SteveyD

I greatly appreciate all the advice guys! Thank you very much, its encouraging to know I have a shot still!

I was looking for everyone's honest advice on this (my feelings won't get hurt, I promise!) Let's say you are me, and you wasted your undergraduate years away (a 2.35 gpa, I'll let you imagine all the ways that could happen as a young punk at a sweet Floridian university) and by a stroke of luck I interviewed well (and somehow had great rec. letters) and got into a MA and have proceeded to get a 4.0 there. What are my chances like for top PhD programs? I was hoping everyone here could help me gauge what quality of school should be my safety, my reach, and what not. Again, go ahead and be painfully honest and thanks for everyone's time!! Additionally, if you think I should hold off on PhD talk and go the second masters route, please let me know whatever knowledge you might have gained as to where good schools are for that also! (Philosophy of Religion)

I was looking for everyone's honest advice on this (my feelings won't get hurt, I promise!) Let's say you are me, and you wasted your undergraduate years away (a 2.35 gpa, I'll let you imagine all the ways that could happen at Florida State...) and by a stroke of luck I interviewed well (and somehow had great rec. letters) and got into a MA and have proceeded to get a 4.0 there. What are my chances like for top PhD programs? I was hoping everyone here could help me gauge what quality of school should be my safety, my reach, and what not. Again, go ahead and be painfully honest and thanks for everyone's time!!