<p>Hello College Confidential, lurked around these forums for quite some time, but have never posted until now. I have a question regarding getting into a university. I currently am a high school senior, and it is about that time where I should decide where I will attend college. unfortunately, my GPA is less than average. A lot less. I have an non-weighted 2.65, and scored a 1740 on my SAT. So far I have only been admitted to the University of Montana, and am debating whether to attend there, or to begin my adult life at a community college. </p>
<p>To my knowledge, there are certain CC's where if you maintain a certain GPA, you are guaranteed entry into a specific four year university after 2 years. I believe this applies to a some UC schools? My question to you wise folks, is if there are some of these situations besides those in California. Is there a certain CC say in Seattle, or Denver, if where I keep my grades up, I am admitted into either the University of Washington, or the university of Denver? Does anyone know of any of these relationships between CC's and 4 year universities? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Most CCs have articulation agreements with the public universities in their state. Use the search function at the website of universities you are interested in to see which CCs they have articulation agreements with.</p>
<p>Some private colleges and universities also have articulation agreements, so check their websites too. If don’t find any, it is OK to email the transfer admissions office and ask what they look for in students from CZcs.</p>
<p>Thanks! So chances are a local city college in say Seattle would have this agreement with the University of Washington?</p>
<p>Be careful, though. An articulation agreement does not always guarantee admission–and not necessarily admission to the place where you want to go. In my state, students who complete an associate’s degree with a certain grade point average are guaranteed admission to some public four-year college or university, but not necessarily to the flagship. You might get into the flagship from a community college–and if you do, the articulation agreement will help ensure that your credits transfer–but it takes way more than the minimum standard to do so.</p>
<p>More than a minimum standard? So you mean it would be just like applying to that school as if I had just graduated high school? And is this always the case? Do most schools guarantee admission to other colleges besides the flagship?</p>
<p>No. Each CC-university pair that sets up this type of agreement sets the policies that govern the agreement. You need to ask specifically about the agreements that look good to you. Each agreement is different.</p>
<p>There are transfer agreements between CC and every UC except Cal and LA. </p>
<p>As mom said, every agreement is different. You just have to check with the school.</p>
<p>Yeah, that is what I’m interested in. Do you know of any between any other public schools besides the UC schools?</p>