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I think, I just decided this today.  I've played with the idea before but now I'm seriously considering it.  I'm going to go back for a second bachelors in Public Administration and then maybe go for a masters in the same field. 

I'm pretty excited.  It means a long distance relationship for a bit but we can do it!

I just hope this isn't a big mistake.   But I am so tired of working well below my potential.

@accorn:Improving yourself is NEVER a 'big mistake'.  Good for you...I wish I had made the choices you are making when I was younger! 

@piglet_625: I would really like to be a Human Resources manager but have also thought about working for the city and getting into city management.  This degree would help with either career. 

I have tried to get in through entry level positions but I'm having a hard time finding those in my area and when I do find them they scoff at my lack of degree in a related field. 

@Eva Peron: I don't currently have scholarships because I literally just decided this but I am going to look into them- I may actually be starting Spring semester so it will be difficult to find them on short notice.  I am already submitting my FAFSA but that would only be for government subsidized loans because pell grants are only for undergraduate students pursuing their first degree.  I wish I had decided to do this while I was still in undergrad and double majored!

@accorn: That's great! I'm a big proponent of going back to school to get on the career track you want!

Have you considered just applying for a MPA program instead of getting a second bachelors degree?  Most MPA programs only have a few course pre-requisites, so you just need any undergraduate degree, not one in public admin.  If you don't have the pre-reqs from whatever degree you have now, just take those specific classes, not do another degree.  Just something to consider so you can skip a lot of debt/headache.

@Boston Bee: @hotchildinthecity: I will probably go back for my masters but for now this is an opportunity to raise my GPA a little bit  and because I unknowingly was already taking classes that would go towards a Public Administration degree I can cram it all into one semester (or semester and a half).  So it is partially a "Why not?" type of situation. If I need to take a few classes to get into a particular MPA program why not just go for the bachelors?

Also, I don't know if we will be in the same place for the next three years so I do not want to start here (or Dallas) and then have to stay behind when/if FI(DH by then) changes jobs.