<p>I have an issue. I am currently an incoming "junior" here at boston college but i hate it, i always have. Freshman year my GPA was fine 3.0+, but during sophmore year i got into a deep depression, i have always suffered from really bad seasonal depression as well as i was feeling homesick because there were many changes at home. (not normal homesick, i am only 19 and went away to boarding school at 12, so i haven't been home in 7 years, that kind of sick). Because of this my GPA dropped tremendously to below 2.0 the first semester of soph year and caused me to take a leave of absence during the second semester. </p>
<p>I am here for the summer but i am only taking two courses, should i stay and take these classes to try and raise my GPA then try to transfer?</p>
<p>Or Would it be best for me to go to a CC at home and then try to transfer to a four year at home, like NYU or Fordham (mainly for the name because leaving BC for somewhere not as good seems to cause judgement)?</p>
<p>Please no mean/negative remarks, just productive critisim and/or advice.
P.S. while i am a techincally still a junior at BC, to other schools due to my withdrawls i may be a sophmore. I do not care much about graduating in my specific class of 2015. As long as i am happy where i go.</p>
<p>You should retake those classes that you got D’s and F’s in. It’ll be easier to raise you GPA that way. Then you can transfer to another University.</p>
<p>Follow you heart. If that means going to a CC in NYC, go with it! If you’re not happy at BC, you’ll not be able to make up for the bad grades anyway! Smile!</p>
<p>Your going to a great school thousands of people would love to go to. Have a little grit, stop making excuses for yourself, and put it all out there. A low gpa from BC will not get you into nyu. You could probably transfer to Fordham, but an employer would likely see that as you giving up at BC because it was too hard, displaying a potential lacking work ethic and a tendency to quit when the going gets tough.<br>
Your best bet is too toughen it up for 2 more years, and work for a higher gpa.</p>
<p>Thank you uddhavagita for your comment. To Lb4life I value your comment but I did ask for no negative comments. I am not making excuse for myself clincal depression is not an excuse despite what many people think and going off of what you said if people would love to get into BC then they can take my spot. I asked for advice not your negative comments and bias attitude. Thank you</p>
<p>Well, my best advice as someone who just recently transferred would be to retake any classes you received a C or lower in because many schools will not accept a grade lower than a B- for transfer credit. </p>
<p>If you are seeking happiness, figure out what you like and dislike about BC and from there pick out the things you want in a new college. You mentioned you’re homesick, so perhaps being in the NY metro area would be a good idea. Maybe you want a smaller school or a more liberal/conservative school. Decide those things because otherwise you may end up hating it just as much at your new school.</p>
<p>I transferred from a more prestigious university to one that is, to put it generously, much less so. I have absolutely no regrets. However, you should try to figure out if your hatred of BC is due to genuine problems with the culture of the school, or if it was caused by your clinical depression. I have a friend at a top public who initially hated it, but after almost killing herself and finally getting help for depression now loves the school. </p>
<p>You also need to tell your parents about your extreme depression if you haven’t already. Your best bet may be to take a semester off, on a medical leave. You might want to contact BC to see if you can retake the courses you failed at a community college and then come back during the Spring 2014 semester. That means that you’d get to retake the classes you failed at a substantially lower cost while removing yourself from the school for at least a semester.</p>
<p>Wasn’t being negative, just honest. And although I haven’t entered college, I’ve been through plenty of **** in my lifetime to to formulate that opinion. I wouldn’t call it biased either, for I don’t know what I would be biased toward in this instance. Some people just need to be reminded of the great opportunities they have at hand.</p>