Has Anyone gone back to school for a different degree?

[chimmytime]

So i graduated in 2002 from CSULB Business MIS, but now i feel like it wasn't what i should've majored in. More from a personality stand point than a lack of job stand point. Funny because i actually became a graphic designer rather than an IT person.

So i was wondering if anyone has ever gone back for a second degree, and if you still have to go through the whole 4 years again?

 

[gigapet]

why wouldnt you just go back for a master in something different rather than an additional bachelors unless it was something with strict pre reqs like a masters in japanese or something.

 

[chimmytime]

Wouldn't there quite a difference in pre reqs between business MIS and Psychology?

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Wouldn't there quite a difference in pre reqs between business MIS and Psychology?

your asking the wrong person. goto the website for a univ. near u

 

[beer]

You want to get a PSYCHOLOGY degree because you couldn't get a job with another degree?

Last time I checked, psych degrees were the lowest paying out of most universities - a dime a dozen

 

[chimmytime]

Ha! yeah not for a job, i just like school.

I want to be a professioinal student.

 

[CptObvious]

I've thought about it myself. I have a psych B.S. and a J.D., and was thinking about going back and getting an engineering or natural science degree and taking the patent bar. But unless I could get it through online or night classes I don't think I could.

 

[AtlantaBob]

It depends on a bunch of different factors, but I'm proof that you can go to Grad School in something completely different from what you studied in undergrad. Of course, sometimes the prereqs are there, but sometimes they'll just let you take those classes rather than earning another B.A./B.S. I would also imagine that it depends on how well your GPA, GRE scores, etc. help the school.

 

[chimmytime]

Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
It depends on a bunch of different factors, but I'm proof that you can go to Grad School in something completely different from what you studied in undergrad. Of course, sometimes the prereqs are there, but sometimes they'll just let you take those classes rather than earning another B.A./B.S. I would also imagine that it depends on how well your GPA, GRE scores, etc. help the school.

What was your undergrad, and what did you get your masters in?

 

[AtlantaBob]

Ah, Undergrad in English/Urban Studies and then an M.S. in Architectural History; Ph.D will be in a more general architecture-related field... still trying to work on the thesis.

Funnily enough, I'm spending the week trying to learn to set up a webserver and php and database stuff... not quite MIS, but...