Chance me: Confused and doubtful about the future

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, this is my first post on this message board and I was wondering if I could get some much needed help and advice. I am a 24 year old guy who has never attended a 4 year university. Since high school I have had a very unstable and rather messy college history. Due to personal problems I had been dealing with I have been in and out of a few different community colleges a few times with many long breaks and withdraw's on my transcript. Now, having dealt with these problems, I am ready to get back to school but my past is now coming back to haunt me. I talked to my community college counselor, and we concluded that I have a total GPA of 2.5 and I have completed the IGETC and Cal State requirements for transferring. The problem is I completely forgot about one community college I had attended when I was in the middle of dealing with these personal problems I mentioned above, and my grades from that college are absolutely deplorable. I actually got a scholastic dismissal from there because of my academic performance. After viewing my transcript from that community college, I see that I have 2 F's and countless numbers of W's from withdrawing. Now I realize that if I add in my horrible performance at this college to my final transcript my GPA is going to be a lot lower. Is it completely neccessary for me to include my grades from this college? I am sure it is, and I am sure if I don't include this, the universities which I am planning on applying to will somehow find out and notice and disqualify me.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting into a Cal State or a UC? The whole thing is really depressing and frustrating as I really want to go to a good 4 year university for my BA, but my past is really holding me back. I have been doing really good for the past 3 semesters of community college, getting only A's and B's. Would some colleges see and acknowledge that I did have a bad start and had some problems in the beginning but am now getting serious?? I have like 6-7 W's on my transcript, but all the classes I withdrew from where taken again and passed. I have over 60 transferrable units and I am planning on majoring in business economics. Please someone help me out and tell me my options. My dream has always been to go to a half way decent university but I feel like all my past problems are going to hold me back from this dream.</p>

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<p>How long ago was the first college? UCs and CSUs have what’s called ‘academic forgiveness’. If the first college was long ago enough (I think it’s 5 years) you can apply to have those classes not counted. Call each campus you’re interested in and ask their policy.</p>

<p>But yes, it’s essential to report every college. You’re in the system and will get caught.</p>

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<p>Well the college in which I did absolutely horrible which I had the 2 F’s and the W’s was in 07-08, so it wasn’t too long ago. And yeah, I figured there was a central system where they just put in your name and your entire college history and grades come up. Man, this is so depressing and is just taking the life out of me:(</p>

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<p>please, someone, anyone, give me some replies. Is my hope of going to a 4 year university really out the window now due to my past screw ups in community college and high school? I know this a broad, very general question, but from the information I have given what can I do to somehow get into a reasonably decent university. Please, someone give me something. My dilemma is constantly on my mind and is really depressing me. I guess maybe if i knew that going to college wasn’t going to happen for me, I could just move on and go another route, but they always say its never too late for college and I have been dead set on some how getting into a 4 year university. Please someone reply.</p>

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<p>Relax ans be patient. Go back to the CC and retake the classes. Continue on with good grades and finish 2 years and transfer then. But do talk it through with a counselor at the CC, they may have other ideas.</p>