So I really didn’t have a good first year at Community College. I only got a 3.00 GPA, with a D in Calc I. The next semester, I am going to retake Calc. I am afraid that I have ruined chances of possibly transferring to a good school, what do you guys think? If I step it up the second year, would I transfer to a good school still or does this 3.00 really mess me up?
You need to step it up in a big way, then see where you stand.
Here in New England, one of the our heroes is Bill Belichick, the coach of the New England Patriots. As you may have heard they win a lot. Mr Belichick likes to say “do your job”, and “focus on the next game”. Your next game is the next semester of community college. Your job is to attend all classes, sit in the front of the class if you can, pay attention at all times, keep ahead in your reading, do all homework as closely as possible to when it is assigned (well before it is due), respect your professors, seek out help when you need it, and get the highest GPA that you can at your community college.
If you do your job one week at a time and one semester at a time, then in the long run you will do fine. You will still get an opportunity at some point to transfer to a good university where you can do well.
Depends on what you mean by “good school.” If you are trying to go to an elite university - in the range of the Ivy League or their peers - then a 3.0 really does not make your chances very good.
But if by good school you mean the scores of other good schools out there - including your local state/public universities - then of course not. There are lots of places that will take a 3.0 student at CC.
First you have to think about if a D in Calculus represents what you can do.
If you think it doesnn’t, then look at this link on how to do well in school.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/1920853-college-is-a-step-up-from-hs-16-tips-on-doing-well-in-college.html
If it does, then you need to think if a major that requires calculus is for you.
Next don’t think “a good school” is the key to success…doing well where ever you go is the key. Your state school will be a fine place to go and you can excel there.
@booper No I am a very good math student. In high school Pre-Calc, Trig, and Geometry I got A’s with only an A- in Algebra. I am not a D student, I know I am at the very least a B student. Not to make excuses but my professor was kinda ehh, she was nice and everything just didnt work out for me and of course I was stubborn and didn’t withdraw because I was drilled into thinking that was worse. So I flunked badly to get a D, but didn’t want to get the C because a C I can’t retake. I know I can get an A this semester.
You’re not out of the running for a good school, but just remember that not all schools honor re-taken classes. Some of them will recalculate your GPA and add-back the failed classes.
@juillet No, no elite school lol. I was meaning like maybe a SUNY school like SBU or Binghamton. Even if its OOS like UVA, V.Tech or UMass-Amherst. Or even a private U?
I think you should go over with your academic advisor to see what options you have for transferring. Also, reach out to the schools you’d like to go to: visit their campus, see the admissions office and what their policy is for transfer students. I don’t have much to say on this because I’ve never been down this road, but I think you should do some searching. Find the schools you like and what you need to do to get there.
Don’t think that just because you don’t go to a top-tier school, you’ll be a nobody. For my school, University of the Sciences, some of the alumni include the people who made Tylenol and polyurethanes. It doesn’t matter where you go, all that matters is what you end up doing after college.
Hope this helps and best of luck! You can do it 