<p>Long story short I've been a very "meh" student. This isn't because I couldn't do anything but simply because I was unmotivated.
Lately I've been getting nothing but As but that's only been the past few semesters and not in General Education classes mostly but instead in Digital Media (web design, photoshop, etc). I've been slowly raising my GPA but still isn't not that good from my past school misdeeds.
Basically I've been trying to turn a new leaf with school at my Junior College and am taking a lot of General Education classes that meet with transfer requirements. I had some before but I've been at this school for 5 years now and barely got anything beyond Digital Media and other electives done.</p>
<p>My past:
TONS of Ws. You know, those things where you forget to drop a class in time. This is probably my number one concern. I've got like 10. It's insane. That's only counting the ones I haven't replaced with a good grade and from what I understand it doesn't really replace them and they still appear on your transcript. In which case I have like 15 lol.
What can I say? I was stupid.</p>
<p>My GPA isn't terrible but it's nothing good. Almost a 3.0 and exclusively being dragged down by several of my earlier stupidities.</p>
<p>I took a few semesters off a while back and I don't know what that means for my older classes and if some requirements have changed. I've looked at the latest and I fill out over half of the CSU GE however I've noticed some classes that USED to count aren't on there anymore like Spanish 1 (and one or two more).<br>
For the IGETC there's even a language test you have to take... I took Spanish back in high school and don't remember a thing.</p>
<p>I really want to transfer after next Spring but I feel like I might be held back since the majority of the good grades and General Education classes will in fact happen this semester that's already started and next. </p>
<p>Basically it was always a factor of motivation in the past. Now that I actually HAVE some and WILL get great grades (I've never doubted my ability) I feel like my past is going to bite my bum come time to actually start trying to transfer.
I'm not sure the past few semesters will be enough to offset the crappy ones (basically the previous 3-4 years lol).</p>
<p>I'm sure I could get some good teacher recommendations. I don't know if a Digital Media portfolio would help with any of them since I don't know the process (I've been working for clients designing websites, brochures and stuff like that).</p>
<p>I've got a meeting with a counselor but our JC has had a sudden surge of students and mines not for 2 weeks...</p>
<p>I'd probably try to transfer to San Fransisco State or something.</p>