<p>I recently got suspended from a good university. As it turns out, I think I really needed the time out to focus on some issues that I had long repressed. I am dealing with it and getting my life back in order. I am attending a community school full time and Im positive I will have straight A's by the end. I will apply to get back into school and they tell me that people who take classes and get good grades most always get back in. However, I am wondering If I should go back to my current school. It wasn't somewhere I really wanted to go, but they had given a great financial package and a scholarship. Its kind of gloomy and there and I had a hard time feeling motivated. I was wondering if I should transfer over to another school. Im not sure what that would mean either. </p>
<p>Could I just apply as though I was coming out of community college and not say anything about my first school? So they would see my high school grades, SATs and thats it.
and then once Im in, I could transfer some of the credits into the new school? </p>
<p>It would be a great fresh start and I really need it to be a good one. If I did go back to school, then I would retake some classes and take new ones, and stay a summer and take classes so that I can have a decent GPA when I graduate. I do have plans to go to graduate school and get into a good one, but even if I say achieved a 3.8 by the end, wouldn't a suspension end my chances to get into a better university? But if I started all over at a new school, the suspension wouldn't show up, right?</p>
<p>I would really appreciate replies from people who have gone through this.
Thank you.</p>
<p>I haven’t gone through this, but my boyfriend is actually in the same boat as you at the moment. </p>
<p>Perhaps not all schools are like this, but every school I’ve applied to requires you to list EVERY college you’ve attended. And I know that if you’re applying to University of California schools, they’ll withdraw your application if they find out you didn’t include all of your transcripts. That being said, I’m not sure if they’ll go to any great lengths to find your old transcripts-- but it wouldn’t be hard to find them if they do check up on you.</p>
<p>As long as you’ve completed the necessary transfer requirements, I don’t think a prior suspension will necessarily disqualify you. Maybe from Ivy Leagues or something, I’m not sure-- but I think the vast majority of schools will look at it as a positive sign that you’ve gotten your act together and done well in a community college. </p>
<p>If I were you, I wouldn’t apply to your same school. If you weren’t happy before, the same thing will probably happen again. You want to study somewhere where you’ll be happy to learn.</p>
<p>In my boyfriend’s case, he transferred from a California community college to Cal State Fullerton with a 3.8 GPA. Once he got to Fullerton, he flunked two consecutive semesters and was kicked out. But now, since he’s already completed the transfer requirements, he basically just has to take filler classes and get his GPA back up in order to apply to a new school.</p>
<p>You will need to list every school you’ve attended, and while they will probably not do too much checking up on you (you will have to lie about your “time off”), I wouldn’t risk it. If a university EVER finds out you lied on your application, they can invalidate your degree, etc. It’s not worth the hassle. I don’t know the circumstances of your suspension, but if you <em>do</em> make straight As in CC and continue to grow and do well, it shouldn’t be an issue.</p>
<p>Good luck! If you have any questions, I had a similar issue (didn’t get suspended, but left my first school with a very poor record) so feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Thank you, I did some more checking into specific schools and yes, they do require you to lists all schools and No, i will not be risking it by hiding my suspension.
I appreciate everyones reply.</p>