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Hi all,
I graduated with my BSc just over three years ago now. I loved my course and was a good student... but not necessarily a great one. I got a 2:1
I suffered from depression and crippling shyness through university, and was never very good at pushing myself forward.

Now after three years of wasting my life in unhappy jobs I want so much to do a phd - always been looking but never going for one.
Have mostly recovered from my depression (dealing with it, anyway), but think it's after effects may stop my application before it stated.
I'm sure none of my lecturers remember me, even my honours supervisor. I have kept in touch with one faculty member, but the application process always asks for 2-3 references.

And Biology changes so swiftly, will three years totally out of the field stop a supervisor considering me?
I also cannot afford to do a Masters to get me up to speed- see three years dead-end jobs.

I'm intelligent and I work hard - is this enough?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers