OK, so the bottom line is I am an idiot that did not take undergrad seriously and had about a 2.7 cumulative GPA, with a 2.4 at Boston University, the place I graduated. Since then I got an MA at Korea University with a really high GPA and I currently have a 3.96 at NYU in an education program. I'd like to go for a PhD in sociology. My first plan was to go back to an undergrad school and get a degree in sociology to raise my GPA above the 3.0 minimum, which I am half done with. I am trying to figure out what will help me most up until I apply in the fall/winter of 2015. I still need to take the GRE. I'll finish the NYU MA this fall and the second bachelor's this spring. What should my next move be to prove that I am smart and a good student and I was just an immature idiot at BU? How can I maximize my chances of acceptance?
Ideas I've had for the summer:
* Do the ICPSR 8 week summer program at U Michigan and show that I can handle statistics well for research.
* Take a ton more undergrad classes to raise my GPA.
* Study the GRE like crazy and score as high as possible.
* Try to do a research project with one of my professors.
* See if I can continue working at the public policy think tank the I intern at.
Assuming I can only do one of these things, which will look best to doctoral admissions committees? If not one of these things, what would you suggest. And yes, I know I am stupid and everyone who told me that I should have taken undergrad studying seriously was right. I know. I really really really know.