<p>Hi there, I am a student in Canada that went to University here for a couple of years and didn’t do so well due to my immaturity. I readmitted last September and I have been doing much better, so I was curious if there are any colleges in the US that are more forgiving for a lower GPA or that emphasize recent academic marks? I am really interested in attending college in the Southern states, like Texas, Georgia, or Florida but I’m open to any school at this point. Any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>All colleges like to see improvement, but they also look at overall gpa.</p>
<p>I’ve personally wondered why colleges seem to punish transfer students for old grades if they are clearly doing better now. Credit companies have a good model for forgiveness/risk that I feel universities should look at. Depending on severity of academic offense I think 7-15 years is enough of a time gap to forgive crappy grades.</p>
<p>Sent from my SCH-I535 using CC</p>
<p>^While there may not be official ‘forgiveness’ of past academic record, I think colleges do give consideration to gaps and improved performance, they often recognize and evaluate NT students differently.</p>
<p>So I’m assuming there aren’t any schools that emphasize recent work over overall GPA? That is pretty disappointing… With regards to them evaluating international applicants, what differences do you think they look at in comparison to a domestic applicant? Are they less forgiving overall? Thanks.</p>