<p>I was a HS slacker who is thinking of going to CC to save some money and then transfer to a top 50 school. My heart is actually set on GWU at the moment, but I’d be applying to other places as well! I’m looking for people who have actually done this.
If this applies to you, could you please provide your stats? :)</p>
<p>I also want to know which schools are just transfer-friendly in general.</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>and*** </p>
<p>Pardon my typo. lol.</p>
<p>Hey gaalme, check out this thread for a surge of motivation!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/718854-official-community-college-transfer-results-2009-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/718854-official-community-college-transfer-results-2009-a.html</a></p>
<p>The thread isn’t unique to “high school slackers,” though I believe someone mentioned that he/she did poorly in high school.</p>
<p>I am a non-traditional student. I’ve been out of high school for some time. When I returned to school, I attended Austin Community College here in Austin, TX. After one year, I transferred into the University of Texas at Austin. I had a 4.0 at my community college, which I sadly no longer have. 
Large publics tend to be friendly to transfers.</p>
<p>Many four-year schools completely disregard your high school record after a specific number of college credits are earned.</p>
<p>Even when this is not the case, your high school record will have much less weight if you have a significant number of college credits. Depending on how weak your high school record is, it might be useful to attend the community college for two years instead of just one.</p>
<p>There’s no limit to how far you can go after starting at a community college. A student at the community college I attended transferred to the University of Chicago and subsequently became a Rhodes Scholar. Other community colleges have since produced more Rhodes Scholars.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I have a friend who went from a cc to UNC, then graduated from their law school, now successful lawyer on west coast</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/465387-success-stories-bad-hs-record-w-great-college-record.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/465387-success-stories-bad-hs-record-w-great-college-record.html</a></p>
<p>lots of example</p>
<p>One of my students was a former “high school slacker” who just transferred to UCLA - starts there next month. So it can happen!</p>
<p>Depends on your CC GPA and extracurriculars. Also depends on YOUR definition of a good school. Get straight A’s and make sure to check your financial status.</p>
<p>I was definitely a slacker in high school. Fortunately, when I went to get my HS transcripts, I had some teachers who still counted me among their brightest students - and vouched on my behalf. </p>
<p>At CC, I maintained a nearly perfect GPA and was eventually accepted to Brown and Columbia. I chose the latter. Of course, it’s not just grades or evidence of having evolved that’ll help you find a spot at a top school. You have to be involved, passionately, in a cause or activity that resonates with your personality and, preferably, has a positive impact on your school’s community.</p>
<p>All through my CC career I waited tables and bartended. There was an MD who came in about once a week, a surgeon, who’d leave his server a $50 tip. Later on, before I left, he told me that both he and his wife had grown up poor, gone to community colleges, transferred to top four year schools, and made successful careers for themselves. It happens all the time and, honestly, it has a lot to do with creating your own opportunities.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Yep that was me. had a 2.6 GPA in high school and ended up with a 3.8 after two years of business classes at CC. Got into marshall school of business at USC</p>