do you have to retake the SAT? what criteria are they looking at exactly. I would think that someone who has already finished a college degree would be instantly accepted, especially if they did well?
when you apply for a second bachelors...
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No you don't have to retake the SAT. Yes a good baccalaureate record will open doors.
Acceptance to a school depends on the school, and acceptance to a program within a school depends on the program. Not all schools will let you do a 2nd bachelors, or if the school allows it, a department might not.
Best of luck to you.
Acceptance to a school depends on the school, and acceptance to a program within a school depends on the program. Not all schools will let you do a 2nd bachelors, or if the school allows it, a department might not.
Best of luck to you.
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I applied for admission for a second bachelors in June after my first year of a masters in music. The school had rolling admissions and I got in immediately. The biggest problem was getting in all of my transcripts.
I went to much better schools for my music degree. When I was in music school, I was considering doing bio and I applied for the LS&A and got in. I went to music conservatories so admission was separate and I did not know how I would be viewed. I had other friends who also tried this who were not so lucky. It is a highly individual issue.
One warning, it is expensive to get another degree. Out of high school, I was offered a full ride to where I got my BS but because I went after my BM, I had to pay. I had really nice financial packages to top notch schools the first time around but once you get the degree, anything else at the same level is on you.
Now a lot of this is different if you are talking about dual degrees. That is school dependent. From what I have seen, the more prestigious the school, the more willing they are to work with you. At the lesser known schools, you have to jump through more hoops. When I was working on my BS in bio (2nd), I decided to do a third degree and that was really easy at a school that usually looks down on it. They told me the only reason they made it easy was because I already had a degree from a great school so they were not concerned about "if" I was capable of doing the work. Their second reason was they wanted to help me because I had a clear picture of what I wanted. In fact, they were very helpful and did a lot of "bending" because I knew what I wanted. I had a similar conversation with someone at that school right out of high school and they said that they frowned upon what I wanted to do because most high school students that go to this school do not understand what it takes. They said that with my high school background, they believed that I could do it but they would not make it easy for me because of the "typical student." This is why I did not go there out of high school.
Whatever you do, be sure to find "the right person." I wish you the best of luck.
I went to much better schools for my music degree. When I was in music school, I was considering doing bio and I applied for the LS&A and got in. I went to music conservatories so admission was separate and I did not know how I would be viewed. I had other friends who also tried this who were not so lucky. It is a highly individual issue.
One warning, it is expensive to get another degree. Out of high school, I was offered a full ride to where I got my BS but because I went after my BM, I had to pay. I had really nice financial packages to top notch schools the first time around but once you get the degree, anything else at the same level is on you.
Now a lot of this is different if you are talking about dual degrees. That is school dependent. From what I have seen, the more prestigious the school, the more willing they are to work with you. At the lesser known schools, you have to jump through more hoops. When I was working on my BS in bio (2nd), I decided to do a third degree and that was really easy at a school that usually looks down on it. They told me the only reason they made it easy was because I already had a degree from a great school so they were not concerned about "if" I was capable of doing the work. Their second reason was they wanted to help me because I had a clear picture of what I wanted. In fact, they were very helpful and did a lot of "bending" because I knew what I wanted. I had a similar conversation with someone at that school right out of high school and they said that they frowned upon what I wanted to do because most high school students that go to this school do not understand what it takes. They said that with my high school background, they believed that I could do it but they would not make it easy for me because of the "typical student." This is why I did not go there out of high school.
Whatever you do, be sure to find "the right person." I wish you the best of luck.
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It depends on if you are going for an actual 2nd UG degree, or if you are wanting to simply take some more classes on top of your 1st degree. I am pursuing a 2nd BS in Bio (1st in Marketing) and I had to fill out an aplication and send the transcripts and so on.
Good Luck
Jason
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I applied as a UG transfer student with a BA in hand -they transferred a pile of credit from my completed degree, which I thought was just amazing (you'd think that it was like a closed box once it was complete, it's like getting paid twice). Had no issues getting in whatsoever, and started my 2nd semester with senior status, which was nice for scheduling (the 1st semester I was a "transfer" student, aka last in line).
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