hapyr0

I graduate this May and I'm moving back home. My parents want me to find work but I'm sure I may be able to moonlight classes at my local university. Thanks for the advice guys. I really appreciate it.

Hi, I'm currently a senior at a pretty well known school studying applied math with an economics concentration. I have roughly a 3.1 GPA (I know, horrible), but I transferred in with a 3.95 GPA, which should leave me somewhere around the 3.4-3.5 range. I haven't taken my GRE's because I want to work for a year so I can gain experience with computer science/data analytics and then apply for my masters degree at one of the following places: UCLA, USC, Cal Poly SLO, UCI, and of course, Stanford and Berkeley. The problem is, I know with my crap GPA, I probably won't get into a masters program for applied math, cs, or statistics. I wanted to know if you guys had any advice for what I should do to help make myself more competitive to get into one of these top tier programs. I've been reading the forums for a while, and I've noticed that some of you mention post-bac programs. Do you think that's applicable to me? If so, which ones do you think I should be striving for? Do you have any advice for me, or am I doomed? Also, I'm sorry for the abruptness, I've been having panic attacks about this stuff for the past month, and I finally gained enough sense/courage to post here. Thanks, hapyr0