impossible to raise gpa

[sengineer]

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At 35 years old with an engineering degree, my overall gpa was 2.76. Does not do justice to my abilities based on the issues that cropped up but in order to raise my gpa up to 3.2 or higher I used the online tool and calc that I need to take 93 credit hours. That is virtually impossible for me in that if I dedicate that much time and money to raising my gpa, it would literally take me years to complete. I work full time to support my family and only intended to quit my job once I got into dental school; thus completing 8 credit hours of chem and physics and 4 cred hours of biology with some shadowing time.
Any suggestions or comments appreciated.

 

[reapply2007]

If you've been out of school for a while then your old grades should mean less than current grades. Some schools don't accept coursework that is more than five years old so if everything doesn't fit the requirement then don't apply there. Your personal statement can address your specific situation. Some schools will consider it and some won't. Don't apply to the schools where numbers are everything. GL

 

[jay47]

At 35 years old with an engineering degree, my overall gpa was 2.76. Does not do justice to my abilities based on the issues that cropped up but in order to raise my gpa up to 3.2 or higher I used the online tool and calc that I need to take 93 credit hours. That is virtually impossible for me in that if I dedicate that much time and money to raising my gpa, it would literally take me years to complete. I work full time to support my family and only intended to quit my job once I got into dental school; thus completing 8 credit hours of chem and physics and 4 cred hours of biology with some shadowing time.
Any suggestions or comments appreciated.

Take the prerequisite courses to get into dental school (Bio 1,2, chem 1,2, Ochem 1,2, biochem 1, physio, anatomy) and do well. That's only 26 hours, and you could do it in 2 years for sure. Maybe 1 year if you work really hard. Schools will way this more heavily than something you did 15 years ago. Of course, you should bring this up in your interviews and make sure that they understand this point. Also, rock the DAT (20+) score and you'll be in good shape IMO.