<p>To make a long story short I was NOT motivated when I entered my CCC after HS. Did not know what I wanted to do, so therefore did not stay focused. Needless to say my gpa has suffered. Now that I have it all figured out and am extremely motivated, I am desperately trying to raise my GPA.</p>
<p>Does anybody have any success stories? Where maybe your GPA wasn't so great...but you ended up rectifying it and transferring to a great school?</p>
<p>You'll have to search for the thread. I've read it here, somewhere. If I can recall, there were some successful students; so it's possible. If you can't get into a good school now, you can definitely work hard towards a good graduate school.</p>
<p>i just ate a full large ham and pineapple pizza</p>
<p>...great success!</p>
<p>The success lies within the beer can head crush.</p>
<p>mah hed asploded when i did that</p>
<p>yup pizza. ordered 5 of them yesterday and successfully found parking in westwood.</p>
<p>I have a good one, I think. </p>
<p>When I first started CC, I got a 3.4 during my first semester. Things were going well for a couple semesters...</p>
<p>After my best friend committed suicide I pretty much lost all motivation and failed an entire semester. My overall GPA plummeted to a dismal 1.7. Two years, two majors, and several mediocre grades later, my GPA crawled up to a 2.4 or so. This was when I decided I needed to visit a counselor. They basically told me there was no chance of getting into a UC and I should concentrate on CSU instead. This was last summer. I decided I was going to do my best and prove them wrong.</p>
<p>I got straight A's, used academic renewal to erase that horrible semester that caused all my problems, and I'm currently at a 3.06. This may not seem impressive, but by the time I transfer I'll have 79 units and a 3.25 grade point average.</p>
<p>So far I've been accepted to UCI and UCSC, and waiting on Davis, Cal, and LA. But I'm perfectly content with transferring to either Irvine or Santa Cruz. </p>
<p>Hope that boosts your spirits somewhat. If you screw up early on, it is definitely possible to turn things around and get accepted to some good schools. Good luck.</p>
<p>Lord Darwin: I am so sorry for your loss. But, your story did boost my spirits. :) I was feeling like it was a lost cause, but...I still have ALL my major prep work to do and I currently have a 2.76 cumulative/ 2.60 UC transferable GPA with about 25ish units. I still think there is a lot of hope, but it feels so far out of reach sometimes!</p>
<p>Anybody else with a similar situation?</p>
<p>I graduated HS with 2.8. My GPA was only 2.6 after 1st year at the CCC. Got my act together and was admitted to SD with 3.53. Spent total of 3 years at the community college.</p>
<p>congrats elco :) Enjoy SD!
I will be at CCC for another 2 years</p>
<p>My freshman year at CU Boulder consisted of 6 f's, 1 W and 1 D. And even after that I didnt do to great for a little while. I then got motivated and my last ~40 units have been straight A's. Im now back to about a 3.0. I have straight As again this semester and am waiting to see where I get accepted. I applied to UCSB, UCSD, UCLA, USD, and USC. I already got denied from UCSB, but that is because i messed up on my app., and they thought that I attained senior standing, so I corrected that mistake for UCSD. We'll see what happens. Work hard, and good things will happen though. I will tell you that. Everything happens for a reason.</p>
<p>nixietink - Thanks for the kind words. I was in a far worse boat than you are, GPA-wise. When I had a 2.4, I was around 55 or 60 units. With only 25 units, you could easily make that 2.7 sky-rocket to 3.5+ territory. Especially with two more years to go. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>Also, what is your major?</p>
<p>1.7 Fall 06, Academic Probation, 4.0 Winter Session, 3.4 Spring, 3.6 Summer, 3.0 Fall, 3.5 Winter.</p>
<p>Got into SD/Irvine so far.</p>
<p>you can do it! ratemyprofessor is your best friend</p>
<p>evo: GOOD LUCK!! I am sure all your hard work will pay off. I saw your thread on the senior standing (at least I think it was you). What is your major?</p>
<p>Lord Darwin: You're welcome and thank you for the push. My major is Ecology Behavior and Evolution. I want to transfer to UCLA, I'll be TAP certified so we'll see how it goes in a few years.
What is yours?</p>
<p>lilxlazyboi: I LOVE ratemyprofessor.com. I swear by it, lol. Oh and congrats on your acceptances.</p>
<p>These stories are awesome. Honestly, whenever I don't want to do homework I come on College Confidential and it motivates me reallyyy quick seeing everyone's GPA, lol.</p>
<p>I'm an ecology behavior and evolution major too! I haven't noticed any others on here</p>
<p>mattn: Really?! That is so exciting!! I thought I was the only one, haha. What made you pick EBE?</p>
<p>I think this is kind of blasphemous for a life science major to say, but I think cells are kind of boring. I really like animal behavior and evolution, and ebe was the closest I could find to doing that.</p>
<p>What about you?</p>
<p>Exact same. Animal behavior and why animals react to their environment is VERY interesting to me. I switched my major probably 10 times trying to find the right one.</p>
<p>I'm an English major. I'm planning to annihilate upper division coursework with a concentration in Creative Writing, publish a short story or two, and complete a novel for my senior project (and work on a literary mag). Then it's graduate school for an MFA or PhD! I have a long haul ahead of me :(</p>
<p>My GPA is around a 2.8ish.
Admitted: UCSB (3/17/08)
Pending: UCLA, UCB, UCSD
I'm definitely not expecting to get into LA, Berkeley, or SD with a 2.8 so I have come to terms with the reality that I'll be attending UCSB this fall. BUT I'd still like to see my rejection letters as confirmation so I can stop checking those stupid admissions sites every 5 seconds.</p>