<pre><code>Complete both your Bachelor's and Master's degrees in only 5 years! This degree is designed for the working professional. It allows you to pursue a Master's degree in Computer Science while still completing your Bachelor's degree. Courses taken as an undergraduate student can count towards the Master's degree. This program is only available to the best undergraduate CS majors with a high GPA.
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<p>S I must say that it is really tempting and I would certainly attend for one more year if that means getting out of school with a MS. I may plan on doing a Phd later on etc but having a MS under my belt cant hurt?</p>
<p>So im just wondering, it sounds too good to be true. Is there any drawbacks to this? Should I do it? Will there be any difference in getting a MS the regular way? Knowledge wise?</p>
<p>Also, Im planning on doing a double-major in CS and Math and then continue Grad school in CS. So will I be able to make use of this program even if I double major? </p>
<p>A Master's with thesis is looked up more highly than a Master's without, so check the details. The obvious drawback is that you will most likely still have to pay at least partial tuition the 5th year instead of having your grad school paid for in a PhD program. (You usually get a MS along the way and there is nothing to really keep you from leaving after getting it.)</p>
<p>Err no, He's saying that you can join a PhD program, get a fully-funded masters in two years and then drop out. It sounds underhanded but a ton of engineering students do it that way. </p>
<p>Ph.D. in two years @<a href="mailto:@">@</a>. Even the geniuses take at least three.</p>
<p>It's not underhanded to get a master's & leave, unless if you tell an advisor you'd work with him for phd while already knowing you wouldn't. In that case, you'd simply be lying.</p>
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<p>R.B. Woodward completed his PhD at MIT in 1 year, graduating at age 20. John Nash completed a Phd at Princeton in 2 years, graduating at age 22. Of course, these guys did go on to win Nobel Prizes.</p>
<p>If you are taking summer classes every year, you can definitely fit the 5 year program into 4. I am finishing up this arrangement now and I think it has helped me a lot. It has been a tough road though.</p>
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R.B. Woodward completed his PhD at MIT in 1 year, graduating at age 20. John Nash completed a Phd at Princeton in 2 years, graduating at age 22. Of course, these guys did go on to win Nobel Prizes.
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<p>I knew you'd bring that up. :O But in recent years, I've never heard of anyone getting a 1-2 year PhD. If I'm not mistaken, the time involved for Ph.d. has been rising steadily over the decades, so even though these men's accomplishments are still impressive, I'm not sure if it's even possible to do a 1 or 2 year BS > PhD these days. I would think anyone who did that would be mentioned a lot more around these boards.</p>
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I knew you'd bring that up. :O But in recent years, I've never heard of anyone getting a 1-2 year PhD. If I'm not mistaken, the time involved for Ph.d. has been rising steadily over the decades, so even though these men's accomplishments are still impressive, I'm not sure if it's even possible to do a 1 or 2 year BS > PhD these days. I would think anyone who did that would be mentioned a lot more around these boards.
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<p>How recent is recent? Former chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) Greg Mankiw effectively took 2 years to get his PhD in Economics at MIT during the 1980's. There is a 4 year gap between his bachelor's and his PhD, but as he explains in his blog, 1 of them was spent as a (self-admitted mediocre) Harvard law student, and another year was spent working at the CEA. So, he effectively had 2 years to complete his PhD. </p>