2 degrees at the same time.

I think I would probably reference it when talking briefly about soft skills in my cover letter, but you are right it would look strange.

True, although that space on your reference would be better used to talk about your work experience that have instilled in you soft skills. Doing a degree is not considered much of an accomplishment nowadays (at least not like when it was much rarer to go to university) - and really, if you're doing two similar degrees (which you'll probably have to if you actually want to get a good final mark), then the soft skills you gain will overlap and be the same - The only thing I can think of that you could say is carrying the burden of doing two full-time degrees teaches you time-keeping and organisation.

The only way it would be impressive is if you did two traditional and completely different degrees that give different skills. Like, History and Mathematics or Economics and Statistics. And even then, it would only give a fleeting "wow factor" which is forgotten about once the employer moves down to look at your work experience.

Will probably give you good experience when you work in Starbucks


''make mine a double''

If people can work 20-30-hour jobs alongside a degree then they could also do a second degree instead.

They don't. Not anyone at a brick uni. You can do this with the OU which is what I'm currently doing but it takes longer than 3 years and you have 0 contact hours in most cases (not counting online tutorials which aren't compulsory). It's nothing to do with being organised. 2 degrees at the same time (not joint honours or undergraduate masters) does not happen. My OU course is nowhere near the intensity of my brick uni degree - not because of content but because it's done slowly over a longer period or time and I don't have contact hours. That's why it frees me up to work full time - same as other OU students. Nothing to do with having super human organisation skills.

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You are very categoric about this. I worked a good 20 hours per week as a lab assistant while I was studying for my science degree. That's an actual fact. I could have done more (on weekends), but as a student in Germany you are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week. Anyway, like I said, in Germany you can officially do two degrees in parallel (not joint honours; two separate degrees, e.g. see here) - you can sign up for an Engineering degree and an Economics degree at the same university if you want and if they have places (you are not allowed to do this if places on both degrees are restricted and you would be taking a place away from someone else, so that limits your choices). You need to be organised because of timetable clashes - they will not rearrange timetables for you. I don't know how many people go through with it, but it does happen in Germany, otherwise universities would simply not allow it. I was actually thinking about doing this when I was at university, but I had to earn money and I didn't have a genuine "passion" for a second subject at the time anyway.

I'm not talking about Germany. I'm talking about the UK.