<p>Hi, I'm a second year student at a community college in the suburbs of chicago. Although my grades were good in high school, my first year here at community college was incredibly rough resulting in a gpa of a 1.9 (currently) but should be at least a 2.0 by the end of this semester. This is very unlike me, but like I said, there were some issues.
As my second year is ending and i've applied to my choice schools, I'm concerned if I'll be accepted anywhere. Because Most schools don't need my high school transcripts, I'm afraid they wont see what a bright student I actually am. My choices are Depaul University, Loyola University Chicago, and Western Illinois University. I'm unsure of other schools I should apply too, so any input would help.
Also, I'm a communications major and these school all have a 2.0 requirement to get into the communications college. </p>
<p>Now that you have some background...
1.Do I have any chance of getting into these school, Depaul University especially.
2. Do you know of any other schools worth applying too?
3. Is there any way to explain to the universities that these grades are no a true reflection of me as a student?
4. How many withdrawls is it okay to have on your transcript?</p>
<p>Any other advice?</p>
<p>What’s your budget? DePaul and LUC are not cheap and neither are known for great need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>Frankly, you’re going to have a tough time getting admitted to those schools - you can’t tell them “these grades are not a true reflection of me as a student” because, well, your academic performance as reflected in your transcript is viewed as a much more reliable and trustworthy source of that information.</p>
<p>Your best bet is not to pursue transferring at this time, but to continue studying at the community college, bring your GPA up and apply to four-year schools at a later date. I would seek the advice and assistance of counselors at your community college, who can help you find strategies for improving your academic performance and work with you to develop a realistic transfer plan.</p>
<p>I always thought you had to have a 2.0 before you applied to colleges?</p>
<p>I will have a 2.0 at the end of this semester</p>
<p>Have you applied already?</p>
<p>2.0 might be the minimum requirement, but they’ll probably be looking for grades a little higher. I’m not sure how selective or transfer-friendly those schools are, you might want to look into the numbers. Find out if your school has an advisor you can talk to, and try to speak to someone in transfer admissions for the schools you want to get into</p>