How good is it to have a French and Spanish major these days?

Question

I am planning on doing a triple major on French, Spanish, and Biology. I am going in the pre-med field and I feel that learning these two languages would give me more opportunities. Besides I am already fluent in French because I was born and raised in France. Then I was raised in los angeles where I learned to speak english fluently. Now going into college I would have taken 5 years of Spanish. I feel that doing this triple major would fit for me since I will use the French to speak to my family and parents and learn a lot more about my native language and culture. The Spanish because I live in California, and in the US and South America there are a lot of hispanics. Biology because I want to have knowledge of the medical field.

Answer 1

These all sound like good reasons. One thing you really might want to keep in mind, is replacing French with Latin. Since you're already fluent in French, you don't need to learn anything, it's just an easy "A". However, there are many medical terms in Latin and it would be helpful in the long run. Certainly you don't need to be fluent in Latin to become a doctor, but you can better pick through the terminology. You can always test out of French if you get to a place that wants you to be fluent. Just an idea.

Answer 2

Since you're going into pre-med tha Biology is really what you need. Having the french classes will help your overall average since you already speak the language. And I think that as a degree it shows that you are well rounded. Sciences & languages. Good luck.