Because your daughter has transferred so far away, I would suggest trying out these options before giving up on the school. She may find that after a little bit of adjustment, the university has a lot to offer her. Yes, you can likely change your major. However, this may affect your ability to transfer credits from one college or university to another.
It may be easier to transfer very early in your college career, as core classes are more likely to transfer than specialized classes in a discipline. At some schools, you must have a minimum GPA to change your major after you have earned a certain amount of credits. Additionally, some schools have a competitive process for applying for specific majors. You should check specifically with the school to which you want to transfer and inquire about the process for switching majors.
You can find out how many credits you have earned from your academic advisor at your current school. I spent three semesters at a four-year college and pretty much bombed all of it. Do you think any school will accept me with good high school grades, a good SAT score, horrible first college transcript, then a good community college transcript?
That all really depends on where you apply and the standards for transfer admission at that college. Go to the web and find the requirements for your particular school on its website. This will help you determine your chances. It will also be crucial to discuss your college experience in your application essay and provide solid reasons for your poor grades during college. Try to phrase these as lessons learned rather than blaming external circumstances.
Many schools will still accept well-rounded students who faced a lapse in grades or a bad year. She now wants to transfer and I told her she may not get a package like that based on a few reasons. There is truly no way to predict what kind of scholarship package she will receive from a new school.
The best thing to do is to research the school beforehand and talk to admissions counselors there. Every school has a different system of financial aid, and each college treats transfer students differently.
The only way to know what to expect is to ask the school directly. I would suggest setting up a face-to-face meeting with an admissions counselor to discuss possible funding opportunities and transfer scholarships.
I am currently at a four-year university and I would like to transfer my second semester. I was really homesick and went home often. My GPA is very low. Would colleges look at my grades from my senior year or from my first semester of college?
However, your transcripts for freshman year will hold the most weight in the decision. In your application essay, explain what happened and, more importantly, how you plan to turn things around the second semester. Also, keep in mind that it may be easier to transfer after completing one full year of coursework.
Visit a counselor on campus to discuss strategies for better grades and a better experience. For some valid reasons, my son is miserable and is doing poorly during his 1st semester in an out of state school.
He wants to come home to a local community college for a fresh start next semester. Can he just apply as a new student without submitting transcripts from his current college? He is not looking to transfer credits as they will be low grades. Unfortunately, though, he cannot withhold any transcripts when applying to the community college. If the application asks for all prior transcripts which it usually does he will need to report those credits and grades. Each school operates differently.
However, withholding them could cause a problem in the future, as discrepancies on the application can cause admission to be revoked. The best option is to report everything honestly and be upfront about the reason for the grades. Also, check with the current school to see if there is still time to withdraw from courses. Some schools allow students to withdraw before a certain date to keep a failure from appearing on the transcript.
My daughter has been accepted to several colleges. She is going to attend Georgia State University. I am worried about her safety. If she goes there and decides for herself she does not like it, can she transfer to another college that accepted her? If your daughter accepts an offer from one school, she will have to decline other offers. However, her original acceptances will no longer be valid and she will need to reapply. To ease your mind, you might contact the admissions office and ask to speak to a counselor or residential leader to discuss your concerns.
You may be able to find out more about the school and its campus. Good luck to you and your daughter! Can I complete my freshman year of college at a state university, and then transfer to a private school? My best advice is to talk to your advisor about your plans so that you can make sure you understand the process of transferring, meet deadlines, and ensure a smooth transition if you decide to transfer.
Is there a possibility to go back to the previous university after transferring to another university? Each time you transfer, you must reapply for admission. From there, you can learn the exact steps to take to transfer smoothly. Also how important are extracurriculars when transferring from a two year?
For example, if you played a sport in high school and then went on to play at a community college, you might highlight that. Your essay is a great place to talk about obstacles, achievements, and things that define you, even if they occurred during high school years.
I want to transfer universities entirely, but a requirement to transfer is a 3. Unfortunately, I no longer meet this, thanks to an awful freshman year.
Can I just give up any credits I may have earned in order to essentially go back to my just-out-of-high-school GPA? Depending on the school and its policies, you may be able to enter as a freshman student rather than a transfer student, meaning that you would lose any credits already earned.
Check with the admissions office at the school you want to attend and inquire. In the meantime, make sure you assess why your grades suffered during the first year so that you can problem-solve and turn those grades around. Good for you for wanting to go back and start over. You can do it if you put in the work and remember to prioritize your studies. Yes, the full extent of your transcripts will be available to the school you transfer to. If you have the opportunity to write an admission essay, you might use that space to discuss what you learned from failing classes and how your habits have changed in order to avoid these types of failures in the future.
Always focus on what you have done and can do to improve, rather than blaming external circumstances, though. I was attending a four-year university and was doing well, but a few things came up and I had a couple of bad semesters and ended up getting an academic suspension.
I know I can apply for reinstatement at my first school and go back. The new grades should positively affect your GPA from the old university. However, each school handles credits and GPA differently, though, so make sure that you sit down with an advisor to discuss your transcripts and your standing. I am currently doing one year of prerequisites at a community college in Illinois. Next fall, I may transfer to a Florida community college and complete the remainder of my prerequisites for nursing school there.
