<p>Ok so basically I was thinking of applying to community colleges as well as apply to some universities as a transfer student. I planned to do this is because I felt that would broaden my chances. At the moment , I already have good A level results, however my GPAs from university are quite low( as low as 1.5). so I felt that most unis might consider the low GPA and that might hurt my chances. Now I wanted to find out if community colleges will accept my A level grades for transfer into 2nd year since the grades were okay. In view of this, do u guys think I am better off applying as a transfer student to community colleges or I should apply to unis. is applying to community college a good idea? </p>
<p>I have been told that one cannot apply for visa using i20 from a community college and only university i20 is accepted for obtaining visa. so I felt if I was going to apply to community college, maybe I can use the i20 of another uni to gain visa and thereafter transfer to community college. do u guys think this is a good idea? are there any possible implications?</p>
<p>I am sure y'all can tell that I am rather confused, yeah , it cos I am rather new to the American system . so any contributions from you guys will be more than appreciated/ Thanks yall.</p>
<p>What do you mean by “my GPAs from university are quite low( as low as 1.5)”? Do you mean that your overall GPA is 1.5, or that you had a GPA of 1.5 for one semester, or that you have some individual course final grades of 1.5? </p>
<p>If your overall university GPA is 1.5, it will be almost impossible for you to find a 4-year college or university here that will accept you. Your best plan probably is to apply to community colleges, plan to spend a full two years there to complete your Associates Degree, and then transfer to a 4-year college or university. If your overall university GPA is above 2.5, and you just have some very low semester GPAs, or a few final course grades in the range of 1.5, you have better chances of transfer admission. Especially if you will be a full-pay student.</p>
<p>Community colleges that admit international students do issue I-20s for students who need to get F1 visas. Don’t worry about that. Contact the community colleges that you are interested in, and find out about their application processes. You will need to apply as a transfer. Ask them about their policies about A Level exams. But don’t be surprised if each place has a different policy.</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply. Actually, my first year gpa was 3.0 and my second year gpa was 1.5. I am an international student and was asked to leave the uni I was due to low 2nd year grades. I went to a very highly rated school btw, does that count?</p>
<p>Because you may have “bad” academic standing from the other university, you may consider attending a CC to raise your GPA and show you have changed your ways. however, it depends on the schools you plabn on applying to.</p>
<p>This is one of these frustrating threads where the same question pops up again and again.
Dear OP: please read the answers to the threads you’ve already started. This question has been answered twice at least.
ALevels aren’t UNIVERSITY work so you DO NOT apply as a transfer. A Levels are treated like AP: advanced-level classes taken while in high school. You apply as a freshman and ask for your Alevels to be evaluated for advanced standing.
If you took university classes, you apply as a transfer and will be evaluated on the basis of your university transcript. Your GPA will affect where you can get admitted.
If your first year of post-ALevels is a 3.0 and your second year is a 1.5, your total GPA should be slightly above 2.0 so you may find some local directional colleges willing to admit you. However I don’t think it’s in your best interest, considering the results you had at ALevels, that show you can do much better than that.
If you passed some of your university classes and that 1.5 isn’t your cumulative GPA, you can still apply to a community college, this time as a transfer, and ask for your ALevels AND your college classes where you got a C or more, to be evaluated for transfer.
Considering your university transcript, you would have better odds applying to a community college, then transferring to a 4 year university after you’ve established your GPA at the community college. Odds are that you’d only have to complete about 2-3 semesters worth of work anyway, and that would allow you to have a better profile than you do now.
If you are resolute about the 4-year university plan, find the directionals (“University of West…”, “South … State University”…) in the state you’re considering and look at their transfer requirements. Many universities will require a 2.5.
I20s and F1 visas ARE available for community college as well as for 4-year universities.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your advice. So u are saying that I cannot apply as a freshman at uni considering I have been to uni? Bcos someone actually told me that I could app,y as a freshman. Anyways like u said most unis require 2.5 gpa but my average is about 2.0…so would I still have the chance to go to the state unis as I am quite interested in applying to some. </p>
<p>As for the i20s, from what I have heard, in my country cc i20s are usually not accepted for immigration concerns…</p>
<p>However I am thinking of transferring my alevel credits to CC, perhaps I could skip the first year in the process. If that is possible, I would like to do that…</p>
<p>You need to check the web site of each school you apply to. Some schools will classify you as a transfer with 1 credit of college. Others will consider you a freshman applicant with anything less than a year of college. </p>
<p>Yes you would if you were enrolled and took classes for 2 years. But since half these classes wouldn’t accrue credit, you’d need to get each class evaluated, in addition to your ALevels.
Are you in the US right now? If so, with what visa?
Or are you in your country? In that case, are you hoping to get into <em>any</em>college for a specific reason (civil war, forced marriage, etc, etc) and so trying to find a college that would admit you in the Fall of 2014, or are you preparing for the Fall 2015 admissions cycle?
How much money can your parents pay (if they’re willing to pay or if you have a sponsor)?</p>
<p>In that case, are you hoping to get into <em>any</em>college that would admit you in the Fall of 2014, or are you preparing for the Fall 2015 admissions cycle?
How much money can your parents pay (if they’re willing to pay or if you have a sponsor)?</p>
<p>It cannot be “I think”, you need to have hard (real, actual) numbers from your parents.
Your choices will be quite limited for Fall 2014 since most deadlines have passed but some directionals still have rolling admissions. Any particular area of the country you would want to study in?</p>