Bad record at Univ., now at CC, hoping to transfer

Transfer Students
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Hello everyone,

I’d say I graduated HS in a mediocre manner. I barely made it into the top half, had an SAT score of 1530, and I took no APs. Although, I did participate in Junior ROTC throughout all 4 years and have a leadership background.

I went onto a 4-year Univ., and ended up dropping out in my 3rd semester with a cumulative GPA of 1.67 with 31 credits earned (none transferrable for engineering) primarily due to my lack of interest in my major, and spending more time working at my family business.
Heres what my record looks like: 2 A’s, 2 B’s, 2 C’s, 2 D’s, and 4 F’s.

I am now at my local CC working towards a major I am passionate about (Engineering) with a cumulative GPA of 3.83 with 18 hours earned. Although in my first semester at CC I ended up receiving 4 W drops and 1 B, in the following term, I went onto making A’s in Calc 1, Calc 2, Chem 1 w/ Lab, and English Composition 1. For this fall term, I will be enrolled in Univ Physics 1, Calc 3, CompSci 1, and English Composition 2.

I have been working on a handful of Transfer Applications for Engineering at a 4-year seeking admission for the Spring 2016 term, but I got extremely discouraged when I learned that I am required to provide transcripts from ALL previous institutions attended.

Do you all think I should still continue applying given my record and explain my poor initial academic performance somewhere in the application? What are your suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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You have shown that you can do the work in CC. Transfer to atop school is not likely but others will consider you seriously. What schools are you applying to?

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Tom, thanks for your feedback. I am applying to University of Houston, University of Illinois-Urbuna, Purdue, UMich and if I manage to get recommendation letters, Northwestern.

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Pay a visit to the Transfer Advisor at your CC, and get some help with identifying solid safeties for your major. It is likely that your CC has articulation agreements with some of the public universities in your state. If you complete the requirements for those agreements, you will be guaranteed admission. The Transfer Advisor will be able to help you determine whether or not you need to do anything particular to make up for your old bad grades.