Help! Going Back To School

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So here's my story:</p>

<p>I graduated from high school in 2006 with a 2.6 GPA and went to community college for a year after that where I only took two classes (English and Spanish) and honestly don't remember the grades. I believe around a B in English and C in Spanish. I scored a 1370 on my SAT. I'm now 24 and looking into going back to school. Back when I was in high school I didn't take school seriously hence the bad grades. Now I'm motivated as ever to finally go back and get my Bachelors in Creative Writing but hindered by my past decisions. I want to avoid the community college route (I've done the research and no, once you went to community college you don't have to do your first 2 years there) and get into a good college or at least start at one and transfer to my dream college. My dream college is NYU and Columbia is a close second. Obviously I don't have a chance at getting into either right now so I'm looking into other schools in the NY area that will accept me so I can start off there and transfer a year or two later. My questions are :</p>

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<li>What schools are recommended as being reputable but with a higher admission rate for transfer students around the NY or LA area? (I live in CA)</li>
<li>What chances do I have at actually getting into a good college?</li>
<li>What can I do to better my chances of getting into the college I want?</li>
<li>Which of the higher admission rate schools are known to have good writing programs?</li>
<li>Any other helpful information!</li>
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<p>You put this in the wrong forum. Better help is available in the College Search and Selection forum. There is a non traditional student forum, which covers you now but it is a bit slow. Look at CUNY’s. Maybe you could transfer to Columbia GS if you do exceptionally well. Don’t rule out colleges that don’t have the name brand but will get you where you want to go. </p>

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<p>I’d encourage you to check out CSU CI. Among other reasons, they are still accepting applications for freshmen and transfer students for Fall 14 through 3/31. Make an appointment with an admission counselor ASAP and talk to them about re-entry. After a multi-year absence from college, the re-entry rules are more squishy than the typical freshman or transfer admit. You may be able to go there directly.<br>
<a href=“Freshman Admissions - Admissions & Costs - CSU Channel Islands”>http://www.csuci.edu/admissions/freshman/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;
It ain’t Columbia but, as a CA resident, the price is right and it may be the most direct path to degree.<br>
Good luck.</p>