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Thanks for the kind words, I have yet to take the GRE. I may put hefty eggs in the GRE basket to try and make up a bit for the GPA. The best part of my current situation, is that I can live rent free for 2 years to get back in. Coming up with the best use of that time is what I'm trying to figure out now.

Hi all, Interests: Continental Philosophy I'm a frequent reader of this forum, though it hasn't been for myself. I went to small christian liberal arts college in upstate in NY. I did very well in my philosophy classes, but life fell apart while I was attending school. I had a major documented bout with illness, and was only able to keep my grades up for phil. I left with a horrible 2.9 cumulative, and a 3.7 in the major. The school was small and did not have a strong philosophy program so I took courses from consortium schools to supplement as well as two independent studies. I then worked to help my partner at the time pay for school. I am since divorced, and have not had opportunity to return until now. Seems like a typical pre midlife crisis crisis, at 29 is not so bad. From my vantage point, and from what I have read on here, my best option is to take one more semester at a respected institution excel and apply to master's programs from there. I don't think I will have a legitimate shot at a PhD program, without some extra work. Boston College is the best local option for my interests but I think I would need to prove myself elsewhere before I could get in to their Masters program. What I'm looking for is the best way to get my foot in the door again. I have the time, I work IT and can accrue extra funds should I really need to, but the path to a Master's Program with those grades seems nil.