How much does length of time to complete undergrad matter?
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:32 am
I attend a top private school. Started my undergraduate degree in a completely different major (in the humanities) and spent some years pursuing that professionally. I also took some time off school due to financial/personal issues, and then the pandemic. I switched to a math major Fall 2019 and have been doing well, and have participated in both Budapest Semesters in Mathematics and Math in Moscow. I'm doing an REU this summer. If I like it and decide to pursue a math PhD, I'll do another one next summer. Can likely get solid recommendation letters.
But my question is...does it look bad to take so long to complete undergrad? I'll be 24 at the time of applying for PhD programs, and I'd be in my ninth or tenth semester of undergrad. I can explain the gaps in my personal statement, but I still feel old.
But my question is...does it look bad to take so long to complete undergrad? I'll be 24 at the time of applying for PhD programs, and I'd be in my ninth or tenth semester of undergrad. I can explain the gaps in my personal statement, but I still feel old.