Question about competitiveness

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Question about competitiveness

Post by rondaben » Thu May 12, 2016 3:09 am

Thank you all for your time. I have a question about if I would be considered competitive for admission.

First, I'm an old man I'm 44 with 24 years of Healthcare experience. Unfortunately I did slack off the first couple of years of college, so my GPA is a bit low (3.2 overall, 3.15 science), though there was a very strong upward trend in the grades. I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science with a 3.5 average in that program, and have been certified for 22 years with ASCP. I also have a Master's Degree with a 3.9 GPA in the program. Experience is strong, with >20,000 patient contact hours and another 20,000 hours as a professional in healthcare. For the most part I've been there and done that in most of the direct patient care. GRE is 310. I am married and have two kids, but they are teenagers.

My concerns are my age, lower undergraduate GPA and Science GPA. I plan on applying this cycle, but may well try to retake some of the courses I received a C in to raise that GPA. Is it a waste of time for this cycle or could I be competitive?

Thank you again for your time!

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