<p>If you're getting transfer credit at your new college, I don't really see the point.</p>
<p>I ask because I got a pretty crummy grade in a physics course at my previous college.</p>
<p>Yup, as they calculate your overall GPA based on the GPA from all of your colleges, not just the one you transferred to. And if you don’t, schools do periodic audits using the National Student Clearinghouse, so your omission could cost you your graduate degree, if they find out that you neglected to submit a transcript. Hiding that one crummy grade isn’t worth losing your degree.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks.</p>
<p>I’m not planning on applying to the most selective grad schools (something along the lines of UGA), and I plan on working towards a master’s in broadcasting or marketing, but I still worry about my dumb physics credit from Georgia Tech. I can’t even erase the grade by retaking the course since I’m transferring.
Do you think the grade (it’s an F, by the way) is an unforgivable offense?</p>
<p>Definitely not. 
I wouldn’t even worry about it, as it’s not related to your major, and it happened early on in your college career - plus, it’ll only take your GPA down by about .1 overall (if I did my math right). So long as you’ve done well since, and looked into internships related to your field and the like, I can’t imagine it being a concern at all in grad school applications. If you work for a few years before applying to grad school, they won’t even blink at it.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for your help. So I guess grad school admissions are pretty different from undergrad? They place more emphasis on your academic and professional interests?</p>
<p>And what if an internship application asks for a college transcript? Do I <em>have</em> to submit both? (Sorry for the excessive questions)</p>
<p>Yup, pretty much. It may vary some from school to school, but they generally like to see that you’re very focused on a particular field of interest, and have taken steps to better your chances of succeeding in that area. Graduate school is essentially training for a specific subfield, and as you typically need to ask a prof to supervise you, that prof will want to make sure they admit students who have a high chance of succeeding in the program (academically) and beyond (professionally), so that it reflects well upon them (the prof).</p>
<p>The internship question…I don’t know. I think someone else will have to answer that one, as I don’t have much experience in that area.</p>
<p>I hope this helps a bit!</p>
<p>All right. Thanks regardless!</p>