<p>Ok so I will try to make a long story short. Out of high school I went to a local community college (I’m from NY) and in the middle of my second year was admitted to Boston College as a transfer for the semester in progress now. At the time I applied to BC I had a 3.82 gpa (through 3 full semesters at community college) and I was ecstatic I was admitted.
For a number of reasons that seem pretty silly now I accepted an offer to a different school, not on the same tier as BC, and that did not work out. So right now I am in the middle of taking a semester off, just working and trying to figure out what I’m going to do.</p>
<p>My question is, if I re-applied as a transfer to BC would they look down on the fact that I once turned them down? I sincerely regret that decision and if I could go back I would be at BC right now.
Here’s the kicker, my last semester at community college (after being accepted/putting a deposit down on a college) I let my foot off the gas a little and my final semester was not great (mostly B’s/B+'s). It pulled my overall gpa down to 3.699…so I am now nervous that could be a HUGE difference in my application this time around.
I have great extracurriculars, recommendations (although they were written when I was in school last year), and Boston College saw that in me once before…will that dip in my gpa prevent me from getting a second chance?</p>
<p>I think more than the dip in the gpa, the denial of your offer of admission will hurt you. Unless you can prove it was purely for financial reasons, why would they want to accept someone, especially someone who was already a transfer, that hasnt shown a strong interest in them. Nobody on this thread can tell you an accurate answer because its so complicated so I think you should apply anyways, but personally, I don’t think your chances look good.</p>
<p>thanks for your response. I understand your points and part of me feels the same way. Im going to apply because I think i can illustrate in my essay my reasoning/regret and although my gpa is lower now, BC says their average gpa for a transfer is 3.6 so I think it is still worth a shot since im over that.</p>
<p>Transfer200:
When you first applied to BC as a transfer and you got accepted, you were at the top of your game. You were in school, actively studying, and getting good grades - all which convey a promising picture. It was enough for BC’s adcoms to have confidence in you over the numerous others in the very competitive transfer applicant pool.</p>
<p>How much of your previous position of strength exists today? What do you have to say to the adcoms other than: “I’m sorry. I don’t know why I didn’t accept your offer to BC last time, but here I am trying to figure out what to do with my life and I was wondering if you’d give me a second chance.” Hmmm.</p>
<p>If you were serious about BC, don’t you think you’d have a better chance to get accepted if you enrolled in a nearby college this semester so you could beef up your application with something like: “I’m going to school full time, taking 5 really hard courses, maintaining a 98+ gpa, am engaged in numerous campus activities, and am serious about enriching the student body with the leadership and skills that I’m currently demonstrating.”</p>
<p>I like and agree with stewta4’s comment: “Nobody on this thread can tell you an accurate answer because its so complicated so I think you should apply anyways, but personally, I don’t think your chances look good.”</p>
<p>i would love to apply to a nearby school and spend a semester raising my grades but I already have over 60 credits, i graduated with an associates, so it would pretty much be a waste of a semester since none of those credits would be able to be transferred. I am already going into whatever school as a junior so wherever my next school is, that is the one i have to graduate from.</p>
<p>transfer200:
When I read your opening post, the message I get is you’ve lost momentum - especially the momentum that got you accepted as a transfer to BC. </p>
<p>If you apply to competitive schools like BC without doing something to show that you’re actively re-engaged, I believe your chances don’t look good. How you choose to reengage is up to you. I gave you some suggestions, but there are other ways.</p>
<p>I also believe there are many schools less competitive than BC that will accept you as a transfer if you apply as you are today.</p>
<p>Other contributors on this forum may have a different view.</p>