Pros and Cons: Have Enough Credits--Start Grad Work Now? Or Wait 'til Summer

Dilemma time--now open for your comments--and all comments welcome!

Currently, I have enough credits to graduate with a BA in history, save for two easily met requirements.

Thus, on the one hand I have the option of beginning grad work for the spring semester as a "non dregree grad student" while I take care of these. On the other hand, I do have more ungraded and under specific credit than I'd like my degree to show (those CLEP Generals) that I'm happy to drop for literature (Eng and Am lit), science (Biology and Geology), and psychology and stats. Either way I'll also need to get foreign language requirements met in the summer and the GRE done.

SO--should I plunge ahead, or wait until summer?

 

I'd say - move ahead, don't waste time.

 

Right.

 

Keep going. If you're anything like me (and most students, it seems), taking time off will make it that much harder to go back.


Bruce

 

Start now

Orson:

By all means start now.

I fininshed my BSBA in March 2001 - and also started coursework towards my MBA in January 2001. I currently have 6 credits to go in my Masters and have absolutely no regrets.

As others have said - the more you delayanything , the harder it gets to get started again.

 

I echo the boards, starting sooner is better.