<p>Quick question....</p>
<p>About a year from now, I'm going to be applying to numerous college's as a transfer student. I have to due this because due to health issue's I was unable to complete a typical High-School curriculum and had to skip the HS Diploma, and get my GED instead.</p>
<p>I'm taking credits I know that transfer (with the exception of a few skills advancment courses)...and I'm wondering, what are my chances if I'm transfering to IU from an in-state Community or, Junior, college?</p>
<p>I was told that as long as I could keep a 2.5 gpa (since I'm a state resident), I was golden. But, after reading post on here I'm a bit discouraged and affraid I'd be unable to get into a reputable college.</p>
<p>Generally, most state university systems are setup to give preference to in-state students at community colleges. Here in California it works that way, and I'm sure that's also the case for Indiana.</p>
<p>However, which of the campuses you get into is usually determined by how well you did at the community college. For example, those with 2.0 GPAs here in California get into UC Merced, those with 2.2 to 2.5 into UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz, and those with 2.5 to 3.0 get into UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine, those with 3.0 to 3.5 get into UC San Diego, and those with 3.5 and above get into UCLA and UC Berkeley (although it depends on the major--for example it takes a 3.8 and above to get into the business school at UC Berkeley).</p>
<p>I presume this is probably how it works in Indiana--but I can't be sure. You probably need a 3.0 or above to get into the Bloomington campus or into Purdue, while below 3.0 gets you into the other campuses like Fort Wayne or Calumet. Note that this is only a guess--and like with Berkeley above, it probably also depends on which major you are applying for. As an example, a Music major or Business major (very competitive majors) would probably definitely need a 3.0 for Bloomington, while a 2.5 to 2.75 GPA might be enough for a Political Science or Psychology major (less competitive majors). Of course, this encourages people who are borderline to consider transferring as a Political Science major--and then switch over to the other competitive majors after one semester on campus. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>