Then I would like to enter a nursing program at a Florida university. Will I be given in-state tuition at the university because my credits will transfer from a Florida community college? Many colleges require a full year of residency in the state before granted in-state tuition rates. Congratulations on taking care of your prerequisites, and best of luck at pursuing your dreams of nursing school!
I have an internship and an advanced production class in my major left and 5 classes for my minor. I went for 4 and a half years before I realized my financial aid ran out. Can you help? Wow, you are so close! Alternately, if you are willing to take on a loan, perhaps they can help steer you to the most-reasonable choice possible.
I am a year away from transferring out of community college, but I have reason to believe that by then, I will be touring full-time with a music project I am in. Since I want to pursue music very badly but I also do not want to drop out of school, I was wondering if it would be possible to finish up my 60 credits at community college and hold on to them, take a couple of years off to pursue music full-time, and transfer a couple of years later.
In other words, I want to take a one or two year gap between my community college education and my transfer school education. Is that possible, or will transfer schools not accept my CC credits if they are a couple of years old with no schooling in between? Congratulations on your burgeoning music career. And you are wise to finish the year so you have the credits, rather than abandoning partway, which just means that you have wasted the investment of time and money with nothing to show for it.
I wanted to address this on a larger scale for others who may be looking at a gap in their education. The best way to overcome any potential hesitance is to explain what you were doing in a way that helps them see you would be a great fit for the school to which you eventually apply.
In your case, that might mean discussing business or life lessons you learned as you pursued your music career. Wishing you the best of luck! While in high school, I did dual enrollment through a local college.
Then I began at a private four-year university. Due to the excessive costs, I transferred to a public four-year university. For my newest university, do I need to submit my transcripts from all three schools or just the most recent one?
If the online university asked for all prior college transcripts in the application, then you must supply them. If you omit transcripts, this can be interpreted as academic dishonesty and can cost you an acceptance.
Colleges are pretty understanding when it comes to adults who are going back to school. If you are worried about your past grades hurting you, I would just explain your situation to the academic officers at the school. Be confident, and apply with all of your transcripts. I graduated with an associate degree from a community college with a cumulative GPA of 3.
I decided to further my education and transferred to an expensive private university. I thought I could handle going to school and working nightshift. However, now my GPA is terrible. It went down to 2. I was looking to transfer to an online university, but its minimum requirement is 2. I do not know what to do because all I did at that university was waste my money and kill my GPA. Is it wrong to just send my community college transcript and not my screwed up one?
Do I have to go back to that expensive school to fix my GPA, then transfer? I am working full time, and that is why I wanted to do online credits.
Please help me. If you only send in your community college transcript and the online university finds out you omitted another former transcript, that can be interpreted as academic honesty and cost you admittance. Each school has different policies, so be sure to check with the admissions counselor at the online university. The best thing you can do is, to be honest about your situation and the reason for your grades. Have you considered returning to a community college to strengthen your academic record?
Many community colleges work with adults who work full time to allow them to complete course work on their own schedule. If you do well in courses that fulfill requirements toward your major and career path — as opposed to easy-A courses — you will show improvement and your commitment to your field of study. Your chances at education are far from ruined. Bravo to you for sticking with your dream and seeking out ways to reach it. I wanted to transfer last semester, but my parents thought I was being too emotional and talked me out of it.
I want to transfer to a university of equal quality 30 minutes away from my hometown and live at home. My parents hate this idea. Is there a way to get them on my side?
But try to really understand the reasons for your unhappiness before making a big decision such as transferring.
Sometimes it can take more than a year to really settle into place at college. Have you spoken with your adviser or university counselor about organizations or events where you can connect with your peers and really make the place your own? Sometimes getting involved in one activity can help you build the community and support you need. But you know your specific situation better than I do. That way you will be sure that your expectations for this new institution actually line up with the reality of the situation.
Then talk with your parents about what truly makes you happy so you can help them understand between real depression and situational challenges. Share with them your short- and long-term goals and how transferring might help you accomplish them. Creating a new life away from home can be daunting, and they might just want you to stick it out.
This could just be their form of a supportive reality check. Good luck with your decision. I am 26 years old, and I graduated from high school. I have taken some classes at a community college but have a good amount of withdrawals. I am looking to applying to a four-year school now. With the transcripts from my community college, is that enough to be accepted?
Do I need to get my transcripts from high school at my age? This school has a 76 percent acceptance rate. I was previously admitted to the University of Florida, but I fell mentally ill, and after many medical withdrawals, I was hospitalized in the middle of a semester and never finished it.
After being hospitalized for eight months, I am finally starting to feel better. Should I first go to a community college, start all over again and then transfer to Miami?
I have no idea where to start or what to do because of my poor academic record. Please help! You can call or email MedicalWithdraw dso. If returning to a four-year school seems overwhelming, then community college can be a great opportunity to practice your study skills, improve your GPA and boost your leadership skills. I would suggest meeting with an academic adviser at Miami.
