<p>First off, I'm a nyc student who currently attends a CUNY college. I plan to transfer after spring semester of 12' to either a university or a private school. I will be graduating with an associate degree (AS). My adviser says, with an associate degree, all class credits will be transferable. I am unsure if she meant transferable to just the CUNY schools or all schools nationwide. My GPA stands at a 3.0 right now. I retook all the classes i need but the C+ for philosophy, C for islamic art and B- for 1865 history is really denting my grades. I was wondering...if my associate degree doesn't secure all my credits for colleges outside of CUNY, and the school i choose doesn't offer the courses i took, will the classes and grades be dropped and expunged from my transcript permanently? I direly want a competitive GPA by the end of college.</p>
<p>Please let me know some of your experiences or if you are familiar with the situation i am in. </p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>I think they meant within CUNY. Whether your courses transfer elsewhere will depend on whether they have similar courses, the course descriptions, etc. </p>
<p>When you transfer, only credits transfer, not your GPA. So if you go to a school outside of CUNY, you will be starting over with a fresh GPA, which can be good if you expect to do much better. Your GPA at CUNY will forever remain on your CUNY transcripts, and your GPA at your new school will remain on that school’s transcripts. They do not average them or expunge them. </p>
<p>Now, sometimes your new school will have CUNY’s courses that did transfer listed on the transcript, and some schools do include what grades you had gotten there. But they will still not affect your new school’s GPA.</p>
<p>Every college will have its own general education requirements. Some of your courses may transfer and fulfill those requirements; some will not fill those requirements but will still transfer as elective courses, which will help in the number of credits needed to graduate; some may not transfer at all. Some admissions counselors will go over this with you if you are a very promising applicant, others will not take the time to go over what will transfer until you’ve been accepted.</p>
<p>Right. I guess ill concentrate on doing well this year and wait until i speak with an adviser at my transfer school. Thank you. </p>
<p>Another question… when is the deadline application for a college sophmore. Is there an early decision? will the transfer school look at both semester to consider you? how does it work? </p>
<p>I also haven’t join any activities. Should i be worried? I bonded with a few professors, and i look to get some good recommendations. Aside from that, what else will help me stand an excellent applicant? what should personal statement/essay be based on?</p>
<p>You’d have to start looking into schools you want to transfer to and see what their deadlines and processes are. I have not seen any schools offer early decision for transfer students, but I cannot say with certainty that none do. </p>
<p>So you will be a junior at the new school, since you will have an AS, correct? Or did you only have a year-long associates program? Regular admissions deadlines are usually sometime in early spring for the following fall semester, and they will look at all courses /completed/ up until that point. Some schools may ask what your current grades are in the spring semester that has not yet been completed, others may not. Of course, your acceptance will be contingent on you doing well in that spring semester. You can’t flunk out at the last moment - they may revoke the offer (though I doubt that’s your plan). </p>
<p>If you have no activities at all, that might be a concern to some schools. They all want students that will add both to the classroom and the college as a whole. Is it too late to get involved in some clubs? Do you have a job anywhere? </p>
<p>Having good letters of recommendation is very helpful and might sway a decision in your favor. </p>
<p>Some schools have prompts or questions that you need to answer in your personal statement. Some may want you to talk a bit about your academic experiences and where you want to go, or what you have to add to their school. Just be sure to read the guidelines for writing the personal essay for each school you apply to. You might not be able to submit the same essay to every school - you may need to tweak some things or answer different questions.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure once you have an associates degree they can’t dispute the credits but they can say so and so doesn’t count for a pre-req or a graduation requirement( which is pretty much the same thing as it not transferring).</p>
<p>yes, i will be a incoming junior at the transfer school. I will have a AS degree (60 credits completion) for all general requirements at my current school now. I know state schools may differ in what general requirements is needed for graduation, but i am prepare to tackle any additional courses. I consider my freshman year grades to be less than stellar, given that i withdrew from a course and retook a failing class. i can not afford to slack off again. </p>
<p>it is still not late to get involved in a club or activity, but i wanted to get your opinion on how important it is for admission before i attempt to cram that into my already busy schedule. No, i am not employed but i do have a few projects i need to work on with my professors. This is how i bond with them.</p>
<p>Since applications should be submitted around spring semester, how do i know which topics each school will assign me for my personal statements? I’ll like to get started as soon as possible so that i can do some early revisions beforehand. </p>
<p>Thank you so much!!!</p>
<p>Additional projects with profs is good. As for ECs, it depends on the school. If you’re on the border, ECs might get your an acceptance, but if you can counter no/few ECs with very strong letters of rec. and a personal statement, it might mean less. </p>
<p>If you go on the school’s website that you want to apply to, go to the list of admissions criterion. If they have a specific topic, it should be stated there. If there is no topic (be sure you’ve looked good and hard, sometimes they have you click a few links until you’ve found all of the info), then write about what your future plans are, anything awesome about yourself that will tell admissions counselors that you have a lot to offer their school, and how their school will help you achieve your goals. Maybe Google some example transfer student essays to get an idea.</p>
<p>Thank you. Will take a look and see what happens. Appreciate your help this far, Nova.</p>
<p>Thank you. Will take a look and see what happens. Appreciate your help this far, Nova.</p>