Company paying for my masters...?

[scarletnorman]

My company recently offered to pay for 100% of my tuition to get my masters degree in biology (I have a MS in Biology with a chemistry minor). But I am very concerned I may not get into the program (and that would be extremely embarassing...) I graduated with a pretty low GPA (~2.5) but I've been working in a wet chemistry lab for the past two years and will have some solid letters of recommendation. I also have been studying very hard for the GRE, so I plan on getting a relatively good score. With all that being said, is the likelihood of me getting into the program good? All schools I'm looking at don't require GRE (but recommend it) and require at least a 3.0 to be accepted. I'm so nervous to accept the offer because if I don't make it in, I am scared it will look bad on me professionally.

[emmm]

Does it make sense to get a 2nd MS in biology? You could contact programs you'd potentially apply to and ask them how likely it would be that you'd be accepted -- most will be honest with you about how competitive you are and give suggestions on how you could improve your chances.At least that is what I found when I talked to programs -- I was told I had an interesting background but also had some significant deficiencies (mainly very little in time in a wet lab). I was also told that my chances for some programs were low -- I applied anyway :-) Even very strong applicants get rejections. I'd hope that your company understands this and that it might take more than one application cycle to get an offer.