I’m trying to understand this. Why do people tend to have a lot of negativity towards me? Is it because I have a disability? I bet if a person who has the same GPA but doesn’t have a disability. you guys will give good information on where to apply. But because I have a disability you guys are telling me THAT every college will not accept me.
@NASA2014, My youngest has dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. Kids with these learning issues are plenty smart, but that’s not always reflected in standardized test results. I’d be dishonest if I didn’t acknowledge that there are some places where her numbers won’t make her competitive for admission. There are test optional colleges and very good state schools, but it’s difficult to know what to recommend without knowing your budget. If you mentioned your budget, I missed it.
"Kids with these learning issues are plenty smart, but that’s not always reflected in standardized test results. "
I scored a 950 on my SAT in high school. Now I’m in a community college earning good grades. Test scores don’t identify you. What’s important is that the student keeps going. No matter what you have.
My parents will have to take out loans if I go to Penn State and help from Colgate. If I go In-state, Colgate will mostly pay my tuition.
Colgate’s [benefit package](http://www.colgate.edu/docs/default-source/hr/2016-colgate-benefits-summaryf5359ad5e85d65119ec5ff00002158fd.pdf?sfvrsn=4) says they’ll pay “up to one-half of Colgate’s tuition for the eligible son or daughter of an eligible employee” enrolled in an accredited college. That’s a great benefit.
You may want to look into some of these colleges: [Salem State Univ.](https://www.salemstate.edu/chem_physics/), Salem, MA; [Clarion Univ.](Chemistry), Clarion, PA; [SUNY Oneonta](Chemistry & Biochemistry Department | SUNY Oneonta), Oneonta, NY; [Rosemont College](http://www.rosemont.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors/chemistry/), Rosemont, PA; and [Worcester State Univ.](http://www.worcester.edu/Chemistry/), Worcester, MA. Pay close attention to the colleges in MA, though, because their fees can run into the thousands of dollars.
A fair amount of private universities and colleges offer that benefit. A friend of mine is a professor at a selective LAC in the northeast; he was able to send both his daughters to UC Berkeley and pay what were essentially in-state rates, thanks to his college’s generosity. It’s a big perk that many public universities faculty and staff quite envy.
I have no idea if you have a disability. I’m trying to make sure you are aware of what schools use in transfer admissions. I would think that is an important piece of information for you.
I didn’t see anyone say that any college would not accept you. We are recommending you do your research to find out where you would be a strong candidate.
Sorry Erin’s dad. I didn’t mean to talk like that to you. I was very overwhelmed and Just had to say something. Right now I’m applying to Utica college. I have a question. Does this schedule look heavy or easy to handle?
Organic Chemistry 1
General Biology 1 ( not sure, because I won’t take it unless it will be useful for General biochemistry)
Calculus 1
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Re: post 18, Yes, 58 GPA hours should be credit hours. If you look at your unofficial transcript, it should list them. Wherever you transfer to will require a minimum number of credits to graduate (I think SUNYs are 120) and a specific number of those have to be in your major.
Erin’s dad has a good point in post 26 – apply to schools where you’ll be a strong candidate. I’ll add that you should make sure they’re affordable. How much can your parents pay per year? The half tuition (employee benefit) grant Colgate will pay for (up to $20k) can only be applied to tuition, right? I know you love Penn State, but it costs $42k OOS. Tuition is $31k, so it sounds like Colgate would only cover $16k. You can only borrow $7500, so your parents would have to cover ~$20k/year for your last 2 years. Can they do that without borrowing?
@MYOS1634 may know if the schedule in post 27 looks heavy or not. I think chem and bio together is a heavy load, but maybe it’s typical for a chem major.
Organic chemistry is very, very, very hard. Buy the book NOW, and start working on it.
Calculus will be difficult too.
I would thus recommend an easy gen ed class instead of Biology.
But will taking biology be worth it? Like will it prepared for biochemistry? If not I ahould look into another class. I have all my general education done
If you plan on working in biochemistry, biology is a must.
But it won’t really prepare you for an actual biochemistry class.
SUNY Stony Brook U might be a good choice for you to look at. The campus is really nice and it is well known for research and strong science programs.
O Chem and Calc together (with Bio) may be very rough.
This may be a very real concern, OP, if what you have recently said on another thread is true: “I have a 2.80 gpa.” That is 0.05 over the absolute minimum for one of your intended majors. And in your other major’s coursework you’ve gotten B’s and C’s so far. People have been telling you for months how your GPA may limit your options if it continues on its downward trend. This semester should probably be the one to break out of that negative slope. Otherwise you may literally not have a high enough GPA to continue in one of your majors (if you were to transfer to Penn State).
I’m trying to find the minimum GPA for chemistry. I saw something saying, you need at least a 2.50 GPA from the courses listed
General chemistry 1: B
General Chemistry 2: C
Organic chemistry: in progress
Organic chemistry 2: in progress
Calculus 1: IP
Calculus 2: IP
That’s entrance-to-major for students already at Penn State “in premajor status.” Not really relevant to transfer.
UMass Amherst, Boston, Lowell…
I was actually really interested in UMASS Boston. It would be nice to apply to all three but the application app will be expensive.