<p>I had to drop out of two colleges due to legitimate reasons. Now I have applied as a transfer applicant to UT Austin, Penn State University and University of Rochester for Spring 2011. However, my two college transcripts are full of 'incomplete' grades. Does this mean I'll automatically be rejected? My other stats are good.</p>
<p>Do college transcripts with ‘incomplete’ grades imply automatic rejection? Anyone?</p>
<p>Not necessarily. The timing/placement of the “I” grades and how you explain them in your essay is important, though.</p>
<p>For example. if the incompletes are many semesters ago and the grades since then show no sign of that problem, it should be fine.</p>
<p>Or if the incompletes coincided with some other family or medical issues that can be explained (AND have been resolved and won’t cause further issues), it should be fine.</p>
<p>Basically adcoms want to see the problem/s have been resolved, are not going to be an issue in the future. They also like to see some evidence that the issue <em>is</em> solved (meaning, a few semesters of solid work now that the issue/s have been resolved.)</p>
<p>You also have to look at the colleges’ policies - some places like CSUs look only at GPA and nothing else. UCs look a bit at things like Ws and Is, but for the most part, they are GPA driven as well. Thus, CSUs and UCs are <em>not</em> what I’d call overly “wholistic” in their admissions practices… a student needs a threshhold GPA, correct in-state/in-region residential status (plus correct pre-reqs done) and they get in.</p>
<p>How does your set of schools do transfers? That is what to look for. And to explain your dropping out in a way that doesn’t have the new school worried you will be repeating that pattern again. Good luck!</p>