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Originally Posted by possible_phd
Any particular reason you prefer another undergrad degree vs. a grad degree?
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A mix of applicability, availability, convenience.
What graduate degree would directly strengthen my marketing / CB PhD application? Not an MBA. There are some MSc marketing programs out there, but I can't recall one that was especially advantageous over a second bachelor's... marketing research, which could be useful but is light on math & something I can get paid to do as an undergrad assistant; marketing strategy, a path I'm mostly not interested in; & assortments of merchandising or advertising or such, programs that are only tangentially related to my ultimate interests. Any other master's degree (econ, math, even psych) requires a background that I don't have (...yet).
With a second bachelor's, I can take a wide variety of courses, including some at the graduate level (again: math, psych, & econ). I will matriculate right away & bypass the admissions process (which would set me back another semester or two at this point). I qualify for loans automatically. & crucially, I can balance a schedule of classes that are directly in line with my research interests with free time to pursue research in a psychology lab. I suppose one enormous x-factor is that I'd be able to continue regular research work with my recommending professors in marketing.
In short, I get to expose myself to multiple fields of interest in a compact amount of time that go a long way to strengthening my academic credentials, all while I continue my relationships with my previous professors & go on to form relationships with new profs.