"transfer shock" after transfering to a university. pretty bad situation, please help

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<p>i know this has been talked about over and over on this forum but i feel as though my situation was a bit different.</p>

<p>Heres what happened:</p>

<p>-spent two and a half years after high school at a community college. before finishing my AA, i was granted early admission to UCF (orlando). Even though i had ONE class left at valencia, i went ahead and transfered to ucf. I went from having 15 people in a class at valencia to 1500 in EACH class. I was taking four of these classes and ended up doing horrible. i got 2 F's and 2 D's. Ive never gotten either of those grades and have shown that im a pretty good student in the past. (3.3 GPA) I believe i just got "transfer shock" and even though its not an excuse, it really messed me up.</p>

<p>My issue: I now know that i need a smaller school in order to do well. ive looked into it and selected FGCU as a school i want to attend. Its near my hometown and it has very small classes for my major (finance). ive really outgrown orlando, i know if i stay here that i will continue to do worse because its just not working out with UCF. I went over the application requirements and i satisfy everything except a small technicality.</p>

<p>The requirements state that i must be in good acedemic standing at the last institution attended. Since it was my first semester at UCF. I was placed on acedemic probation because they do not factor in previous GPA, only the GPA at UCF.</p>

<p>so basically, im screwed. Im currently taking my last class at valencia this summer and will be done in a few weeks. what can i do about all this? what if i just didnt send in my UCF transcript? it was only a semester. How can one semester hold me back from getting into a university when i have proved i was a good student in the past?</p>

<p>Please help,
Nick</p>

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<p>would getting recommendations help?</p>

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<p>"what if i just didnt send in my UCF transcript? "</p>

<p>Dont even THINK about trying this. All Colleges contact the National Student Clearinghouse for enrollment verification of applicants.
<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/&lt;/a&gt;
If your new college finds out you did not disclose your prior enrollment you will be expelled.
Contact , and go and see someone in the admissions office at FCGU and explain your situation. Your prior GPA , and a truthful explanation for your grades at UCF should qualify you for acceptance.
Good luck .</p>

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<p>that seems like a good idea. i emailed the admissions officer and she never even replied though. i could go in person its just four hours away.</p>

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<p>Pick up the phone and call the school you are interested in and ask to speak to an admissions counselor and if needed, make a face to face appointment.</p>