Why do you give all these to me ? Somebody ' s got to take them , I hate them . I try not to eat anything healthy if I can help it . Then why do you grow them ? Because I ' m an old Southern woman and we ' re supposed to wear funny looking hats and ugly clothes and dig around in the dirt . Don ' t ask me these questions Anelle , I don ' t know why ! I don ' t make the rules ! <| sep |> A second bachelor ' s degree is not really necessary . Just getting experience in the field is usually enough so long as you make the most of it . Lots of people switch fields between undergrad and grad school and most do not get a second bachelor ' sI actually disagree with the other comments here . I think it ' s easier to get into a PhD program than a master ' s when switching fields though only after correcting for the fact that it ' s easier to get into a master ' s than a PhD regardless of your background . PhDs are longer so there ' s plenty of time to catch up on basic information in the field that you missed . They ' re also more selfguided and focused on original research , so you don ' t really need to have as much comprehensive knowledge . And they ' re more interdisciplinary , so particularly if you ' re interested in the intersection of your undergrad degree and your new field , that can be a real advantage when applying to a PhD , while an outside perspective isn ' t usually very valued in master ' s programs . On the other hand , a master ' s is often just a direct continuation of undergrad with the same emphasis on coursework and same ideas about prerequisite courses and building on a common foundation of general knowledge in the field .