Transferring after 2 Years?

Transfer Students
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<p>I want to switch as soon as possible because I wasn't accepted to a school I really wanted to go to. The reason I wasnt accepted was my freshman grades. I lived in europe and wasnt acually planning on moving here.
The school was a mix of prep and IB/AP and my grades were mediocre since it was really hard and great grades weren't neccessary.
The way I'm saying this sounds like I slacked off, but I didn't.
If I had finished there and taken a Graduation exam (Matura to those who know what I mean) I could have studied anywhere I wanted and had 2 years of college already behind me.
But the way they were translated it seems like I was a really bad student.</p>

<p>So this was my plan:
Go to my back-up for 2 years and then transfer to a better school.
I have recommendations and connections (people who are department heads, or alumnis at another school)
But I really want to make it w/o there help.</p>

<p>My "stats":
ACT:26
SAT: ~1170 (I know, I know)
Cum GPA: 3.79
But that's b/c of my freshman year in europe (GPA was 2.76)
My senior GPA was a 4.25
my other years were very good as well but thats my best.</p>

<p>For those who dont wanna read all that:</p>

<p>My question is if schools need my highschool GPA and scores if I transfer after 2 years, or if the 2 college years are sufficient.</p>

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<p>In other words, the work was hard but you didn’t need high grades to get what you wanted so you didn’t work as hard as you could have?</p>

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<p>You should know that transferring to US colleges can be difficult and will typically yield less Financial aid than if you applied as a Freshman. Even applying as a freshman, competition is keen at anywhere that’s probably going to give you the money you need.</p>

<p>Along the same lines, most top colleges want your high school information as well as your college transcript. So you may run into the problem of not getting into any top schools and not being able to afford anywhere that accepts you.</p>

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<p>I actually meant transferring inside the US system. Im going to a State university in Florida this year</p>

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<p>The longer you’re in college, the less importance placed upon your HS record. So do well in college, and you’ll have a good chance. However, many colleges will still look at your HS record (though some will disregard it completely). So if you’re borderline, then you may be rejected based on your HS stats.</p>