<p>Here are the facts:</p>
<p>I am very unhappy with the social environment at Bard. I am struggling immensely to find people that I connect with and relate to. I am very shy and have found most people at Bard very difficult to approach.</p>
<p>Every time I am on campus I begin to feel sad, and I think that this is because I have already had a lot of bad experiences there. (Experiences that are not directly correlated with Bard but which are now associated with the space.) I hope I can change this with a couple good semesters but I am not sure that will be enough. </p>
<p>I have one very good friend at Bard and he is transferring in the Fall, consequently I am dreading my return knowing that I am going to feel very much alone. </p>
<p>My academic history is very poor. (I have a cumulative 2.9 GPA.) It is a very long personal story, but I struggled a lot through my freshman year and I was combating severe depression. I began my first semester of sophomore year but dropped out after a couple of months due to my illness and have been in therapy for some time now. </p>
<p>Here are my questions:</p>
<p>Can I still transfer if I complete two more semesters? (So that would be the completion of my sophomore year since I never received grades for the semester I dropped out of.)</p>
<p>Assuming I received straight A's do you think that could boost my GPA enough to get accepted into a college of a similar if not higher ranking? I haven't decided on a major yet (the clock is ticking, i know) but I have narrowed it down to Psychology or Written Arts, with a concentration/minor in Photography. </p>
<p>What would be some good schools for me to consider?</p>
<p>Would it be possible to explain the situation I was going through to the universities that I apply to? Or are most schools unwilling to listen?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>