financial aid suspension question

Transfer Students
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<p>I was attending a local CC and my financial aid was suspended because I was not making satisfactory academic progress. I had alot going on in my life at the time. That's not an excuse of course but it contributed. I also lacked the maturity, ambition and study skills to really do well. I took some time off to get myself together, figure out what I want to do, get a stable job, steady place to live, etc. Now I feel like I'm ready to give it another go...but I'm unsure of how to proceed. If I apply to another CC do I need to apply as a transfer student? I don't want financial aid, and I don't want transfer credit. I would prefer to have a clean slate but is that possible? </p>

<p>**I cross posted this in the financial aid forum, because I was unsure of what category it would fall under...sorry if that annoys anyone!</p>

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<p>So are you planning on getting a BS/BA after CC or just getting a job after CC? </p>

<p>Sorry..you lost me when you asked wheter you need to apply as a transfer student or not to a CC...</p>

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If I apply to another CC do I need to apply as a transfer student?

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<p>If you want to attend another CC, they will want your transcripts from your other CC. So in essence, yes, you will be a transfer student...but not in the way the word is traditionally used on here. You shouldn't apply as a freshman to the CC though b/c those grades at the old CC are with you permanently...you may as well use the credit you've earned.</p>

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<p>Oh okay..I see now what you might have been getting at. Now I feel stupid for not understanding you..</p>

<p>More to add on what Brand said:
If you know that you will be at the CC for at least 2 or more years...you don't need to transfer your grades over [Colleges only want records of the previous 2 years at time of applying]</p>

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<p>Actually that's not correct sofa. Every college I've seen requests transcripts for all work done in college and if you fail to provide the transcript from your first CC, they will not be very happy if they find out you've been withholding grades from them - especially since they're not good grades.</p>

<p>Yes, people still do it, but that doesn't make it right.</p>

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<p>In the world of financial aid there are two types of naughty things from which one can recover...there is financial aid suspension and there is financial aid probation.</p>

<p>In financial aid probation, one has one semester to bring up their marks before they are put on financial aid suspension. </p>

<p>Financial aid suspension has rules which differ depending on your school- but the gist of it is that you cannot qualify for financial aid for a goodly while and then you have to appeal your "right" to obtain financial aid (if your finances dictate you qualify for a grant or something) after working hard and bringing up your marks and paying out of pocket. Like, I say the rules on that vary from school to school. But, the financial aid suspension is the naughtier of the two evils. </p>

<p>If you, Janelle1984, were only placed on financial aid suspension and did not try to carry things on at your Community College, then you are probably alright. Ideally, you should have carried things on by trying to bring your marks up while on suspension. But, since your own personal situation precluded you from carrying on with your schooling, it is all cool, and I am not going to hate on you or anything like that.</p>

<p>Please make sure that you save any and all receipts from where you are soon to be attending Community College! That way you have proof of paying out of pocket. Save that proof forever, man. What you plan to do kinda like negates your having once been placed on financial aid suspension, but please save the receipts of your tution payments and all to be on the safe side...that way you have hard core proof of following the rules in case someone asks or something. You never know.</p>

<p>So, you are at a place in your life where you can return to Community College and pay out of pocket. I say good for you and good luck. One thing you need to do is to contact your old Community College and ask of your status there, because of how rules differ. For example, where I go to University, financial aid suspension is only indicative to my own personal University ( I always read the fine print on all my University mailings) and it does not transfer anywhere else. But, where you live it might be different. Like, I have no idea if they would hold your transcripts from your old Community College or something because of the financial aid suspension, you know what I mean?</p>

<p>So, please call your old Community College and see what classification you fall under and make sure that you are in the clear just to be on the safe side. You never know if you will need to apply for financial aid in the future or something. It is best to be honest and open now. You also need to be open and honest about your past academic performance. There is no shame in that, because you pulled yourself up by the bootstraps! But, there would be shame in fibbing, because who wants to be caught fibbing?!</p>

<p>Good luck and bless you</p>

<p>(^ _^)</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses. i was thinking the best thing to do would be to go to the admissions office of the new school and just explain the situation to them. i figure if i'm paying out of pocket for it they can't really do much about it. i am aware that when and if I decide to pursue a bachelors degree i will have to send all transcripts...i'm just hoping two solid years of work will negate the previous mistakes a little bit. anyways, thanks all. i don't feel quite so miserable about my oppurtunities anymore!</p>

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i'm just hoping two solid years of work will negate the previous mistakes a little bit

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<p>Yes, it will. Do well wherever you go for two years and schools will have a lot more faith in your ability to succeed wherever you go. It's not the end of the world if you do bad for a semester or year of college, but you should always be honest and send every transcript.</p>

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thanks for the responses. i was thinking the best thing to do would be to go to the admissions office of the new school and just explain the situation to them. i figure if i'm paying out of pocket for it they can't really do much about it. i am aware that when and if I decide to pursue a bachelors degree i will have to send all transcripts...i'm just hoping two solid years of work will negate the previous mistakes a little bit. anyways, thanks all. i don't feel quite so miserable about my oppurtunities anymore!

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<p>Honey, please. You stay true to your plan! Gosh darn it. You are totally moving in the right direction with all of this, so you just stay true to your plan and keep on keeping on. </p>

<p>Oh...</p>

<p>And, please remember to save all of your receipts!</p>

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