Hey guys
My first two years of community college I did bad. I’ve failed a total of six classes, have 4 W’s, and every semester in my first two years except for one, I was a part time student. I ended up getting dismissed from community college and sat out a semester.
I ended up turning my life around, and after two semesters and two intersessions, I have a 3.6 GPA. This is because I did academic renewal for two classes, which disregards the grades. I also retook the other four classes and got A’s in each. I’ve received two C’s, and two B’s. Everything else has been A’s.
All the classes I failed were GE’s that had nothing to do with my major, if that makes it any better.
The thing I’m worried about is the fact that USC does not recognize the new grades or the academic renewal, which will bring my gpa down. Also the fact that I have a academic dismissal on my transcript hurts me a lot as well.
I am at a California CC and want to transfer to Marshall, which I know is super competitive. Will my past failures strongly affect my chances of admission? And also, are there any CSU’s/UC’s that would take me considering my bad academic past?