Performing statewide transfer. Need to know what to expect, going forward.

Transfer Students
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Hey, party people.

I’m a former AL student with ~100 credit hours, including ~24 credits from a local cc, who transferred to a cc way up in Ohio.

To put it frankly, things went downhill fast. Between two cases of course overload, readjusting to a lost scholarship (and being too stupid to re-apply for it), bad major fits (accounting/pre-med/computer engineering were all busts), and getting stabbed mid-semester, I’ve managed a 2.5 GPA. I wasn’t getting anywhere academically in the environment I was in or with the headspace I had there, so I left. And ran far.

Now that I’m picking up the pieces, I want ask a few things about the road ahead.

  1. If I do apply for a four-year, about how much weight would my past college transcript get for admission vs. community college?
  2. Let’s say I rekindle interest in accounting after a prior attempt (we’ll say 0GPA from that class). Then I perform better in CC. Am I effectively blackballed from future attempts at a BS accounting, or is it the most recent transcript that matters most?

Thank you for your time. I’ve heard it all, so don’t hesitate to be harsh.

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  1. Generally speaking, recent good grades count for more than old bad grades.

  2. If you have a revived interest in a specific professional field, contact the specific department at one of the universities that is on your target transfer list, and discuss your specific situation. Often many old sins can be forgiven if the student completes the coursework needed to meet the requirements of a formal articulation agreement between the CC and target college/university.

All that said, with 100 some credits you are close to having enough credits to finish a bachelor degree. You might be best off identifying a place that would accept all or most of your credits, and getting a degree with a major in “General Studies” or the like. Many career fields don’t require specific majors, just a BA or BS.