How does a self-design degree affect your marketability for grad school?

collegemom3717
Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:19:33 +0000

Absolutely nobody- employer or grad school- will give your application a boost for graduating earlier than average. The only merit that I can think of is $$.

Grad school applications are different than undergrad: you need to know what degree you want and what you want to do with it.

Fwiw, the world is swimming in recent grads with Bio majors. You will need to differentiate yourself.

Go look at the graduate programs you are genuinely interested in. See what they are asking for- both requirements, and what the focal areas of the program are.