Can I actually transfer anywhere?

Transfer Students
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<p>I’m currently at a small LAC in the northeast. After being there for a year, I’ve realized that if you’re not a nursing/science student, forget about landing a job after college. I know that college is what you make it, and all students are struggling, but the ticket price is way too high for the resources available. I’m really struggling financially, but I still went this year because when I visited, I thought it was the place for me, and I had a family member helping me pay. </p>

<p>I went through some tough depression (still going through it actually) this spring semester, struggling with my mother having to get surgery and the possibility of going homeless. I tried to excel in my classes, but I still failed my Intro to Statistics class. He was a horrible professor, who I went to several times asking for help, and he didn’t really give me any. I know I’m not the only student to have failed his class.</p>

<p>I did well in all of my other classes, both semester, the lowest grade being a B, although most of my grades were in the. I’m applying to southern, mostly large state schools, and pretty much every school in my state. However, all of these schools say I need to have gotten a 2.0 or a 2.5 in all attempted transferable credit classes. Does this mean that because I failed that class, I can’t leave my school?</p>

<p>I’m going back for fall semester to my school because looking at the schools I’d like to apply, none of them are taking fall transfers anymore. If I don’t get accepted anywhere as a transfer, I’m probably going to have to drop out, there’s no way I can keep affording this school. Before anyone says anything, I did look at the price of this school, and I talked it over with my parents, other family members, and the guidance counselor at my school, and they all said go for it, especially since I was having a family member help me. But now, I’ve got to take out loans. </p>

<p>My high schools stats got me into some pretty good schools (Northeastern, BU). Looking at the average SAT scores for students these schools accept, I’m usually at or above the 75% percentile. I could probably get a letter of recommendation from one of the assistant deans at my current school (I think she’s a provost now, actually). But, should I even try?</p>

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<p>Bump. I really need someone’s input!</p>

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<p>No one’s ‘input’ is going to help you. If you don’t have the drive or hope to “even try” to transfer to a school, then </p>

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<li>You will never know.</li>
<li>You don’t really deserve to go to that school.</li>
</ol>

<p>Admissions are a crapshoot. Don’t go through life thinking that you shouldn’t try for fear of failing. If you want something, do everything you can to be sure that you give it your best shot. Good luck.</p>

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<p>What that requirement often means is that you must have gotten at least a 2.0 in a course for transfer credit to be accepted, and that there is a minimum cumulative GPA requirement. That policy is going to vary from school to school though, and your best bet is to talk to someone in admissions at the schools in question. </p>

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<p>I think you could go to a community college for now and if you do well there then transfer.</p>