Getting a minor vs. work experience; Do I pick one or the other or both?

Chances are you have the same question as i do; are minors worth the effort? What value will they bring to me and which one should I pick? My main argument in this post is that it all depends. Lets break it down. 

Why you should get a Minor 

Besides making you sound cooler, what value does a minor add to the individual that work experience cannot offer?  Well first a minor adds diversity and an intellectual expansion, or said simpler  it helps you stand out because not every gets one and you become more ed-amin-cated. You want your minor to give you a skill set that helps you toward your graduation goals. If you want to go into being a dentist, chances are that you are going to run your own dental office and a minor is business would come in handy. Grant it that a freshman has more opportunity to get one than a second semester senior, weigh your options. Minors extend your major and give you that niche. 

Why you should get work experience? 

Going to school is important, don't get me wrong but the extra three words on the resume is hard to compare to "battlefield experience". Experience can come through various ways such as clubs, interviews, internships, shadowing, part-time gigs, and even summer adventures that send you to the craziest places. You wont have to waste time on pointless assignments that you do in class but chances are that you will be stuck doing pointless work tasks, like filling up the water cooler or fixing the printer. The best experience that I have gotten has been from joining up with clubs, as tacky as that sounds. I wanted to learn more about business but did not have the time in my schedule to take on 6 more credit hour a semester so I joined three business clubs. Each club does real life case studies that can go right on the only resume, I have gotten job interviews because of the connections that clubs give to you. Although you do not get any credit for taking them, you do get a lot of free pizza and valuable application of your studies. 

The choice is yours

Personally I have done with the experience route and find more value in the field than in the class-room but every situation is different. What do you think? Comment below.