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Hi there!
I'm a 32 year old married mom of 2 who is starting completely over next semester as a full-time biology major. I have the complete support of my husband and family.
But, I come with baggage, lol. My mother died when I was in high school and my delayed depression over her death caused me to lose interest in college. I went through a few years of bad grades and bad semesters.
After the birth of my son in 2000 I was treated for depression and everything turned around. I entered nursing school and did very well. (I wanted so badly to be in the medical field but didn't have the money or the time then to attempt med school whatsoever.)
The semester before graduation I got pregnant with my daughter and end up getting so so sick that I missed too many classes and failed. I eventually looked at it in a positive way, though. I really didn't want to be a nurse, I wanted to be a doctor... but I still hated having the F's on my transcript. I never wanted to quit something like that, but I couldn't bring myself to go back to something I didn't really want to do.
If I have a stellar app (research and volunteer work) and a great GPA for the next four years, will that somehow overshadow my stupid decisions from years ago? Or is my low GPA just going to be the constant wrench in my plans?
I hate to drag my family through 4+ years of undergrad if there is no possibility that I will ever get in. But trust me, if there's a slight chance, I'll take it!
Thanks so much for reading my post. Have a good day
I'm a 32 year old married mom of 2 who is starting completely over next semester as a full-time biology major. I have the complete support of my husband and family.
But, I come with baggage, lol. My mother died when I was in high school and my delayed depression over her death caused me to lose interest in college. I went through a few years of bad grades and bad semesters.
After the birth of my son in 2000 I was treated for depression and everything turned around. I entered nursing school and did very well. (I wanted so badly to be in the medical field but didn't have the money or the time then to attempt med school whatsoever.)
The semester before graduation I got pregnant with my daughter and end up getting so so sick that I missed too many classes and failed. I eventually looked at it in a positive way, though. I really didn't want to be a nurse, I wanted to be a doctor... but I still hated having the F's on my transcript. I never wanted to quit something like that, but I couldn't bring myself to go back to something I didn't really want to do.
If I have a stellar app (research and volunteer work) and a great GPA for the next four years, will that somehow overshadow my stupid decisions from years ago? Or is my low GPA just going to be the constant wrench in my plans?
I hate to drag my family through 4+ years of undergrad if there is no possibility that I will ever get in. But trust me, if there's a slight chance, I'll take it!
Thanks so much for reading my post. Have a good day