MANGILAO, Guam, October 6 – Tackling a double major for her undergraduate degree was a realistic goal for University of Guam graduating senior, Angelica Carlos. Despite concerns regarding workload and time commitment, Carlos’s dedication to her sociology and psychology programs has brought her to her final semester at UOG.

Carlos believes that her double major will provide her with an advantage over other students. She explained that having the two majors, as opposed to one major and one minor, will make her an attractive candidate for graduate schools. “They see that you have a double major, they know that you’re dedicated to something,” she said.

After deciding to pursue a double major, Carlos said her grades improved. By participating in different classes, she was able to find professors, peers and ideas that inspired and challenged her ways of thinking. This helped her uncover a passion for education, and she began to take each course more seriously.

Carlos mentioned she could have improved her time management skills. Although she sees a double major as a worthwhile use of a student’s time, had she taken more classes per semester from the beginning, she may have graduated sooner. Carlos will now be graduating after five years at UOG.

Carlos concluded with a few words of advice. “Don’t worry about declaring,” she said. “Don’t limit yourself too much and eventually you’ll figure out what you want.” She also suggested that each student begin to build a working relationship with his/her professors.

Carlos will be graduating this semester with a major in sociology, with concentrations in social problems, development studies and gender/family studies, and a major in psychology.

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