Should I include college trascripts from 10 years ago?

<p>I went to college for two years in the late 1990's and did very poorly (< 2.0 GPA) mostly due to skipping class and working three jobs to try to pay for it. Since then I was in the Air Force for 6 years, have worked for a software company for the last 3 years, and returned to college.</p>

<p>I am finishing up my degree in Mathematics from a state universtiy and currently hold a 3.7 GPA with a 4.0 in my major.</p>

<p>Should I include transcripts for those two years when applying to graduate schools? The few credits that did transfer do show up on my current university transcript.</p>

<p>Thank you for you input.</p>

<p>It is my understanding that you must submit transcripts from all colleges attended. Double check the “signature” page on your graduate applications. Mine had a line in there that I was cerifying that I had submitted ALL transcripts from ALL college work attempted, and they could/would rescind admissions offers if I failed to do so.</p>

<p>You could always try calling the admissions people and asking what their policy is on stuff from that long ago.</p>

<p>If you have a pretty solid GPA now and have shown a solid turn-around I wouldn’t worry about sending in your old GPA, but making sure all the right transcripts show up from a school you might live across the country from now can be a pretty big hassle.</p>

<p>DataDog,</p>

<p>I was in a similar position - I was kicked out of school in the 90’s due to poor grades, did not return and finish until 2006. Since I was permitted to “rehabilitate” my old grades, my final gpa was quite high, and I was generally successful in my applications.</p>

<p>If you can demonstrate an increased level of maturity and provide valid reasons why the old grades are NOT representative of your current level of performance, then you should be fine.</p>

<p>Conversely, if you fail to provide them and they notice the ommission (likely with the transfer credits) then they can and probably will disqualify you for failing to follow instructions.</p>

<p>My applications had a part where I calculated my grade point average in half a dozen different ways eg. last two years, major courses only, science courses. If I were you, I would be sure to calculate my GPA both including all college coursework (even the stuff from a decade ago) as well as your current GPA. The people reading your application aren’t stupid they will understand right away that you aren’t the same 18 year old from 1998 with a drinking problem.</p>