<p>To better help you understand my situation I'm going to give you all of the background. I am a second semester freshman in ga at fort valley state university. I want to transfer to Mississippi university for women this summer. I have already applied and all I need to do is submit my final transcript. Here is the problem last semester I did not do so well. Due to family issues depression and not being able to focus on my school work. I'm going to be honest and tell you that my college GPA is a 1.69 but this semester I am doing much better but I am still worried. I was reading some articles online that said when you transfer they drop your bad grades and that will increase your GPA but I'm not sure if that is true. I am looking to move out of state to get away from all of my family stress and start over but I do not think that IA possible . I do not mind retaking some classes I just want to know if I have a chance. I had a 3.0 in high school and 1600 on my SAT .I also have college credit from the AP classes that I took in high school. I really want someone to be honest with me and tell me if I really have a chance. If things don't go right I think I might have to take time off from school and reconsider some things. Please help</p>
<p>I’ll be honest–go to a community college and bring your grades up before applying anywhere. A 1.69 GPA won’t get you in anywhere.</p>
<p>UM for Women requires minimum a 2.0 transfer gpa–do you even meet that requirement?</p>
<p>UMW has a 42% acceptance rate (I presume freshman admit rate) which is somewhat selective. I have a hard time thinking that if you do not meet the transfer minimum of 2.0 and if the acceptance rates for transfer students is even in the ballpark of 42% as it is for freshman admits that you would get into UMW. </p>
<p>Since you are still a freshman at your GA school, the transfer college admissions people really only sees that you have been struggling academically at your current school. Colleges like to know that their transfer students already have a track-record of college level success. </p>
<p>I agree that your best bet is to go to a community college for another year, lay down a few good semesters of grades, and then reapply to several different colleges for transfer.</p>
<p>As for your question about how your grades will transfer to a new school–that policy is different at every school. Many do just clear out the gpa and you graduate with the gpa from the newer college. Others do not and combine the two gpas. You have to carefully read the websites of each college to find out the policies.</p>