I graduated from high school in Spring and went straight to a community college. I regret not going to a four-year college and I want to transfer to a university in Fall If I apply in January the university would only have one semester of grades to look at from my community college. When is the right time to apply to have the best chances of being admitted? If you are worried that applying in January might hinder your chances of getting accepted to the university you want to transfer to, you might want to look at application deadlines for your desired college or program.
If you are able to apply closer to Fall, it may give you more time to raise your GPA so admissions can take those grades into consideration. Some colleges and universities will allow you to apply as a transfer student if you have a minimum amount of college credits completed.
You should be able to see what the requirements are for the specific school you are applying to. Typically, if you are applying as a transfer student, admissions will consider your grades from college more heavily than your high school grades, or may not consider your high school grades at all.
In general, most schools look at your college grades instead of high school grades once you have completed between 24 and 60 credits. The amount of credits needed to be considered a transfer student is different for each school.
Looking into admissions requirements and how to apply as a transfer student is key to making sure you are choosing the right admissions deadline. The university I am applying to requires a minimum of 30 credit hours to transfer. In general, colleges will consider you a transfer student once you have completed between 24 and 60 credits. If you are treated as a transfer student, your high school grades are generally not considered. Each school has its own requirement. This article leverages the most up-to-date data so you can navigate your college transfer process with ease and certainty.
CampusReel contains transfer data on every college and university in the country. Rest assured that you are not alone in this process. In fact, Most transfer students change schools due to three types of variables: social, geographic and academic.
Social variables can include disliking your roommates, having trouble making friends, embarrassing yourself at a party, etc. If this sounds like you, I encourage you to think about how the environment at a new school will impact these variables. This is important to analyze because it will help explain your rationale to a new target school.
Bear in mind that if your primary reason for transferring colleges is a social factor, many of these factors persist on other college campuses You cannot escape peer pressure or drugs, for instance - they are elements of virtually every college experience. Key Takeaway: your primary reason for transferring colleges should be for a concrete and purposeful desire that the future university can fulfill.
Your current college GPA is going to largely dictate the colleges you can consider transferring to. You should be focused on elevating this as much as possible.
However, if you know what you want to study and you align your course selections and application appropriately, you will have a much better shot at acceptance.
Universities often accept transfer applicants to fulfill very targeted spots. This crisis can turn into a great opportunity to think about what makes your student truly happy. A psychiatrist friend of mine who is an expert with teenagers said that parents and counselors need to be as supportive as possible but also try to distinguish between real depression and situational challenges.
Some kids do need professional help and a visit to your doctor or therapist may be a great first step. I field several calls each winter holiday break from confused college freshmen. I listen to what is making them unhappy, and I often hear patterns. They did not like their fall classes and did not do as well as they could. Some truly dislike the type of college they selected, while others are bored. So after I listen, I begin to talk to them about the need to have short and long term goals.
I remind them that unfortunately transferring during and after freshmen year means that they must be doing the best they have ever done academically and be involved on and off campus. It is often a junior-senior year of high school redux — often with much less support.
That is often a challenge for an unhappy freshman. But tough words are critical. Also I remind them that as freshmen they traditionally can only transfer into schools that they would have gotten admitted to or did get admitted to as seniors. If they reject that option, I remind them that transferring may take two application cycles. Most colleges that accept larger numbers of transfers like USC and the University of Southern California take larger numbers of junior transfers.
As I speak to kids after I listen to their worries, I help them develop short terms strategies which help them two ways: they help build up their transfer profiles and more importantly help them become happier. When the world is falling, small steps really help.
When speaking to a young man who is desperately unhappy at his college, I realized he had higher expectations than reality. I reminded him that a low fall GPA would limit his chances of transferring and told him that colleges will look at his senior year grades and his active involvement on his current campus. No transfer college wants excuses, so I explained that the excuses have to stop.
Listening to him, I felt his isolation. He had taken large lecture classes and got involved with a few clubs that rarely met. So I told him he needed to start over. He needed to take smaller classes, classes that counted as major prerequisites or GE requirements. He needed to get involved with some active clubs. Many physically active kids in high school stop exercising in high school as they are no longer part of formal teams.
Exercising often makes them feel so much better. I also told him about special service learning classes at his college, where he could get involved with community service activities with small groups of students. I also told him to go to office hours and to get to know several professors as he would need a professor recommendation.
I also gave him several short term tasks to perform over the holidays. That gave him a focus and set him going. He needed to organize his transcripts — both high school and college so they could be sent out. He needed to contact his high school counselor to find out what he or she could do to help and how to get forms completed. I also had him collect all the transfer requirements of each college on his list — transcripts, letters of recommendation, high school forms, standardized grades, mid-term instructor updates, and required essays.
I also told him to get an immediate internship over the winter break and to get think of how he was going to spend his summer. I kept him so busy that I felt his mood immediately improve. The longer term goals come out over time. Do they want to take a leave of absence from their current college and return home sophomore year to take classes? Do they need to take summer classes to build up their GPAS?
What courses do they need to take to prepare for transferring in as a transfer? What ongoing activities can they participate in and what internships, community service, or jobs can they get?
Colleges expect engaged, active transfer students who can immediately begin their majors and get involved immediately on campus.
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