So here’s my story: I graduated from High School in 2012 and attended CC afterward where I majored in Political Science. I had pretty lousy grades and my GPA was 2.5 and after my third semester, I dropped out. Not too long after, I had a change of heart and decided to start college once more except this time, I went to another CC where I once again majored in Political science and had a more successful stint. I was getting fairly good grades and my work ethic had improved significantly however, I got extremely overwhelmed one day and made the terrible decision to stop attending school thus resulting in me getting kicked out of that CC. One year later, I start over again at another CC where this time I decided to major in Business. Now I chose business mainly due to my parents recommending it to me and deep down, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in so I just went with their recommendation. Now at this new CC I started getting good grades and even made the Deans List. I also decided to change my major to computer science because after some time, I realized that I enjoyed programming and wanted to pursue a career in that field.
So my question is, now that I’ve gotten on the right track, should I only send a 4-year university my credits from the third CC only or should I send them credits from all the institutions I’ve attended even though they weren’t good and may look bad for me. Thanks!
You have to report all the institutions you have attended.
Try to get your associates in that new CC. Your university would want to see all the previous CC’s you have attended. A written explanation to that university saying you just weren’t ready for college at that time or that major wasn’t for you, is good enough. What matters are your grades now. Good luck and keep up the good work. P.S. if you can’t keep good grades at a CC you will be killed at a 4 year. Just stay focused and you will do just fine.
^^What @savagestudent18 said. Get your associate degree to lock in the credits forever. Plus it shows that you can complete something. I had no trouble transferring credits from other schools that were locked into my associate’s degree, even though they were decades old.
@MotherOfDragons is so right. If you don’t obtain your associate degree and just transfer because you want to get out of there, universities will take advantage of that. They will pile more classes that are unnecessary just to take your money thus causing more time. Get your associates and then transfer.
Work with the transfer advisor at your CC to identify a list of transfer-to programs that will guarantee admission for you for your particular major provided you complete that AA or AS degree. Your CC surely has some formal articulation agreements. Find out which ones are available for your major.
Your transcript is your transcript. It is a record of the courses you enrolled in and the evaluation you received. Any uncompleted or withdrawn courses will also show up. You cannot tailor your transcript, if you could, every student would end up with a 4.0. However, a transcript with blemishes isn’t inherently a bad transcript. If you show an upward trajectory and back that up with a personal narrative about growth and finding your path at the CC than a university will look more favorably upon you.