Transfer application

Applying to College
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Hi, so I am an international student studying in the United States I attended a university here for an year but I didnt do well and didnt get good grades in my first semester, second semester was just fine. However I took a semester break after that and moved to a community college where I am currently enrolled. Now I am going to apply to a university and it is a big university (Not the Ivy’s) and I have a GPA of 3.8 at the community college that I am attending. My question is should I mention about the first university and send my transcripts from that university in my application to the university that I am going to transfer to? (Once again my first semesters grade in that university were really bad due to some bad circumstances but my second semester was fine.) Is it possible I could just send my second semesters transcript from that university?

Thanks for your time and suggestion in advance!!!

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Yes you have to list all colleges attended on your transfer application. There will be a record of you attending the first university at the college clearinghouse, so you do not want to hide this fact.

http://www.studentclearinghouse.org

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Thanks I will do so but this would reduce my chances of acceptance right (considering I did super super super like really bad in my first semester of the university that I attended at first)? Also what universities should I consider in this case? I really want to get in to a good university for computer engineering bachelors degree.

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Have you discussed your situation with the Transfer Advisor at your community college? That person’s whole job is to help you find a good place to transfer to. Chances are that the Transfer Advisor has helped a lot of people with academic records even worse than yours. Ask specifically about articulation agreements for your major. If you complete an associates degree in pre-engineering or computer science or the like, which universities will grant you direct admission to your major?

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I have talked to the transfer advisors but the community college that I am attending is not connected with the university that I want to transfer to. I do not wish to attend the university that it is connected to for 2-2bachelors degree transfer (they are not really good universities). Also I am looking at universities that are out of state. But thanks for the suggestion I will talk to my academic advisor once again.