Transferring with "weak" credits

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am a community college student who plans on applying for transfer this October for the spring 2015 semester as a sophomore.</p>

<p>Due to my high amount of AP credit (13 classes), I am able to finish my Associate's degree in Computer Science in just two semesters. I am taking 4 classes this summer semester, two of which are online.</p>

<p>Although I am technically a sophomore and technically have the usual amount of credits required to transfer as a sophomore transfer in the spring semester, I am afraid that I will be at a huge disadvantage since two of the four complete classes on my transcript will be taken online and the rest of my fall classes won't have an impact on admissions (because the applications are due before the semester ends and mid-semester grades seem to be an afterthought). This means that I will functionally only have one legitimate semester full of classes, half of which won't be taken into consideration due to them being online.</p>

<p>I am not sure how to approach this problem. Should I simply wait another semester and apply in the spring for fall transfer admission? Is there anyway to increase my legitimacy and prove to colleges that I can handle their course rigor? Will colleges care that a majority of my classes were taken in the summer and online? </p>

<p>Thanks! </p>

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<p>Also-</p>

<p>My top choices are UIUC, UMich, Cornell, and Notre Dame.
I had an impressive high school academic record and my extracurriculars are substantially above par (in my opinion, judging by the extracurriculars of successful Cornell transfers here on CC).</p>

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<p>Is there any reason why you must be in college this summer? If you have a good HS profile, you would be better off to take a gap year and apply as a freshman. The financial aid situation is much better for freshman applicants than it is for transfers.</p>

<p>Don’t worry about the classes being online. If they are regular classes offered through your CC, they will be fine. A bigger concern is whether or not it is realistic to take four college classes in a summer session. Usually those sessions are so compressed that it is difficult to complete even two classes at the same time.</p>

<p>Go have a nice long sit-down meeting with the Transfer Advisor at your CC. That person’s whole job is to help people through the application process, and the advisor will be able to help you sort out your options.</p>