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  1. I am a college student planning on double-majoring in computer science and philosophy. At the school I am planning on attending, the philosophy major has enough electives to allow for a second major, and there's a B.A. program for computer science (school website claims job prospects for this program are similar to job prospects for B.S. program) that allows for a second major. It seems like a good idea to me, but when I tell people, they look at me like I'm an idiot and don't say anything. I don't think those people realize that I've actually thought about it quite a bit. But MAYBE I'm just an idiot. Help me out, here. Here are my reasons: I'm interested in both subjects individually; moreso, however, in philosophy, but from what I read it would be impractical to study philosophy alone without a more useful second major. If I go to grad school, these degrees together make it so I can get into: cognitive science, AI, robotics, all of which seem very interesting to me. Philosophy teaches verbal and analytical skills (philosophy majors score highest in these areas on the GRE), while computer science is better for quantitative skills, and of course the technical skills/knowledge it teaches are extremely useful. I would think that these skill sets together would make me a valuable and uniquely well-rounded employee. So, tell me: what do I have right? What do I have wrong? Do you have any better ideas?
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