How easy is it to get a second bachelor degree?
I know several people who have done it. Usually, it is because they realized after a short time in the working world that the history degree they earned does not have the career potential that their colleagues in the computer science world have (for example). So they start over with a new major.However, in most cases, I would recommend going for a masters degree. A bachelors degree takes about four years. A masters degree can be earned in two years. A masters degree looks more impressive on a resume than a second bachelors.It took me five years (part-time while working full-time) to get my MBA because I had no business classes in my undergrad degree. It took me 20 months to get my second masters - again, while working full-time. And my employers covered almost all of the costs associated with both of my masters degrees.So, specifically to address your question “How easy is it to get a second bachelor degree?” Well, are you going for a CS degree after getting a bachelors in fine arts? Are you going for a physics degree after earning a bachelors in ancient history? Or are you going for a zoology degree after you have one in biology? How “easy” it is to get a second bachelors is probably more about how related the two disciplines are than anything else - or how well you know and love the second major.
Does it make sense to earn a second bachelor's degree before going to law school?
Actually, you do have a chance of getting into a good law school with a 2.7. I go to Loyola Law School, a very reputable school in Los Angeles, and I know several people who got in with a 2.8 or so. Especially if you have a technical degree, they will forgive it a bit. And the longer you have been out of college, the more weight they will put on your resume and LSAT score. Before going back and getting a degree you won't necessarily need and spend more money on loans, you should take an LSAT prep course and see how high of a score you can get. With a higher score, your GPA will be less of an issue. As for your writing and speaking skills, you could always take a class at a junior college in public speaking and a grammar class to brush up. They will teach you how to write in a "legal" way in law school. Unless you really want a second BA, it may be worth seeing what schools you can get into with your degree now, and you can always re-apply after you get your second degree. At the very least, take a practice LSAT now and see where you score. Kaplan will give you one for free. Then check out http://www.LSAC.org and they have a function where you can input your GPA and score and see where students with similar profiles go. Also, keep in mind, teaching at an inner city high school is very respectable, you will have a strong personal statement and stand out from other applicants. You also may have a better chance of getting into a part time program, which will be 4 years instead of 3, but still quicker than getting a second degree!! So see how you are on the LSAT and give it a shot before you go running off for another 2 years. You can take an LSAT prep course to help improve your score. And your score is good for, I believe, 3 years for applications, so if you take it now and decide to go back for your BA, you may not have to take it again. Good luck with your decision, but do a little research before you rush off for a second BA just for the application - you would be better off spending six months or so studying your LSAT and high scoring than going back - they will look at the GPA for all of your degrees, I don't think they will just ignore your first one, even though they may not weigh it as highly. So unless you do significantly better, it will be harder for you to bring up your overall GPA.
Is it worth it to earn a second bachelor's degree ?
I recently graduated with a degree in math with a minor in computer science. I decided I want to be a software maker. I didn't do any internships because they all require your major be cs. If i do earn a second bachelor degree, it would be in cs and i wouldn't complete it. I would just drop out immediately after completing an internship. The reason why I won't just do a masters is because most cs internships require you be pursuing a BS degree. Is it worth it to go back for a closely related bachelors degree just so i can do an internship ? My mom wants me to do a masters, but a second BS would be cheaper since i would drop out halfway through after the internship is over.
Where can I earn a second bachelors in computer science?
Almost every major university accepts a number of post-baccalaureate students into a second BA/BS program, and a ton of those admit directly to their CS department.I’d give a list, but it’d be over 100 schools easily. Just check the universities in your state and try to save some tuition money. Even very good schools (University of Washington) for example, takes post-bacc students.
Where should I obtain a second bachelor's degree in Physics?
I am looking for a university where I can do a second bachelor’s in Physics. My first degree was in computer science from UCSD. It seems like UCs are pretty much out of the question because they are so impacted. There are the CSUs and I started taking classes in one of them but I am not sure if it is the best place I can be standing in. That leaves private universities and out of state colleges. The reason I am in favor of second bachelor’s instead of a master’s is because it’s difficult to skip any undergraduate curriculum in Physics and any competitive graduate program expects a Physics degree or something similar such as Math. Also it seems like most Physics students go straight into a PhD program without doing a master’s. It doesn’t seem like I have many choices here. Time and money are not relevant. Does anyone know of any good options? So my dilemma is, I need to find a school that will allow me to do a second bachelors in California. UCs are pretty much
Could I get a second bachelor degree while I am doing my doctorate?
I keep wondering why people would want to earn a completely second bachelors degree.A bachelors degree is typically 40 college courses. There are general college requirements, and distribution courses, etc. It is to make you a better Educated Person, not just to launch you along a particular major. Of those 40, only 24 may be truly related to your major or less. (And at MIT there are physical education requirements in addition for a bachelors degree.)Many schools offer Dual Majors, where you might take 48 courses, but with the judicious selection of courses you only have one set of general education courses and there is some overlap with the two majors, etc.You already have a bachelors and have a Masters on your way to your PhD. You do Not need the basic courses for a generally educated person. You already took them.A masters is usually 10 to 11 courses. Period. Sometimes there is a thesis and sometimes a special seminar tossed in as well.Granted you need to take some prerequisite courses before you take the advanced courses in Latin and Greek. Fine.Maybe there are six undergraduate prerequisite courses that are necessary before you take your 11 courses for your Masters in Greek/Latin.A PhD is a 3 to 6 year research journey and for many of those years you are Not taking courses, but merely performing advanced and leading-edge research.So, in the last three years of your PhD research, when all of your Cosmology courses are completed, you take 18 courses in Greek/Latin. The six to get you on-track in the first year, and twelve including that seminar, to get your Masters.Then when you finish at your current university you are awarded a PhD in Cosmology and a Masters in Greek/Latin. Why do you need the other 22 basic courses for the bachelors. That makes No sense at all.One only needs One bachelors degree (or you can simultaneously get awarded a Dual bachelors degree if pre-planned). After that you merely get a Masters in your niche of interest, and that may require 5 to 7 prerequisite undergraduate courses before taking the graduate level courses.Easy and with more Sanity.That is exactly what I would do if I wanted to get a “degree” in political science. I took several political science courses along the way to my graduate degrees in Aero-Astro, and I would merely take three or four undergraduate prerequisite courses and then the 11 for the Masters. Easy.All the best.
Could I complete a second Bachelor's while getting a Master's degree?
I don't think that's such a wise idea. There are some programs in the graduate division that preclude simultaneous in Rome it in another program. It is much better to do a noncredit course work in the area of interest while taking your mastery. That is probably the wiser choice. For some people the specific courses are more important than the actual second bachelors degree.Best of luck in your career. Pardon my typographical, spelling, and punctuation as i am using speech-to-text software.