<p>I am currently a student at a local community college in Nashville, and have been for a year. My freshman year of college I was at a private university in North Carolina. Needless to say, it wasn't the right fit, so I came home to stay in school and get my act together. The reason the school didn't fit was because it was too small, and I suffered from extreme depression. My grade point average fell to a 2.3ish, because of the depression. By the end of the school year I was considered disability because of it. I am better now, and have raised my GPA to a 3.2, and by the end of this term I will have a 3.7. I have gotten majority of my general eds out of the way, and am focusing on finishing those. </p>
<p>The schools I want to apply to are:</p>
<p>University of Houston
Syracuse University
Emerson College
Duquesne University
American University
Virginia Commonwealth University</p>
<p>I want to study Communications/Journalism. I was very active in clubs in high school along with volunteer work. However, I'm not sure that matters now. I am planning on joining a club or two in the fall, and start volunteering at a local hospital. I will also be working. I know this sounds a lot, but I'm going to try to divide my time out. I'm really set on transferring for the Spring. </p>
<p>I guess the questions comes down to: </p>
<p>1.What should I do to make my application stand out?</p>
<p>2.How do most transfers pay for tuition? (I've already looked into scholarships at these schools, but I was wondering what other transfers did.)</p>
<p>3.For Transfer students that transferred in the Spring, was the transition hard?</p>
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<li>Has anyone else had parental concerns about their wanting to transfer?</li>
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<p>Thank you so much, and I really appreciate your help.</p>