Necronic
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I have a BS in Chemistry from University of Texas and have been working for about 5 years in a relavant field. I have a very good job as a research technician at a very good company. It's probably the best job I could get at a stable company with my education. Since that's not good enough I want a better education.
Right now I am looking at a Masters of Industrial Engineering. It's kind of like an Engineers take on an MBA.
Oh yeah, some details I should mention. My undergrad GPA was ~2.5. Yeah. Not great. Actually, pretty much wholly unacceptable for a graduate program.
So, I'm taking levelling courses at the school I plan on getting my Masters at, and trying to bring that GPA up at the same time. From what I can tell they look at my last 60 hours of course work, and I need a 3.0 or higher. If I take ~20-30 hours of undergrad classes (pretty much what I need for the levelling) and maintain a 3.75, I can bring that GPA up to 3.0.
Hopefully I can acomplish this in 2 years. I'm taking my second class right now, which is engineering math (got an A in the first one.) That covers differential equations and linear algebra. Seeing as I haven't taken calculus in 10 years, my current B average in that class is pretty good. Although I want an A. Frankly, getting A's at this school is pretty easy. Not to be a dick but compared to UT it's a walk in the park. Next semester I will take 2 classes. We'll see how well I can handle that.
Anyways. Long story short. I wanted to know if yall had any advice. With my abominable undergrad GPA, I'm guessing I am totally incapable of getting accepted now, but do you think my plan will work? Also, does anyone have any experience taking a Masters course at night, and if so, how hard was it? I haven't decided if I will take an academic leave to do the masters or not.
Edit: Oh yeah, my other option is completing a bachelors in Industrial Engineering instead of going for the Masters. Since I have to take ~24 hours of levelling courses I would only need another ~20-30 or so to get the degree. Getting the degree would be much easier than the masters.
Right now I am looking at a Masters of Industrial Engineering. It's kind of like an Engineers take on an MBA.
Oh yeah, some details I should mention. My undergrad GPA was ~2.5. Yeah. Not great. Actually, pretty much wholly unacceptable for a graduate program.
So, I'm taking levelling courses at the school I plan on getting my Masters at, and trying to bring that GPA up at the same time. From what I can tell they look at my last 60 hours of course work, and I need a 3.0 or higher. If I take ~20-30 hours of undergrad classes (pretty much what I need for the levelling) and maintain a 3.75, I can bring that GPA up to 3.0.
Hopefully I can acomplish this in 2 years. I'm taking my second class right now, which is engineering math (got an A in the first one.) That covers differential equations and linear algebra. Seeing as I haven't taken calculus in 10 years, my current B average in that class is pretty good. Although I want an A. Frankly, getting A's at this school is pretty easy. Not to be a dick but compared to UT it's a walk in the park. Next semester I will take 2 classes. We'll see how well I can handle that.
Anyways. Long story short. I wanted to know if yall had any advice. With my abominable undergrad GPA, I'm guessing I am totally incapable of getting accepted now, but do you think my plan will work? Also, does anyone have any experience taking a Masters course at night, and if so, how hard was it? I haven't decided if I will take an academic leave to do the masters or not.
Edit: Oh yeah, my other option is completing a bachelors in Industrial Engineering instead of going for the Masters. Since I have to take ~24 hours of levelling courses I would only need another ~20-30 or so to get the degree. Getting the degree would be much easier than the masters.