<p>Why do Ivy League schools do not accept applicants for a second bachelors? Is there really no chance for a motivated and hard-working candidate?
What other American univeristies can I think of going to for an art history program?
Thanks</p>
<p>Same reason they kick you out after eight semesters. Too much demand, not enough supply.</p>
<p>no room in the Inn.</p>
<p>If you already have an undergraduate degree, you can obtain a masters degree in anything, even if it’s unrelated to your undergraduate degree. Therefore, obtaining a second bacheor’s degree is academically unnecessary and a waste of money. You should be looking at Art History masters programs.</p>
<p>I believe Rice grants second bachelor’s degree. But one point to keep in mind is that financial aid is effectively not existent for a second bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>I 2nd the suggestion of getting a masters degree in art history - I can’t see how a 2nd undergrad degree in art history would help you at all. What do you want to do with the art history degree? Teach? Work in a museum? Work in a gallery / auction house?</p>
<p>Back in the day I got a masters degree in art history after a BA in English (although I had taken quite a few art classes in undergrad). There are lots of terminal Masters programs in the U.S. of all ranges of selectivity.</p>
<p>
Pretty much true. But realize you may have to take some more undergraduate courses as a non-degree-seeking student before you can start graduate study if the two fields are drastically different.</p>
<p>For example, I have a bachelors’ degree with a major in geology. But I was a terrible geologist. I got an M.A. in English, but before I could do that, I had to spend some extra time taking undergraduate courses in English lit. as a non-degree student.</p>
<p>I became a teacher. But English teachers are really plentiful, so I ended up teaching both English and science. Then, because a lot of science teachers know some math, too, I started teaching math. Eventually, I was teaching math full-time.</p>
<p>Now I’d like to teach community college, but I don’t want to teach community-college English (been there, done that). I want to teach math, but I don’t have a degree in math. I investigated a second bachelor’s, but found that it would cost almost as much in time and money as getting an M.A. or an M.S. So I’ll be applying to graduate school this spring. But before I could do that, I had to re-take some of the college math I took 30 years ago, and learn some more undergraduate math besides.</p>
<p>In my experience, a second bachelor’s has never worked out to be a good value. It’s always been a relatively small amount of additional time, money and work to get an M.A. or M.S. YMMV.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>In many subjects, a student seeking a master’s degree in an unrelated subject will need to complete undergraduate preparatory course work to be prepared for the graduate level courses. This does not necessarily require a second bachelor’s degree, though. But you may need to find a four year school that allows taking courses as a non-degree student in order to take any needed junior/senior level courses that are not available at community colleges.</p>
<p>Here are some examples of art history graduate programs and their preparatory requirements:
[How</a> to Apply to the MA Programs - Department of Art History and Archaeology - Columbia University](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/graduate/ma-apply.html]How”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/graduate/ma-apply.html)
[url=<a href=“http://www.arthistory.ucla.edu/the-program-/graduate/63-admissions]ADMISSIONS[/url”>http://www.arthistory.ucla.edu/the-program-/graduate/63-admissions]ADMISSIONS[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Thank you all very much for your answers:)</p>