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Did you transfer a lot because you kept getting booted out of schools, or you got bored and liked to move around a lot, or for more valid reasons?
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<p>Oh no. I have always kept a high gpa. I have never been "booted" out of a school before. I did, however, always get caught smoking cigs in grades 9-12! But, that is different. I no longer smoke BTW, that is a really bad habit and bad for the old lungs.</p>
<p>I went to Community College very much part time, had my mother get very ill, and I had to formally withdraw and wait an eternity before returning back to school because I wound up having to take over in raising my younger brothers. The Community College I went to was called Miami Dade Community College and now they are a College. My gpa there was 3.8, but I did totally go part time and did Honors.</p>
<p>Then I went, many years later, to the University of Memphis. I went there for 18 months and left with a 3.6 gpa and did Honors. I did not like the University of Memphis because of the crime and also because of how the Undergraduate Literature Department was very easy peasy. I am not trying to seek validation for transferring. But, that University had a Prostitution ring being run out of one of the buildings and it was just getting to be too dangerous a commute for me. And, the Literature Department kept things very, very basic.</p>
<p>Then I transferred to Southern Christian University. That is a tiny school in Alabama. I have been going there since the summer. I went full time last summer and am now going part time. This school is formally accredited by the SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and I basically triple checked that. My gpa there is 3.9.</p>
<p>But, this Southern Christian University recently changed its name?! And, it also did away with a prime scholarship, but they still advertise as offering it. I think they only offer the scholarship to first semester students as a way to get folks in the door. I have also recently learned that they are not really a school in the truest sense of the word, because they mainly are only online. I was happy there, but since they have done all these changes I get a bad feeling. </p>
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I think ther are some components missing. Will the offer still be there if you graduate from your current school? It seems it should if they want you that bad. Also, perhaps regardless of what PHd programs think... do you feel comfortable where you are, friendships faculty support etc., it so why move. There may be other options on the horizon and completing the program you are at may show some stability.
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<p>I looked into a University called Lee University. That is a University in Cleveland, Tn (which is basically East Tn, like where Dolly Parton is from). They are in the US News and World Report and have very fair ratings. I like how they like me, if you know what I mean. They have a nice program for Adults and it is called the Center for Adults and Continuing Studies. And, I would basically work that hard and then do as I was told and slide in to being a combo senior/ first year grad student. Their center for adults and continuing studies is very nice and reads well, they have nice Indy Studies and have more ethics than where I go now w/r/t taking tests. I also would not mind moving to a nicer area of Tennessee at all. I currently live in Memphis, Tn. I live deep in the burbs, but the crime is truly everywhere.</p>
<p>So basically...</p>
<p>I would like to do this very much. And then get my PHD at the Memphis Theological Seminary or a few other places I have on my list. My question is that I wonder if my transferring more than a few times will look odd later on down the line? All I desire to do is either become a Chaplain and/or teach Theology or Bible at a humble Private School or University.</p>