<p>One issue is do you want to go to a particular college by default in picking just one that you might be able to get into? If you keep working hard this next year to build a more solid record, you may open OPTIONS for college and be able to pick a school based on FIT and not necessarily the one school that might accept you now. Further, you will be more apt to succeed in college if you can succeed at CC first (too soon for that as you are not quite there yet). Also, your parents would have to agree and be willing to help finance this option and so that’s what is needed. They might be more willing to pay for that if you can prove your readiness and success at CC first. Further, it will be cheaper to do two years at CC and then transfer. But the financial part involves your parents and so you need to discuss that with them.</p>
<p>I am paying for my own college.
Soozievt: “if you can succeed at CC first(too soon for that as you are not quite there yet).”
Sooz, I went from a 2.2 GPA in the fall term, to a 3.0 GPA in the spring. My grades have improved dramatically since the fall semester. So I have been making improvements, please don’t be saying that I haven’t.</p>
<p>Everyone has different definitions of succeeding, and me pulling my grades up in the spring was definitely a success.</p>
<p>Cheshire Cat, I never said you hadn’t improved. I had no clue what you had for GPA in EACH semester. I only knew that you said you currently have a cumulative GPA of 2.4. And a 2.4 is not enough of a success record to move onto the next level and so more time to accumulate a strong record OVER TIME would help you get into college. </p>
<p>Now that you shared your GPA for each semester, yes, you indeed have an upward trend and that is very positive. Congrats! However, the trend is just in ONE semester, and I don’t believe it is a full time courseload (you say you have 15 credits total so far after two semesters). So, an adcom would want to see you sustain or improve that over MORE TIME and MORE COURSES to see a noticeable pattern. So, keep up the good work but you do need to prove yourself over time. Remember, when most kids apply to college as freshmen, the colleges are examining THREE years worth of grades. You have 15 credits worth and half the year was a very low GPA. So, if you can continue to pull up the CUMULATIVE GPA over another year, you’d be in much better position to enter college (both in terms of admissions chances, but also in terms of succeeding once you go to this higher level of work).</p>
<p>One good spring semester at CC (after getting a D and an F in the fall semester) is a good start, but is not a “proof of success”. You are just getting your bearings at this CC, it makes no sense to transfer to a different school where you are likely to struggle again. After all, your transition from HS to CC was by no means a smooth one.</p>
<p>I would really like to know which classes Cheshire has already taken, and for how much credit each.</p>
<p>"I am paying for my own college. "</p>
<p>Does this mean you are paying for everything – books, supplies, tuition, fees? If so, how are you doing that?</p>
<p>If you transfer to a 4-year college, the costs will be much higher as tuition is higher at public 4-year colleges than it is at community colleges. In addition, if you plan to live on campus, that may double your costs. I’m guessing that the least your total costs would be would be $20,000 a year. You can not take out that much yourself in loans nor can you earn that much while going to school full time. How will you find the money?</p>
<p>I am also taking 2 summer session classes. I took a class in summer session I and I got a B, and I’m taking a class now, in summer session II, and I’m really working for an A.
So, not only did my grades improve in the spring, but I’m also taking the time out of my summer to take more classes. So this proves how motivated I am excel and to get my GPA up. It honestly doesn’t even feel like summer to me. And if I do get an A in this class, my GPA will go up to a 2.9.</p>
<p>*to excel.</p>
<p>I think you are doing well by improving and so good for you! Still, I think colleges will want to see that trend over a longer period of time and with full time studies. So, this is a good start but may not be enough yet. </p>
<p>I still do not comprehend how if you have a cumulative GPA of 2.4 at present, how after ONE course with an A, it would then be 2.9.</p>
<p>I’d advise community college or something similar. Trying to front thousands of dollars a year otherwise is going to be too much for you to handle, especially given your academic record. Get your Associates, perform well, and hope that your parents change their mind and support a transfer for you.</p>
<p>Off topic: Hi Max!! How are things going for you?</p>
<p>boysx3: All in all, things are better! I’ve still got a very long way to go as I essentially rebooted my life from scratch mid-February, but I’ve made a lot of progress so far. I’m very thankful for both this new job opportunity here in NYC and all the helpful advice/support from those in this forum. Things should finally stabilize quite a bit in the upcoming months. How are things on your end?</p>