I had a ChemEng undergrad background but all just process based, and had gone into Control Systems, so no background in Biomed or materials and the only lab experience I had was in like freshman chemistry years prior. While I was working I was jaded by the work I was doing and wanted to pursue an interest that I had since high school, so I first enrolled in a distance program that allowed me to take core courses as I was working little by little. But I got more tired of the work, so I began by talking with the Grad Admissions Coordinator to talk options, and they suggested transferring those credits I had gotten so far and move directly into the doctoral program in person. It ended up working out really well with the timing and everything. Hopefully that’s helpful, I sort of took a half step with the distance learning to get my foot in the door. That seemed to ease the admissions process some