need help with my situation...

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello guys, i need a little help with my current college situation. i did good in high school and got into a good university of my choice. after attending university i had to deal with personal/emotional issues and my gpa suffered. after my freshman year i got suspended. after that i went to a different college as a non matriculated student just to take classes because i didn't know what to do with myself. </p>

<p>i went back to my original university after my suspension was up and i was doing good. and this time i had to go out of state a lot because of some other issues i had to deal with. my grades started to suffer again and i got dismissed. i took a little time (1 semester) to fix all my family/personal issues i had to deal with.
now i want to go back to the college i went to as a non matriculated student but they said i have to apply as a transfer student to become matriculated student. but if i apply as a transfer student, they will ask for my transcript from my original university which will show that i was dismissed. </p>

<p>will i be able to apply as transfer and not give them a transcript? another option i have is to just start fresh in a community college and transfer to a university to get a degree. my original university has a fresh start option if i wait 2 years but i do not want to wait that long. can i apply as a new student to the college i attended as a non matriculated student? or should i apply for a different community college as a new student?</p>

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<p>When you apply to any 4year college, they will ask for transcripts. And they will check. You are already entered into this database:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/[/url]”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You can’t erase your past – all you can do is convince them of your new path. </p>

<p>This question often gets asked here.</p>

<p>Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>so i can’t start fresh at a community college and later transfer to a university?</p>

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<p>is it possible to start fresh at a community college and when i later transfer to a university i can submit a transcript from the community college and a transcript from the university i was dismissed from? </p>

<p>will the university overlook my bad transcript and take me as a transfer student if my transcript from the community college has good grades on it?</p>

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<p>Yup. You may need to submit a transcript from your first university to the community college, but that shouldn’t prevent you from getting in.</p>

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<p>It depends on how good your grades are at the community college, which university you apply to, and if you adequately explain what led to the bad grades. It’s very likely that what you said will be the case, though.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>TitoMorito, thanks for your reply!
so if i do submit a transcript to a community college, will i still be able to start fresh at that cc?
and so if i do get very good grades at the cc (3.6+ gpa), the new university will most likely overlook my original bad transcript if i explain to them the reason behind bad grades?
sorry i just want to make sure.</p>

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<p>Make an appointment with the admissions counselors at the CC that you are considering, and bring your ugly old transcripts along with you. They work with students who have this kind of problem all of the time, and they can help you determine your best option.</p>

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<p>It depends heavily on where you apply to. UMD for example goes strictly by numbers and did not read or care about my essay or rec letters. They rejected me as a 4.0 MD CC valedictorian with 70 credits because my cumulative was still below theit 3.0 cutoff (2.74). I got in but only because the dean of the engineering school intervened om my behalf. </p>

<p>Edit: Also I should point out I spoke with admissions about my case (showed them tranacripts) before I applied and after I got rejected. Before they were sunshine and smiles and said it wouldn’t be a problem. After they were flippant and told me my appeal would fail. I guess my point is, either speak with the boss (director level) and/or get a powerful ally like I did.</p>

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<p>Do schools consider your entire record and look for upward trends? Some do, some go by the numbers.</p>

<p>Will they ‘overlook’ your earlier record if you explain why? That entirely depends on your reasons.</p>

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<p>There are no guarantees. But if you want to earn an UG degree, you really have no other choice other than to go back to a CC, do the best you can, and apply widely to 4 yr colleges.</p>

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<p>Hi there! Reading about your situation, I feel compelled to share my story with you. </p>

<p>I also graduated from high school with pretty good stats - 3.75 GPA, IB bilingual diploma, took the heaviest course load available at my school, and pretty good ECs. I had the hook of having lived in a lot of different countries growing up, and centered my application on my global outlook on life. </p>

<p>It turned out that all meant virtually nothing, as I ended up getting accepted by and matriculating at McGill, who accepted me solely based on my predicted score for the IB. I started out pretty excitedly, enrolled as an Honor East Asian Studies student, and took as many classes as I could.</p>

<p>During my first semester, I stopped attending class and couldn’t concentrate on my studies. At the end of high school, I had been raped. I had no idea how to cope, and thought I could do fine if I just ‘stopped thinking about it’. As it turns out, that just wasn’t possible. I suffered from depression, body dysmorphia, and struggled with suicidal behavior. </p>

<p>I stayed at McGill for two years, and eventually realized I was only going to keep getting worse if I didn’t withdraw. </p>

<p>When I finally left, I had a beautiful 1.53 GPA and no idea what to do. I ended up enrolling at the Harvard Extension School, an open enrollment program where students can take credited classes under local profs. They also offer associates and bachelors degrees, as well as masters. I started out really slowly, taking one class at a time. I just finished my second semester with three classes, and now have a 3.8 GPA. Next semester, I’m taking four classes, and participating in a good mix of ECs. I’m hoping to transfer to any one of several good LACs in the New England area, my dream school being Smith College.</p>

<p>I just wanted to share my story with you to let you know that you’re not alone - many students experience similar problems. There is always a way. I suggest you enroll in a local community college, and lay out everything to them - your records, your story, etc. - and let them work with you to help create a plan for the future. </p>

<p>I wish you the best of luck!</p>

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<p>thank you everyone for the help!! i am going to visit a community college sometime next week and talk to an adviser there to plan everything out. </p>

<p>EwePilgrim, thanks for sharing your story. i am sorry about what happned to you, but what happened, happened and its good that you are moving on strongly :slight_smile: thank you and good luck you to too!!</p>