Burned my bridges?

Transfer Students
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<p>I’m not quite sure where to begin here and believe I’ve wiggled myself into a predicament. </p>

<p>Here’s a quick run down: I graduated high school with 44 credits from dual enrollment with a 3.4 GPA at my community college. Following high school I attended USF where I successfully butchered my GPA like a pig in market. College was more of a party and free leash more than a educational experience for three semesters. During my short tenure, I accumulated few credits and a whopping 1.79 GPA at that institution. Now, not all my grades were terrible but I essentially dropped out of my third semester taking three fails in junior level courses to go along with three other D grades from other semesters.
I’m currently back at my community college finishing my AA. Two of my courses will replace two D grades with grade forgiveness and my GPA will again be over a 3.1. </p>

<p>Now as I look to transfer with my AA, several schools I’ve looked at require a 2.0 from each institution attended. I do not believe my grade forgiveness will apply to my USF transcript and the rest of my poor grades are from 3/4000 lever but how much will this effect me? Since leaving USF, my life has very much turned around through obtaining a management position at work and excelling in class once again, I’m just worried I may have burned my bridges with this one</p>

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<p>Make an appointment with the Transfer Advisor at your CC, bring all of those ugly transcripts with you, and have a discussion about your options. That advisor has seen records that are even worse than yours, and will have ideas for you.</p>

<p>You also should pay a visit (records in hand) to USF, and find out if your improved performance will qualify you for re-admission there. If so, it probably is your best option.</p>

<p>If there is a particular reason why any one of the colleges/universities on your current target list is on that list (rare major, can commute and study part-time while keeping your job, etc.), then pick up the phone and make an appointment with the Transfer Admissions Officer. Find out if the 2.0 rule is hard and fast, or if there is a possible work-around. For example, it might be possible to enroll as a non-degree student for a semester so that you can demonstrate that you do indeed have your act together.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>