I graduated with an undergraduate accounting degree in 2005, and have been working since then. I'm getting laid off soon so I wanted to take the opportunity to go back to school and complete a graduate degree.
The problem is I don't want to get another accounting or business related degree. I'm not exactly sure what program I want to apply to but it will probably be something mathematics or comp sci related.
I talked to the admissions office at the university I originally graduated from and they told me to apply directly to the graduate program, who would then tell me what undergraduate classes I would have to take to meet eligibility requirements. But it seems I would have a very slim chance of getting admitted to the graduate program because I very little academic experience in the fields I'm interested in.
So, has anyone gotten a graduate degree that was vastly different from your undergrad degree? How did you do it?
Cliffs:
1. Got an accounting degree in 2005
2. Getting laid off soon
3. Want to go to grad school, but not for accounting
4. Don't know how to apply
The problem is I don't want to get another accounting or business related degree. I'm not exactly sure what program I want to apply to but it will probably be something mathematics or comp sci related.
I talked to the admissions office at the university I originally graduated from and they told me to apply directly to the graduate program, who would then tell me what undergraduate classes I would have to take to meet eligibility requirements. But it seems I would have a very slim chance of getting admitted to the graduate program because I very little academic experience in the fields I'm interested in.
So, has anyone gotten a graduate degree that was vastly different from your undergrad degree? How did you do it?
Cliffs:
1. Got an accounting degree in 2005
2. Getting laid off soon
3. Want to go to grad school, but not for accounting
4. Don't know how to apply