NWR would you ever (update)

go back to school for an aditional bachelors degree if you already have one???

I am really reevaluating where I am and am starting to think of some other careers I might be interested in and the main one would require some more schooling.

Am I crazy for thinking about this??

considering im only finishing my first bachelors in April thats a GIANT HELL TO THE NO...

ETA: Youre not crazy, but i would never do 4 years of school again

psh. I'm back for my second MA which is the SAME exact thing as my 1st MA just with different letters.

STUPID NYS!!!!!!

So no, your not stupid.

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Posted by AngnShaun

considering im only finishing my first bachelors in April thats a GIANT HELL TO THE NO...

ETA: Youre not crazy, but i would never do 4 years of school again

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yeah but only because i'm so unambitious. i'm all like plz let FH win lottery so i can be a stay at home mom.

but if its important to you and you guys can afford it. do it!

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Absolutely! You probably wouldn't be looking at 4 more years of school...I'm sure some credits would be counted toward the second degree, right?

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It would take me about 2 semesters and then a semester of student teaching so not too terribly long.

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Posted by AdriandSteve

psh. I'm back for my second MA which is the SAME exact thing as my 1st MA just with different letters.

STUPID NYS!!!!!!

So no, your not stupid.

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I've always heard of people going back for a second Masters rather than a Bachelors.
Instead of doing your ungrad all over again, apply to a few masters programs that are in your interest.

I was an English Major, Creative Writing minor for undergrad. I got my masters in English, but then about a year ago I applied for the Masters program in elementary education. Keep in mind, I had ZERO teacher training or education classes. NONE. They accepted me into the masters program.

Did I go? No, decided not to, but instead of going backward, try to go forward first.

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Posted by Lsorrent

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Posted by AdriandSteve

psh. I'm back for my second MA which is the SAME exact thing as my 1st MA just with different letters.

STUPID NYS!!!!!!

So no, your not stupid.

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I'm going to cry if this is another waste of time

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Posted by Becca2010

I've always heard of people going back for a second Masters rather than a Bachelors.
Instead of doing your ungrad all over again, apply to a few masters programs that are in your interest.

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ITA - I was a journalism/english/edu studen in undergrad and got a business degree in grad school. It was the best way to go. Not I can put Jane Doe,MBA on my resume. People like that...not sure why.

If I didn't haveliterally hundreds of thousands of dollars od debt alreadyf or school, I would totally consider getting a second bachelor's, I don't think it's crazy at all.

I think it's only through educationa nd experience you can really know what your passion is, which may not be what you though it was at 18 or 20 years old when most people choose a field of study.
If you can afford it, go for it.

It'd be nice to say screw money and go for it anyway, but I can tell you from first hand experience, even if your dreams are coming true, you have to be practical aboput your financial capabilities... I Should have considered that more in my educational decisions.

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Posted by elp6421

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Absolutely! You probably wouldn't be looking at 4 more years of school...I'm sure some credits would be counted toward the second degree, right?

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It would take me about 2 semesters and then a semester of student teaching so not too terribly long.

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if that's the case, i'd do a masters not a bachelors. i wanted to change careers so i'm getting my masters in education now..

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Absolutely! You probably wouldn't be looking at 4 more years of school...I'm sure some credits would be counted toward the second degree, right?

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Pretty sure if you've graduated already, you have to start all over if you want to pursue a different field of study.

And if you wanbt to completely change your field, then applying to Master's programs won't work. For example, if you majored in philosophy and you want to be a biologist, they're not going to accept you based on your philosophy degree, you know? Some degrees are malleable and compatible with non-matching Master's programs, but a lot of good programs are competitive and will prefer people with prior training and education in the matching field.

ETA: just saw that you're considering education, which is actually one of those malleable Master's programs, so I would try for that rather than the bachelor's.

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Posted by brittndave

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Posted by elp6421

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Posted by kris_gets_hitched

Absolutely! You probably wouldn't be looking at 4 more years of school...I'm sure some credits would be counted toward the second degree, right?

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It would take me about 2 semesters and then a semester of student teaching so not too terribly long.

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if that's the case, i'd do a masters not a bachelors. i wanted to change careers so i'm getting my masters in education now..

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Does the program allow you to student teach? I really want to make sure I am prepared and ready for the job.

Unless you have a job lined up that would need the 2nd BA, I say don't do it. My cousin graduated from SUNY Albany with a BA. A few years later, he opted to get a second BA from SVA (School of Visual Arts) in NYC. He graduated several years ago (thankfully, he didn't pay a dime because he was employed by SVA at the time) except he was downsized last year after budget cuts passed. He is still un-employed.