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human
Should I give up?

So I graduated with 2.53 gpa from a state university, which even though I did better in my philosophy courses, is very much subpar. I want to go back to school and get a masters in either Chinese Philosophy or Social Science, however I'm sure with my gpa that will be incredible difficult. 

I'm wondering what my options are at this point. Is there a way to bring my gpa up through paying for online classes on my own through the school I graduated in? Should I look into getting a second bachelors and simply doing better in those classes? 

Should I just give up on wanting to go to graduate school?
gpt
You can for sure get an MA with a 2.53.  This is the wrong question to worry about.  You should worry about what such an MA would cost and what such an MA could do for you.

Why do you want the MA?  Do you want it for a later PhD or some other reason?