Can I transfer to a community college (or even state school) with about a 2.0 gpa?

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<p>No potential employer wants to see a GPA of 2.3, even from a HYPSM level institution. Hofstra and the SUNYs aren’t necessarily any “easier” than Pepperdine, but if your mental state improves enough so that you can pull your GPA up, it is all good. After your first job, most employers won’t give a rip about where you went to college. Even for the first job, depending on your internships, part-time work, etc. a lot of employers won’t give a rip about the name on your diploma. If you are hell-bent on making your career on the West Coast, by all means pull yourself together and graduate from Pepperdine. The regional reputation and alumni network will be hugely helpful out there. If you’d prefer to work on the East Coast, Hofstra or any of the SUNYs will give you better prospects for those same reasons.</p>

<p>For MBA school admissions (and chances are that you will eventually want an MBA if you continue in your career field), you want a good GPA and professors who will remember you and be happy to write letters of recommendation even after you’ve been out of their classrooms for several years. You need to think about which situation is more likely to produce that kind of result.</p>

<p>Money seems to be a big issue for you. Is Pepperdine cheaper for you than Hofstra or a SUNY? That could be the reason why your mom wants you to stay put, in which case you need to come up with a plan for paying for your education.</p>

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<p>Thanks again!</p>

<p>At first I thought I wanted to go to Pepperdine, but for the reasons I stated I am miserable and just anxious to leave. I was honestly thinking about moving back to NY after I graduate to find a first job/internship in NYC and go from there. </p>

<p>Money in fact is an issue. My Mom has my finances “planned out” for Pepperdine, that is all our financial aid is in order for 2 and a half more years here. With financial aid, I’m paying 10k a semester here. I’m guessing she’s just frustrated that I want to take down everything she’s set up for me and will have to do everything over again. </p>

<p>But if all works out at Suffolk and I get a high gpa and our finances are the same I may get a good financial aid package somewhere else too right?</p>

<p>All in all, she kept telling me transferring home will be one of the biggest mistakes of my life, but I’m not sure if that’s true. My Mom tries to persuade me out of changing my mind because I always think the grass is greener on the other side. While that may be true, I think I’d be a alot more happier and focused if I go to school at home:</p>

<p>1.) I get to see my girlfriend more, which it is so painful to leave her for months on end now.</p>

<p>2.) I would have to buy a car and drive myself to school everyday. </p>

<p>3.) Since I have more options available at home of what I’m able to do to pass the time, I need to dedicate myself to studying first.</p>

<p>4.) I could find a part time job like I did here. </p>

<p>5.) I have the keys to my Mom’s, Dad’s and Grandparent’s houses. If I just need to get away for a day I can stay there and work quietly there. I feel like something that would be invaluable to me, since I have a hard time focusing in one place for periods of time.</p>

<p>I feel like these are all good reasons that in the long run I feel will not only help me graduate somewhere else eventually with a higher gpa, but will help me gain some more responsibility and initiative. Something which I really never learned in high school. Of course my mom disagrees thinking I’d have less responsibility if I came home, but I got her to agree to hear me out when I get home. </p>

<p>Anyway thank you so much, as soon as finals week is over I’m gonna make a presentation for her using this info.</p>

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<p>So it sounds like your are finishing your 1st semester as a sophomore. The only way a community college can help you is if you attend next semester, as a community college focuses on courses that are typically college prep through 2nd year. For students that intend to get a bachelors degree, they would transfer from a CC to a 4-year school after the 2nd or 3rd year. I don’t know what town you are in in NY, but is there a SUNY nearby where they could accept you for one semester conditionally? The deal you could make to is they accept you as a regular student once you prove that you can handle the coursework (2.5 or higher? or 3.0 or higher?). I don’t know if the SUNY’s do this, but they may consider it if you were accepted at at least one SUNY before you went to this current school, or if you just make a really compelling case.</p>

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<p>p.s. sounds like the girlfriend thing is serious. Any chance she can move closer to you? Your state-of-mind needs a re-boot if you are going to succeed at this school.</p>

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<p>Hi there, sorry for the late reply.</p>

<p>I’ve been talking to some professionals about this and got a completely different idea in mind. The community college idea is out, these people explained to my Mom another year would be pointless, since there is the stress of commuting and apparently all these CC classes are packed out of the door full. So we drew up a new game plan.</p>

<p>For starters, I am changing my major from International Business to a language (probably French) and minoring in Business. I really like the international part more than the business, and I tend to much better in language classes anyway. Besides, I still have business as a backdoor for getting a job. </p>

<p>Next, they are going to help me apply to public schools closer to me with a good reputation. </p>

<p>I’m looking at U Delaware, Penn State, and SUNY Binghamton. What I am trying to figure out is if these schools still carry the same amount of prestige as Pepperdine does, or if it really even matters since they are both very high up there. </p>

<p>Next semester, I will be focusing on taking only core classes (language and literature, I think I may have my business minor already covered). I will most likely get all A’s and B’s in those classes (language classes come easy to me), so that will indefinitely help me. </p>

<p>Also, the people I am paying to help will see what they can do with the admissions offices. Hopefully if I show improvement, as well as explaining my struggle in this school (detailing the religious part, I feel like many people can sympathize), I may have a chance of getting in. </p>

<p>In the long run, I want to graduate from a school with a name that carries weight. I may just have to stay at Pepperdine and suffer these next 2 and a half years. I think I will do much better once I change my major/declare a minor. However, if I can find a school that I can still afford (no endowment as a transfer it seems), has around the same prestige as Pepperdine, and I actually enjoy it, I think I know then what I would want to do.</p>