<p>Hi, I would greatly appreciate any help with my current situation..I am about to graduate from a community college with a associates in business administration, with a 3.6 gpa. I want to transfer to a university in the fall. However, I am faced with a problem-- immediately after high school, I started at a 4-year university and promptly flunked every class for two straight semesters..then I half-heartedly attempted online classes at a different community college and did terribly. Looking back on those days makes me want to smash my head through a window. Last year, I resumed school seriously and my GPA at my current school, where I have earned all of my credits (68 credits) is 3.6, but if they count my failed attempts from several years ago, my GPA will be like a 1.9, which isn't good enough to transfer. The three schools I'm looking at have GPA requirements of 2.75, 2.5, and 2.0. Is there a chance that I can get in, with my recent efforts or will they take a hardline approach with the GPA requirement? I will be coming off of two straight 20-credit hour semesters with GPAs of 3.92 and 4.0 at the time of my application..would they take my recent efforts into consideration and maybe make an exception? I know all schools are probably different, but what do you think? Please advise...should I apply or should I not even bother until I can raise my GPA by taking more classes?</p>
<p>bump!..</p>
<p>You should apply now, but you need to do a lot of leg work. Write letters and make appointments to meet with the deans of admissions at the schools to which you are transferring. Explain your situation, and lobby, lobby, lobby to waive the minimum transferrable GPA requirement. Someone will feel sorry and will do it for you.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply. I’m definitely gonna take a proactive approach. My target schools all send reps to my community college at different times for instant admissions…should I go to these and apply in person so I can explain my situation? Or do you think I should skip those for now and try to set up a meeting/hearing with the admissions dean at the schools? I could definitely get a couple letters of recommendation from my junior college instructors, and maybe bring my ACT scores (I got a 31) if that would still carry any weight. All those things and possibly a fruit basket and maybe they would admit me? I could, of course, retake classes to bring my cumulative GPA up over a 2.0 but that would waste a lot of time and money, neither of which I have to spare (I’m broke and 24 years old), so I’d really like to get in as soon as I can if possible. Advice from anyone would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>ACT is not your problem; 31 on ACT should be good enough for the schools to which you’re applying. You need to meet with deans of admissions to make sure that they make an exception for you. Otherwise, your application may be discarded simply because your GPA is below minimum transferable. You need to make your case and to convince them that you have changed and that they should give more weight to your recent academic performance.</p>