<p>I'm currently enrolled at The University Of Rhode Island. I've basically ****** around for 3 1/2 years and it's all caught up to me. I've attempted 64 credits completed 38 with a 1.89 GPA. Luckily my parents are very supportive and only want to see my graduate at some point.</p>
<p>I'm a New York State resident so I'd like to transfer to a SUNY ( New York State Colleges) school so I can stop wracking up debt. After some research I've discovered that my horrid GPA will probably keep me from getting into any SUNY school as a straight transfer. Although I will still try It seems doubtful even with an amazing application to get into any school.</p>
<p>It basically boils down to three options.
1) Stay at URI amassing debt, attempt to raise my GPA, and possibly graduate 2 years from now / stay for one year get straight A's and have a 2.3 GPA (5 semesters at URI @ 15K per + summer courses)</p>
<p>2) Go to community college for a year get good grades and transfer (would I be able to transfer credits from URI to a SUNY school after I've taken a year at a CC? Would the school I'd be transferring to reject me based on my GPA at URI even after a year of CC?)</p>
<p>3) (My most preferred option) Transfer to a SUNY school for the upcoming Spring semester and start a new ( What would my odds be of getting into any SUNY school with a 1.89 GPA? Could a great application actually get me into a school even though every school says a 2.0 or more is required?)</p>
<p>Any answers or advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Option 3) is not option since most public schools are very crowding in the current economic. If you don’t meet the requirement, you will not be accepted.</p>
<p>Option 1) is very expensive since it costs 15K per semester.</p>
<p>Option 2) is probably the best option. You need to enroll community college and take a bunch of general studies classes (i.e. English, Calculus and History) and get close to 4.0 for the semester.</p>
<p>You cannot erase URI’s GPA, but if you can take 15 semester hours in community college and get 4.0 GPA, you can move combined GPA to around 2.4. Then you have chance to SUNY school.</p>
<p>Definitely go with number 2. You can bring your GPA back up and at least the CC credits will definitely transfer since its all within the SUNY system or whatever. I’m actually at URI right now and planning on getting out too, but I’m from Rhode Island and just hate being in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>I would say transfer to the CC, but do you have a plan for how you’re going to do better and get your act together at community college? If not, you should think through that aspect too. You’re going to have to really work hard to turn your grades around enough to transfer to a SUNY (and it might take two years, instead of one), what kind of support for that will you have at community college? If you leave URI will you be leaving behind friends and other influences that encourage/enable you to not attend to your responsibilities? Are you going to get a different kind of job? stick to a different schedule? Live with your parents? Just switching schools isn’t going to be an immediate garauntee, so you should think through how you’re going to change the other parts of your life too, so that you’re better supporting your studies.</p>
<p>I agree with mainly everyone else, Option 2 seems best. Are you still needing to focus on General Ed courses like English/Math/History? Or do you need to make up some upper level courses that count for your major?</p>