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going back to school?
So I'm in search of opinions outside of DH's, who thinks that anything is possible.
I graduated from college in 2005 with a less then stellar GPA. I honestly have never tried in any of my college courses...hell I didn't try in HS haha. Things were always easy enough to me that I could coast with b's or c's and it was fine.
Now I would love to go back to school and get a second undergraduate degree....most likely in engineering. DH is currently enrolled at NCSU and getting his civil engineering degree and his course work has really spurred me on. I would love to go to Duke but of course my past performance does not bode well for me haha
Any suggestions on how to proceed further? I've looked at their continuing education courses but they require admittance and I just don't know if I'll get it. I'm more then willing to go back and retake all of my past pre req's in order to gain admittance but I'm not sure they'll let me do that.
Sorry for the ridiculously long post I'm just not sure what to do or even how to go about doing it!!! You all certainly get treats for making it this far!
Re: going back to school?
First. . your siggy is making me hungry
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Second. . have you talked with any counselors at the school you'd like to attend? Could you possibly take a semester or two at a community school and then transfer in? I know that's probably not ideal, but it's something
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Honestly, I would check into the department you're curious about and talk with their admissions counselors and advisors to see if theres anything you can do and what kind of course load you'd be looking at.
Good luck!
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i went back right after and picked up a second degree. I did it at the same school so it was really quick just had to do the major classes. There was alot of red tape with the school but the classes were not a big deal. It has helped a lot with jobs and so on. I have gotten more hits and people seem more impressed or maybe they think I am an over achiever who knows because I have a masters too. In any case I say if you can go for it!
Undergrad is cheaper than grad and it will benefit you in the long run!
I agree with terp, I would look into getting some type of master's degree instead of a second bachelor's degree.
I also think it would be hard to get into Duke as an undergrad without really good grades/test scores. Not sure what the admission requirements are for getting a second bachelor's degree, but I would think they would be similar to regular undergrad admissions.
I think going to community college might be a good place to start. If that goes well, maybe look into taking classes at State.