Spanish minor
I will be a freshman in college next year and I was considering Spanish as a minor because I think it has a potential of helping me out in the future. I had originally planned to take pre law because I want to attend law school, but I just recently changed my mind. If anyone can help me out with advice or tips on whether I should minor in Spanish that would be highly appreciated!! Thanks!
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Thank you all for your advice! I really do appreciate it and I think I have decided what I want to do.I am focusing on international law so minoring in Spanish will be beneficial. Hopefully, I can study abroad or reside in a spanish speaking country for a couple months/ years.
I had originally planned to take pre law because I want to attend law school, but I just recently changed my mind.
I don't think pre-law is a major. Is it? I don't know. My brother is a pre-med student, but he only takes classes required for being pre-med. That's not his major. He doesn't even major in biology.
Anyhoo, you should definitely consider your future in the Spanish-speaking world. Will you use it? Are you going to live in a Spanish speaking country? If yes, then you should most definitely minor in it! 
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Definitely make Spanish your minor. I don't know what U.S. state you're in, but even in New England we have enough Spanish-speaking natives to be worth learning Spanish.
In any job you will benefit from speaking Spanish. I could make a list, but it would be too long.
As a lawyer, you would be highly marketable and get a job much easier and be paid more.
But with law school you need a B.S. to start, so I don't know... - Fredbong
Not true. You need a 4-year degree in any subject to take the L S A T s and apply to law school in the U. S.
I don't know if it is true for all college language classes, but in my experience college classes do not prepare you to actually use the language. I got an A in my one semester of Spanish but I don't think I really was able to do anything but respond well to exercises. I meet people all the time who took two or three semesters of courses but could not understand or speak.
In other words, I agree, get your Spanish elsewhere.
i would say only do it if you think you will use Spanish in your career. because you can learn spanish in a much more cost-efficient way outside of university if there is another thing you want to major or minor in. i took 2 semesters of Spanish (sp. for beginners 1 and 2) in my first year of college, then stopped and 4 years later i am living in Argentina re-learning spanish on my own (for free). i decided to pick up a second major in psychology rather than minor in Spanish because you can learn Spanish anywhere, whereas i wanted to take advantage of my university to learn an academic subject.
but i'm not saying it's a bad idea. if you love spanish, go ahead and do it.
You're so lucky, I wish my university had a Spanish program! I agree though, if you think you'll have a use for it (if you know the language it's impossible not to have a use for it, by the way) then totally do it!
