<p>Hi,</p>
<p>While doing my searches on how I should proceed, using Google, CC was one of the few sites that kept popping up. And on reading and finding how helpful this community is I pose my dilemma. </p>
<p>The dilemma I am facing as of right now is that I am in my final semester and I am not remotely enjoying what I am studying and that is Chemistry and as a result it is slowly affecting my GPA. I have managed to barely keep it above a 3.0 overall but I fear that it might drop further. I have another semester to go to complete my BS but I am thinking of just walking out with a BA instead rather than spending a semester more taking classes and then trying to apply to Graduate School instead. I think my main problem is I am 26 and still completing my degree while EVERYONE I know have completed their Masters. :'( </p>
<p>On a side note the last two years I have been working at the university as a student IT Assistant and I find myself fascinated in programming also I have lived with a bunch of BME's and find their work very interesting specially since it involved modeling and programming, two things that I know I would enjoy. All of them did Masters and have been successful in landing jobs. </p>
<p>And this is where my problem lies getting into Grad School and that too in the field of engineering.....</p>
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<li>Not having a competitive GPA.</li>
<li>Not a lot of work experience in the engineering field.</li>
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<p>Would having a BS over a BA in Chemistry affect a lot when trying to apply into graduate school. My local university luckily has no strict requirement on this criteria and this is one reason why I am thinking of taking the BA route as I would be able to graduate this semester itself. I do have Calc I/II/III and Deferential Q along with PHYI/II w/calc.</p>
<p>Should I walk out with the BA and try to apply to grad schools? Should I instead of trying to get a MS go back and attain another BS in Engg.? Am I screwed w/ the decisions I have made? How to fix the issues? How to go about getting an internship position involving engg. maybe BME related? </p>
<p>As you can see soooo many questions! PLUS reading up here on how BME is a pointless major does not help me to understand what the future may hold for me :(</p>
<p>So any advice would be highly appreciated!!!!</p>