2nd Undergrad Degree Admissions

bluebayou
Fri, 29 May 2009 12:04:51 +0000

There is no such thing as a do-over for undergrad. Even if you are successful in becoming an official student for a 2nd degree, it will likely be extremely limited. Most majors only require 10 courses for the degree; thus, your attractiveness to them will be based on how fast you can complete those ten courses. (Since you already have a BS, it will be highly unlikely that a college will allow you the time to retake General Ed courses.) Moreover, even with ~10 more A’s, your GPA won’t change a whole lot, at least not enough to excite top law schools (unless you ace the LSAT).

Another way might be to take a course as a non-degree candidate at a UC in your new, intended major. Ace the course. Get to know the prof really well. Grovel for a chance to remain as a Special Student…complete the undergrad recs and apply for a Master’s.

But, as noted previously, special students in degree programs at UCs might go the way of the dinosaur given the current budget situation.