into some kind of law school.

The rest is a moot point, since you can do this with just a certificate and not even a bachelors degree (minus a therapist).

Answer 2

The easiest part of learning Korean is in reading and writing. Sure there are semi-difficult grammar patterns, but I assume your parents are immigrants, which means you must already have some experience with the writing system. I wouldn't say that Korean language is not in demand, I am sure if you worked to become fluent you could find work, especially if you double majored in something that Korean would compliment. International Business/Relations would be a good start. Federal agencies are always looking for capable linguists. Korea also has a global economy, so I imagine Korean linguists would be useful in the business world. As far as law school is concerned, one degree is as good as another to them. Just crush the LSATs, keep your GPA up, and do some extracurriculars.