<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I had a rough time in high school, therefore my grades suffered as well. However, I’m a late bloomer I suppose, and I’m now living abroad in another country and I’m married. So things have been looking up for me, and now I’m getting ready to move back to the US with my wife and start up college at a university. I’m in my 3rd year at a local community college, will have 60+ credits, and most of the classes I’ve had D’s or F’s in I’m retaking online while I’m away. I’m also raising my GPA up at the moment, and I may have it up to a 2.5 by the time I sent in applications sometime next year. </p>
<p>I’m looking to do engineering, more than likely Civil Engineering since my bad math and science gave away my chances at a Biomedical or Chemical Engineering degree. I understand I may have to work my way up regarding the math (which has not been a strongpoint in the past) at my new university, but I’m willing to do that. I’ll probably be doing 5 classes a semester at whichever university I attend, plus summer school, to move my way through school and start up my career. </p>
<p>Since my GPA at the moment is hovering around a 2.0, and will be above that by the time I apply, I’ve been looking at schools with lower admission requirements, especially regarding engineering programs. I came across the University of Wyoming as one (2.0 requirement for Engineering college), North Dakota State, South Dakota State, University of Minnesota-Mankato, and St. Cloud State University.</p>
<p>I’m an Illinois resident, and the out-of-state tuition is pretty low for those schools, as well as the plus for me being from Illinois regarding tuition.</p>
<p>So, just looking to see if anyone knows how my prospects look of getting accepted, with the recent uptick in GPA, grades, etc. I understand these are not the top, let alone the best, engineering schools in the country or the region. But at the moment, I’m all about getting the degree so I can get my foot in the door. I’ll be e-mailing each university and discussing the things I am here, with them as well.</p>
<p>But I’m just wondering if anyone has any info, advice, etc. on my plans, or other schools with similar low tuitions and/or admission requirements.</p>
<p>Thanks all,</p>
<p>J</p>