Selection of Degree on DOD smart application

[alfredmystery]

So, I'm about to enter my junior yr of college, and I just found out about the DOD smart program. As the website mentioned, if you apply now you get your scholarship starting the year after. I'm interested in pursuing a masters right after my bachelors degree( I haven't gotten accepted to this masters program). Do I request funding for BS/MS in the application or just the bachelors program for now? This would make my reqeuest for funding 2 yrs.
I'd appreciate any feedback.
Thanks!

[stemm]

If you're doing both degrees at the same school, I would apply for the BS/MS for 2 years. No one who is going from a BS to grad school has been accepted yet. I applied for SMART for my MS during my senior year. I was super lucky to get accepted around Dec 1 and was able to very quickly add it to my SMART application about 3 hrs before the deadline. That's not normal. Most master's students have not yet been accepted when they apply to SMART.

[Guest]

If you're doing both degrees at the same school, I would apply for the BS/MS for 2 years. No one who is going from a BS to grad school has been accepted yet. I applied for SMART for my MS during my senior year. I was super lucky to get accepted around Dec 1 and was able to very quickly add it to my SMART application about 3 hrs before the deadline. That's not normal. Most master's students have not yet been accepted when they apply to SMART.

So where it asks me are you currently enrolled in this program do I just put no? I'm currently enroleld in the bachelors but not the MS. Also when putting down what my degrere will be I put my bachelors degree(with title) and then i put a +(like this) and said Masters in ____. Is that fine??

[Guest]

If you're doing both degrees at the same school, I would apply for the BS/MS for 2 years. No one who is going from a BS to grad school has been accepted yet. I applied for SMART for my MS during my senior year. I was super lucky to get accepted around Dec 1 and was able to very quickly add it to my SMART application about 3 hrs before the deadline. That's not normal. Most master's students have not yet been accepted when they apply to SMART.

I made sure the estimated date of completion was 2 yrs from 2026 the start of scholarship, and then I also made proposed degree to BS/MS for context.