<p>Hey, I'm a sophomore-level transfer trying to get into FSU for Fall 2013. The school I attend now has no GPA, so FSU is going to use my GPA I acquired while dual enrolled in high school. I had to satisfy some high school math requirements with college courses, which I am...not the best at, and this brought my GPA down. However, my test scores are phenomenal, my grades in every other course are high, and my high school GPA is almost a 4.0. My college GPA is 2.8, though. I'm trying to get into FSU as a literature/english major - am I completely screwed? I only found out what my GPA was today and it was just like WHOMP WHOMP. I'm feeling pretty discouraged. I've been accepted to other schools, but FSU is my first choice! Any advice would be muuuuch appreciated.</p>
<p>That’s rough! Thankfully, you’re a sophomore looking to transfer so FSU will still place a little more weight onto your high school record (which isn’t all that bad). If you’re an English/ Literature major then you should let that show in your essays 
! Talk about something that’ll make you interesting despite your not-so-hot GPA.</p>
<p>If you don’t get accepted this time around, try next semester/ year. Take the next level math course and get an “A” on it. That way, you can show that you’ve improved your math skills a bit and that’ll show the admissions committee that you are a hard worker.</p>
<p>Truth be told! I wasn’t all the great at math (at least for a Science/ Math major like myself). In high school I got all “C’s” in my math classes. In my community college I worked really hard!.. and got a “B”. Lol, I kept trying and took the next highest class and I got an “A”! I managed to get accepted into some pretty impressive schools despite my poop grades and testing scores . I even got waitlisted at some Ivy Leagues :O</p>
<p>Make yourself stand-out! Do something different! Show them something that they wouldn’t expect from a 2.8 GPA student. If you get their attention (in a great way), your chances should be pretty nice :)</p>
<p>Keep in mind, if you don’t have your AA, it’s much more difficult to transfer to FSU than if you did. Since you are applying as a sophomore transfer, you’d need to meet all of the high school requirements (including SAT/ACT scores, or have the acceptable math credits) and I believe that you would need a 3.0 GPA both on all college work you’ve attended and you have to have a 3.0 at your current school. </p>
<p>I’m confused… if you had grades at the school you’re at now, wouldn’t FSU just use those to calculate your GPA? You have to have some grades or something from your current school that FSU can use.</p>
<p>There are no grades at the school I’m transferring out of, so no GPA. I meet every requirement except for this one.</p>
<p>Chimikins, FSU doesn’t accept essays with transfer applications. Also, I finished college calculus and there’s no way I’m going any higher than that…it would be really unnecessary. I don’t feel like I have anything to prove to them, anyway - I’m just really surprised my GPA was that low at all! It was an unofficial online transcript I saw this on, so maybe it’s wrong? I did read on their website that FSU readjusts things to include more weight on AP/dual enrollment courses taken in high school. Perhaps I’ll be given some leeway? I’m in a weird situation so I’m just hoping I still have a chance.</p>
<p>They add weight to those classes on high school transcripts, not for college transcripts. </p>
<p>I’m very confused though as to how your college has no grades. Maybe FSU will be a bit lenient with that, but I doubt it.</p>
<p>FSU has accepted plenty of transfers from my college before; I’ve spoken to one of the admissions counselors and she said it was no big deal, just meet the requirements and you’re good. I’m probably just going to call them again and ask.</p>
<p>The issue of course then is that you wouldn’t meet the requirements, as you don’t have a 3.0 college GPA. </p>
<p>Considering that transferring to FSU isn’t a done deal just by meeting the requirements, I’m not sure why anyone would tell you such. You can meet the requirements and not be accepted- it all depends on how many people are applying and how many FSU accepts- and since priority is given to transfers who have their AA, a number of lower-division transfers are left out.</p>