2nd Undergrad Degree Admissions

TRNR
Wed, 27 May 2009 20:29:52 +0000

My Background:
BSBA International Finance from UNC Charlotte
3.2 GPA
Graduated 2006

To be brief, I didn’t take college seriously the first time around- should have taken three years off before delving in. I went to class only on test days, that sort of thing. As much as is possible, I want to start fresh.

I’ve noticed that sub-par undergrad completion makes you somewhat of an academic pariah. Many schools won’t take 2nd degree students; good grad schools require a high GPA, and mine is set in stone. My alma mater won’t allow me to re-enroll and retake classes, as I could have before graduation.

I’m a California resident now. My rough plan is to go to Santa Monica College for a year, and transfer to Berkeley. UCLA doesn’t take 2nd degree students, but Berkeley makes no mention of this. I’m looking into other schools as well that will allow it. Perhaps going to community college will qualify me a strict transfer and UCLA won’t care… haven’t confirmed that.

I could go in as a Junior with a new major. I graduate from a better school with a good GPA, and top grad schools and law school would be within reach, I’m hoping.

Has anybody done this? Is there an easier way to go about being admitted for a 2nd degree? This makes me wish I had dropped out, instead of finishing lazily. At least then I wouldn’t be limited in school choice. Help??