Double Dipping

I am posting twice today in order to make up for yesterday's lack of posting.

I have been presented with a topic I like to call "double dipping." Many different people have asked me my feelings on the subject and I would like to lay them out here. I will receive two bachelor's degrees in May. One is a B.S. in Human Resource Management and the other is a B.A. in English Literature. Both are from UNCW. After four years at the same school I have wondered if it's time to move on somewhere else, (1.) because I don't do well in the same city for too long and (2.) because I have had many of the graduate professors as teachers before.

Does this matter?

The City

I moved to Wilmington in the fall of 2007 to start my freshman year at UNCW. Since then, with the exception of that following summer, I have lived in apartments year round; never going home for more than a holiday break. [When I refer to home, I mean my parents house in Charlotte.] This poses a foreseeable problem. After a few years in the same town I start to get restless. Sometimes I feel confined by my living space so I change apartments or roommates, but this only ever satisfies my cravings for new experiences for so long. If I stay here, this may be something I find myself dealing with. However, I know that graduate school is a ton of work. So, I will most likely always be busy and may not have time to think about a lack of change.

The Professors

I've been told that sometimes it looks bad for a student to get her M.A. where she got her B.A. Well I say, looks aren't everything. Here's why...

looks aren't everything

Being a double major in two unrelated fields doesn't allow a student, pursuing two degrees in four years, with much room for error. That means that I didn't have a lot of time to take random classes with possibly interesting professors. Every single class I took was a requirement that satisfied another three hours worth of credit. I never had any electives that weren't required for some purpose or another. I didn't have the luxury of spending an entire semester just taking English classes. Therefore, I didn't use up all of the English department at UNCW. At least half of the professors in the English department have never had me as a student. Should I deprive them of that ability? Nah. Also, it wasn't until recently that I've really started to shine in classes; fully participating in discussions, making the most out of professor's office hours etc. So, I have the opportunity to prove myself again at UNCW. I'm not worried about a little do-over.

A Question for my Readers

What are your thoughts on "double dipping?"