Career Pathway: MT/MLT or other???

So I graduated with a B.S. in Biology during the summer of 2010, and have been working as a lab assistant for the Micro lab at the local hospital since late 2011. A lot of the other workers (MTs and MLTs) have been encouraging me to look into the MT/MLT program that the hospital has set up a with a university for ASCP certification. There are other workers there that have AMT or AAB certification, so I know that is also an option for this employer. My problem is finding the correct pathway considering my circumstances.

When I did my undergraduate, I attended a private university for the first 2 years that had roughly 2,000 students. I had an excellent GPA. However, I had decided to move back to my home state where I finished the last 2 years of my undergraduate at a public university with 20K+ students. Not surprisingly, going to a larger school where I didn't know ANYONE and had a hard time adjusting socially, my grades fell dramatically (GPA 2.66).

Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with a junk GPA and a B.S. in Biology. I am very hesitant to even consider an MT/MLT program when my grades are so poor. It's not that I'm unintelligent. I feel like my grades struggled because of my inability to adapt to an entirely new environment. Going back to school would be an option to increase my GPA. It's financially feasible however it would be very difficult since I work 2 jobs (one of which I would obviously have to quit making it less financially feasible).

What do you suggest about the MT/MLT career path? Are there other viable career paths that should be looked into with a B.S. in Biology? What are my options considering my dramatic change in GPA? I wish I had stayed at the private university and finished my undergraduate strong.

rtdir in Seattle, Washington said: So I graduated with a B.S. in Biology during the summer of 2010, and have been working as a lab assistant for the Micro lab at the local hospital since late 2011. A lot of the other workers (MTs and MLTs) have been encouraging me to look into the MT/MLT program that the hospital has set up a with a university for ASCP certification. There are other workers there that have AMT or AAB certification, so I know that is also an option for this employer. My problem is finding the correct pathway considering my circumstances.

When I did my undergraduate, I attended a private university for the first 2 years that had roughly 2,000 students. I had an excellent GPA. However, I had decided to move back to my home state where I finished the last 2 years of my undergraduate at a public university with 20K+ students. Not surprisingly, going to a larger school where I didn't know ANYONE and had a hard time adjusting socially, my grades fell dramatically (GPA 2.66).

Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with a junk GPA and a B.S. in Biology. I am very hesitant to even consider an MT/MLT program when my grades are so poor. It's not that I'm unintelligent. I feel like my grades struggled because of my inability to adapt to an entirely new environment. Going back to school would be an option to increase my GPA. It's financially feasible however it would be very difficult since I work 2 jobs (one of which I would obviously have to quit making it less financially feasible).

What do you suggest about the MT/MLT career path? Are there other viable career paths that should be looked into with a B.S. in Biology? What are my options considering my dramatic change in GPA? I wish I had stayed at the private university and finished my undergraduate strong.

Become a clinical research coordinator then move up to Clinical Research Associate. They make good money and work on their own schedule

If you already have a BS go MT.

Retake any science/math courses that you got a C in and get A's... show them that you have changed and can get the grades. You will need to raise your GPA because some schools will require that you have a GPA above 2.7.