Adult student with 2 choices

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First, I'll say I'm 27 years old, and have a family, it's been long coming just to be set up to go back to school, now I'm trying to decide both what my chances are, and if they're good which might be better off for me.</p>

<p>I graduated in 1997, and up until my Junior year my GPA was about 3.5. During my Junior year I became involved with drugs, alcohol, and gangs. I was able to recover somewhat, and graduated with my class but only squeezing by with a 1.8.</p>

<p>I never took my SATs or ACTs. I worked jobs in every kind of field you can imagine, from corporate relations with a large internet company (dealing with companies like Nike, Earthlink, and AOL) to fueling 747s and the Concorde at a major airport.</p>

<p>Last year I began classes at a community college, to persue an IT career. I chose it not because it's what I wanted to do, but it seemed like something that'd make a decent amount of money. I also enrolled in a year-long Cisco CCNA course at the local vocational center. While there I joined the SkillsUSA organization (<a href="http://www.skillsUSA.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.skillsUSA.org&lt;/a&gt;) and took part in the competitions, Winning State and making it to the national competition in Kansas City this past June. I graduated from the Votec with a 4.0 GPA, a member of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), and the student of the year. </p>

<p>My community college expierence was so-so. The first semester, I turned in a major assignment in late, causing me to fail a class. The following semester I took I chose to take chemistry via the web (A HUGE MISTAKE) and ended up failing that course. My other courses were usually A-B.</p>

<p>I'm dealing with a billing issue right now at the Community College tomorrow to get my official transcript, however I believe my CC GPA is only about a 2.0.</p>

<p>I feel that neither of my transcrips reflect my actual potential</p>

<p>ok, on to the real thing. I'm switching majors, and thus also switching colleges, from a community college to a 4-year university. Or at least this is what I'm trying to do right now. I'm going to try for a B.S. in Meteorology, as I know 100% that is what I have always wanted to do, but never had the determination to follow through on the degree. </p>

<p>I understand how one should choose some schools as top choice, good, and safety. Right now I'm focusing on the top choices, Millersville (<a href="http://www.millersville.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.millersville.edu&lt;/a&gt;) and Oklahoma (<a href="http://www.ou.edu)%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.ou.edu)&lt;/a>. As you know, they're vastly different, one being medium sized and in PA, while OU is of course a D-1 large Uni halfway across the country.</p>

<p>I'm going to apply to both, however should I even bother trying to get into OU? I hear good things from Millersville, and have talked to them. The people I have talked to there have been very helpful and seem to be able to work with me and my grade situation, more than likely joining with a provisional status- this is why I'd prefer to transfer in the spring semester.</p>

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<p>bump?</p>

<p>bueller?</p>

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<p>update: apparently my CC GPA is between 3.5 and 3.8</p>

<p>there's a billing issue i'm dealing with right now so I don't have the exact numbers.</p>

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<p>With a CC gpa of a 3.5, you'll be alright applying to OU.</p>

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<p>yep, got the final word on my GPA, it's a 3.8 and I'm looking forward to OU next fall :D</p>

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<p>nice man! congratulations on the motivation and hardwork paying off! Thats a pretty inspiring strong. I had no idea when I first read your post on how you would do and was interested in any responses you would get but it seems your question has been answered without us. Enjoy the experience!</p>

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<p>thanks, I can't wait :)</p>

<p>I also found out why my GPA was higher than I thought.. turns out I got a high B in Chemistry, even though I thought I did horrible</p>

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<p>Millersville is a good school, but mostly known for education.</p>

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<p>I looked at Millersville quite a bit, however I know several graduate students at OU, and the NOAA is <em>right there</em></p>

<p>I've also been told that OU just got a huge lab upgrade, and with NWS and NSSL right there it's just too tempting.</p>

<p>Not to mention I'm a huge OU fan when it comes to NCAAF</p>

<p>The ~$21,000 tuition for the first year (the only year I'll be a non-resident) is really worrying me though.</p>

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<p>The Columbia school of general studies is a program where non-traditional students, ie students like you who took off time and now want to continue thier education, have the opportunity to receive an ivy leauge education. You should look into this because while it is a selective school, it is far easier to get into than if you were applying regular admission to Columbia. If you are looking for a fantastic undergraduate education, you should look into The Columbia School of General studies, after all, its Columbia.</p>