re: Deciding on a Career Path

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I originally had an "in" for law school but right now I can't justify that amount of debt without some way to be assured I can pay it back.

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You keep mentioning law school. Even if a sack of money fell out of the sky, you're not getting into law school with that GPA. The idea of "academic bankruptcy" does not exist at reputable institutions; they're going to look at all credits attempted, just like LSU. LSU law admits on a metric scale: LSAT plus GPA...a cutoff number is determined each year. Above the line gets in, below the line does not. No recs, no letters, nada. Purely numbers.

Again, WHAT would YOU like to do? What appealed to you about the law school plan? Wearing a suit & tie? Making money? 'Cause law school is three years of study that make LSU undergraduate courses look like pre-K. The sheer volume of reading is enough to kill a scholarly type, much less a student whose only motivation is external (mama n daddy said I should go, and my uncle/cousin/neighbor/friend is a big donor/professor/dean/admissions counselor at the law school).

What makes you happy? Hanging out with people, helping people, being alone, solving problems, making things with your hands, creating something from scratch, making a sale, physically exerting yourself, reading....what sort of work is involved in your dream job?