Bellevue College to UW after two years in Penn State?

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Hi,

I am an out of state junior in Penn state. For many reasons, I have decided to transfer to UW this year. Unfortunately because of my not so stellar grades (3.2 overall), I have failed for Winter 2017 last year. This is my junior year and I decided to attend Bellevue College near where my family lives now and apply as a community college student. I have already attended summer quarter in BC and get a average of B+ out of three prerequisite major courses. But my overall gpa still seems flat although I get an average of A- of all my major classes (political science)

I was wondering whether this is a viable path and is there a good chance?
I can’t go back to penn state because of financial troubles at home and I cannot afford OOS tuition.

Best,
AC

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It is a good path. It’s also a good way for you to check the gen ed differences or major pre-reqs and fill any deficiency you may have.

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Hey MYO thanks for the advice, need more helps & opinions on this matter

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I have two kids who did running start at BC. One thing that has really gone downhill between the two kids is academic advising. It takes longer to get a full (rather than quick) appointment to go over your record, and there are fewer group sessions on how the whole transfer system works.

  1. Go make an advising appointment ASAP, for a half hour slot to go over your transcripts and plans. Make sure to bring your Penn State transcripts with you when you get the meeting. The longer you wait into the quarter, the fewer slots and longer waits to get one. Especially fall quarter there is a ton of demand.
  2. Go over the recommended transfer course sheets on the UW website yourself as well. http://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/tools If you are able to, request an advising appointment on the UW campus. My second daughter was able to make an appointment with a premajor advisor where we learned a lot.
  3. Always have a safety school. UW Bothell has a public policy major and Evergreen sends a lot of interns to the state government in Olympia. Both are worth considering, especially if the UW advisor is not encouraging.
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BC also sends a lot of kids to Western, but I don’t know anything about political science there.