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Hello, I apologize ahead of time for the length, but I have a question that I would appreciate some advice on. I am currently 24. I graduated high school 6 years ago with a 3.0 GPA and a 27 on the ACT. I know that's nothing special, but I never really tried in high school.
I attended college in pursuit of a Computer Science degree. I found out very quickly that I hadn't matured enough to be on my own. All I basically did was party. I got put on academic probation and then was told I had to take a semester off. I cam back for my third semester still not having matured enough, but was a little better. I was told once again that I had to leave for a semester unless I wanted to write an essay about why I should be able to go back, and then if accepted I would only be allowed to take a certain amount of credits. I decided not to go this route. I think I “passed” most classes. By this I mean I achieved at least a D.
Fast forward 4 years. I've been working full time since I quit college and all I've ever thought about since then is going back. I had a job for 3.5 years working 60+ hours a week, traveling constantly. This job definitely matured me a lot and very quickly.
Ever since I can remember I've been interested in space. I took an astronomy class in college the rekindled my love. I loved physics and math in high school. I want to go back to college to pursue a degree in astrophysics. I would like to go get my PhD as well. I may be able to get readmitted to my old college (small public liberal arts university), but I've also been looking at going to a different school.
My questions are;
With my bad college GPA would transferring to a different school basically be out of the question?
Should I go for a Physics degree instead and then go into an astrophysics field when I want to go to grad school?
Should I try to get readmitted to my old college, switch majors, go for a couple of years, improve my GPA and then try to transfer?
I know this time around I will have a better attitude towards school. I try to read as much on physics, astrophysics, etc. as I can. I need to brush up on my math a little though. I'm planning on finding some textbooks this summer and try to learn some more. Any other advice you have would be greatly appreciated and I thank you for taking your time to read this.
I attended college in pursuit of a Computer Science degree. I found out very quickly that I hadn't matured enough to be on my own. All I basically did was party. I got put on academic probation and then was told I had to take a semester off. I cam back for my third semester still not having matured enough, but was a little better. I was told once again that I had to leave for a semester unless I wanted to write an essay about why I should be able to go back, and then if accepted I would only be allowed to take a certain amount of credits. I decided not to go this route. I think I “passed” most classes. By this I mean I achieved at least a D.
Fast forward 4 years. I've been working full time since I quit college and all I've ever thought about since then is going back. I had a job for 3.5 years working 60+ hours a week, traveling constantly. This job definitely matured me a lot and very quickly.
Ever since I can remember I've been interested in space. I took an astronomy class in college the rekindled my love. I loved physics and math in high school. I want to go back to college to pursue a degree in astrophysics. I would like to go get my PhD as well. I may be able to get readmitted to my old college (small public liberal arts university), but I've also been looking at going to a different school.
My questions are;
With my bad college GPA would transferring to a different school basically be out of the question?
Should I go for a Physics degree instead and then go into an astrophysics field when I want to go to grad school?
Should I try to get readmitted to my old college, switch majors, go for a couple of years, improve my GPA and then try to transfer?
I know this time around I will have a better attitude towards school. I try to read as much on physics, astrophysics, etc. as I can. I need to brush up on my math a little though. I'm planning on finding some textbooks this summer and try to learn some more. Any other advice you have would be greatly appreciated and I thank you for taking your time to read this.