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Going to grad school 12 years after getting a BS | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
[new] Focus on improving coursework (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by halewis on Mon Feb 27, 2006 at 03:43:24 AM PDT

My honest advice would be to take either graduate or undergraduate classes, but to make the time to study and do your homework, and really WOW the teacher. And I know that that is very difficult with a job, but I think that recommendations are important, and it would be hard for me to write as strong a letter for someone who didn't appear to be working to their full potential (because what would be different in graduate school, where the work is even harder?).

There are exceptions, of course. If you've had some good conversations with your professors where you're able to apply the material to different circumstances, or something else that would cause you to stand out, then if you ask your teachers if they feel comfortable writing a letter of recommendation they might be able to write a really good one.

And certainly good luck with this! I don't think 36 is too late by any means, it's just perhaps more complicated because there are often more things (like jobs) to work around.



Going to grad school 12 years after getting a BS | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
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