Having graduated with an abysmal GPA from Colorado State University back in 2000 ( wildlife biology 2.7), I have found it very difficult getting into graduate school. Two winters ago I completed two graduate level classes at Oregon State: Forest Wildlife Management and a graduate Statistics course. Unfortunately just a B+ on the statistics but A on the wildlife. Of course I have a ton of field experience going back 14 years in lots of different taxonomic groups. Having just turned 36 I'm at my wits end trying to move forward. So I am soliciting advice. Would a non-thesis program like the field naturalist program at U. of Vermont be worthwhile? Frankly at this point I want to get into something permanent. I'll always engage my naturalists interest regardless of the employment I have. If I do something unfunded (such as non-thesis) I would really need to have good employment prospects coming out of it. Sage words of wisdom are welcome! I'm completely open to any and all advice. My ideal situation would be a thesis based M.S. on any of the many taxa I have experience with (birds, butterflies, amphibians, bats, plants etc).
-Sean
