<p>Hi, I'm new here to CC and I'm not entirely sure where I put this topic. I hope it's in the right place. Anyway, I am interested in transferring schools and I am curious about my chances at various state schools. </p>
<p>I was going to Washington University in St. Louis for a year and a half, but was having a rough time with various personal troubles (parents' divorce, deaths of two people who were close to me, I was raped, etc, etc) so that I could not really focus on school at the time. I left the school with a GPA of 2.2, so I did not flunk out...but I was far, far from doing well. A year later, after tackling my problems and getting away and clearing my mind, I really want a second chance. I guess my first question here is: how honest should I be on my transfer application? Should I tell the admission staff <em>why</em> I was having these problems, or would that sound like I'm whining? I feel like I am mentally prepared to tackle school now to the best of my abilities without being distracted by a bunch of stuff like I was at WashU...but how do I convince my transfer school that these problems have been taken care of? Is it even necessary? Would being honest work in my favor, or against me?</p>
<p>Some other background information: I have about 12 credit hours from community college with all A's after I dropped out of WashU. I got one B at 3 credit units from Ole Miss in basket weaving (LOL). My horrid grades at WashU are more or less of an anomaly...all throughout high school, I got A's and was involved in extracurricular activities. I don't remember my exact SAT scores, but I <em>think</em> the cumulative score was 22-something. How much does this matter now that I've screwed up so much after high school? </p>
<p>I have Utah residency. The schools I am looking to transfer to are: (1) University of Texas at Austin, (2) University of Utah, (3) Texas A&M, and possibly (4) BYU (even though I'm not LDS, but I digress...). I want to study psychology and hopefully, with any luck, get into a PhD graduate school program in clinical psychology. So...any advice? How hard will it be to get into these schools? Sorry my question is so specific, but I could really use some help from people who know more than I do. </p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>