Hoping to transfer from CC...but...

Transfer Students
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<p>I am planning on transferring from my CC very soon, but the issue is I've been at this CC since the fall of 2006.</p>

<p>I had personal issues during high school and did poorly, then I went right into CC and started off horrible. Sadly I didn't get on track until recently and when I say recently I mean VERY recently. Things didn't really click until the beginning of spring term this year. I just was not enthusiastic until I realized that I just need to stop being what everyone else expected or wanted for me.</p>

<p>Here's what it looks like:</p>

<p>Fall '06:
3 classes
gpa: 2.6</p>

<p>Spring '07:
3 classes (passed one class but withdrew from an intermediate math class, and failed another class)
gpa: 2.5</p>

<p>Fall '07:
4 classes (repeated one class, and repeated inter. math class)
gpa: 2.5</p>

<p>Spring '08:
4 classes (but withdrew from algebra)
gpa: 2.4</p>

<p>Fall '08:
4 classes (repeated and failed algebra, failed lab portion of a science class)
gpa: 2.3</p>

<p>Spring '09:
1 class (received a D...only signed up for one b/c I knew a family emergency would arise, and it did. I was unable to keep up w/ the class b/c things got a little crazy.)
gpa: 2.3</p>

<p>Summer '09:
2 classes
gpa: 2.32</p>

<p>Fall '09:
5 classes (failed one and received a D in another)
gpa: 2.1</p>

<p>Spring '10:
3 classes (failed them all and one was a repeat course...)
gpa: 2.0</p>

<p>Summer '10:
2 classes
gpa: 2.15</p>

<p>Fall '10:
2 classes (repeated that science lab and wasted my time taking only French 1)
gpa: 2.14</p>

<p>Spring '11:
5 classes (made it on the Dean's List! My gpa was a 3.6 for this term)
(current) cumulative gpa: 2.4 </p>

<p>Fall '11:
I registered for 6 classes</p>

<p>Spring '12: (my last term!)
I will register for 5 classes and two of those classes will be repeats to get rid of the F and D I received before.</p>

<p>I plan on keeping up with this upward trend and so on. The problem is will any university want me with such a ridiculous transcript? I wasted about 4 or so years at CC and only recently saw the light. I just feel it won't be enough...even if I manage a 2.8-3.0 once I graduate from CC.</p>

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<p>Can you just automatically go to your state university if you finish your associate’s degree there? Automatic articulation? If that is the case, I would suggest you complete your associate’s degree. I think that in this case, your grades will not hold you back. :)</p>

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<p>@midwestmom</p>

<p>No my CC doesn’t have that option unfortunately :/</p>

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<p>When you apply they look at your recent grades (1 to 2 years back). If you do well enough for the next 1 to 2 years of repeating your classes and raising your gpa they’ll see the upward trend if it’s goOd enough. You have a good start. Just keep it up for another year or two then apply.</p>

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<p>Just keep up the good work. Trust me your transcript isn’t that ridiculous. (I went to 5 Different Community Colleges, with about 120 Total Units, With 8 W’s and 4 F’s, which i eventually cleaned up). If I may ask, where are you trying to transfer to?</p>

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<p>There are many regional state colleges and mid-level privates that take 2.5 gpa students. What general area do you live and what is your major? I suggest making a list of 6 - 12 colleges that are somewhat regional to you or are in an area you might want to move to and then start profiling each college to see if it is a safety, match or reach. Tweak the list until you have at least 2 safeties, 2 matches and 2 reaches and apply to those when the time comes around. (Adjust # of colleges according to how wide a sweep you want to make, but just make sure you have at least safeties and matches in the mix.)</p>

<p>A safety is a school that regularly or nearly automatically accepts a 2.5 gpa student. A match would be a school that often takes a 2.5 gpa student. Etc.</p>

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<p>I was planning on transferring from my university to a better one. Now I know I won’t get in because of one bad decision. :(</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses!</p>

<p>@studentengineer
ooh that is good to know. Yeah I’d much rather they focus on my recent achievements and not my past failures.</p>

<p>@HelloG
So I’m not the only one with way too many credits with blemishes on the transcript. So glad schools have grade forgiveness!
I’m planing on a FL school, not sure which one in particular though.</p>

<p>@annikasorrensen
I’m planning on majoring in history and pretty much all the uni’s near me have a decent history department, not the best but good enough.
But yeah I’ll definitely take your advice and make a list, thank you.</p>

<p>@manceno23
Why won’t you get in?</p>

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<p>I don’t know what is your budget is… but if you looking for a school that is “forgiving.” The University of Miami is pretty forgiving.</p>

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<p>Also talk to a counselor about ways to get rid of those old classes. I believe at my CC you can straight up replace old grades with retaken courses and can petition to get others removed.</p>

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<p>There should be schools willing to accept transfers with 2.whatever GPAs. For example, San Jose State University accepted 2.whatever GPA transfer applicants for many majors for fall 2011:</p>

<p>[SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1209.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1209.html)</p>