<p>I'm in my last semester of community college w/ a GPA of 3.3. Prior of me going to CC, I went to a very small private college for a year where I ended up w/ a gpa of 0.1. The top two schools that I'm interested in transferring to is FSU and UF. For both schools, I need an average minimum gpa of 2.0 on all college coursework to be accepted into those schools. With my 3.3 and 0.1 gpa's I have an average of 1.7. The major/program that I'm interested in I need a gpa of 3.0 to be accepted. I'm thinking about just only sending the CC transcript and not the private college transcript. I spoke w/ a FSU admissions adviser about this situation and she told me that if I only send the CC transcript I could get kicked out of school (if I get accepted into FSU or UF) and/or could possibly get arrested for fraud. She also told me since I'm getting my AA degree at the end of this semester I shouldn't have a problem getting accepted into the school but my real concern is getting accepted into the major/program.</p>
<p>Should I take the risk or be completely honest and hope and pray I get accepted into the program?</p>
<p>You have to send all your transcripts. Period. </p>
<p>Talk with the admission staff at these universities about the specific issue with the program you want. Sometimes the requirements are different if you have a full associates degree when you transfer.</p>
<p>I’ll tell you this; you might get caught, you might not. No one can say you will get caught 100%. As entomom linked to above, there are companies now that can run checks to verify your college history. But also, keep in mind, I am certain there any many colleges/universities that do NOT report their student data to those companies.</p>
<p>With that in mind, do you really want to be looking over your shoulder for a long time to come? Not worth it in my opinion.</p>
<p>With a GPA that low (0.1), I am almost certain your school has some sort of evaluation…At my community college, you can ask to have up to 1 semester/quarter wiped off your transcript, if you can prove that you suffered some sort of hardship. Look into it.</p>
<p>“But also, keep in mind, I am certain there any many colleges/universities that do NOT report their student data to those companies.”</p>
<p>Where would you get that notion?</p>
<p>Any college or university that holds (or seeks to hold) accreditation in the US certainly would participate in the National Student Clearinghouse. This is one of their ways of “playing nice” with each other.</p>
<p>“By subscribing to StudentTracker, schools can query enrollment and degree records from our more than 3,300 participating colleges and universities in order to assess student acquisition and retention performance.”</p>
<p>Last I checked, there are certainly more than 3,300 colleges and universities in the United States. I used the wrong word in my original post. I shouldn’t say “many”. But there are quite a few colleges and universities that do not participate. There is no requirement that colleges or universities must enroll in this service in order to be accredited.</p>
<p>Regardless, I wouldn’t advise the OP to lie. Could come back to bite you.</p>
<p>You need to ask the admissions officers at FSU and US what to do about this unaccredited college where you studied. They should be able to tell you if there is an exception to the All Transcripts Rule in your case. If they have no idea, you will need to speak with the staff in the registrar’s office about it.</p>