Plan for graduate admissions?

RC1401
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:20:57 +0000

I have a prior degree in political science from another university and want to earn a higher degree. However I have been out a couple of years and my GPA at the other school was reduced to 2.83 cumulative because I dropped my classes at one point to go into the army to pay off some debts that were negatively impacting my ability to concentrate on my studies.
I paid the debts off and left the military after 5 years. A year after leaving the military I finished the degree program but was not able to get above a 2.83 because my skills had rusted a little.
What I want to do is attend law school and recieve teacher certification in the social sciences. I am thinking of doing another BA or two just to prove I can succeed in the graduate program. Since I read they are concerned with how your past performance indicates how you will do in the grad programs.
A second BA would also enable me to get better recommendations. When I finished my PS degree I did not engage the instructors and it has resulted in some difficulty in getting good recommendations. This is probaby my primary concern. Since I know that the GPA is only part of it. The rest is the GRE, resume, and recommendations. I can probably do pretty good on the first two but the latter would be almost impossible at this point.

the degree I am considering is history plus a second major or minor in a foreign language since those would seem most useful for those wanting to go into teaching.

What do you think?