<p>If the GPA was a 1.5 with say 31 credits at UCI, then 2 years (Let’s say 62 credits) of straight A’s at a CCC would bring your cumulative up to around a 3.2. (Maybe a little bit higher if your CCC gives A+'s) And the 3.2 is factoring in the spring 2013 term so your GPA when applying for fall 2013 will be a 3.0 at best if you get straight A’s. </p>
<p>I hate to be a pessimist but I really don’t think it’s likely for you to get accepted to a top national university or liberal arts college. </p>
<p>USC- N
Occidental- N
Cal- N
The Claremont Colleges- N
University of San Francisco- Y but need straight A’s from here on out.
Pepperdine- N
University of Michigan- N
UNC Chapel Hill- N
UT Austin- N
Duke- N</p>
<p>I feel really bad about your situation but since no one here wants to tell it to you like it is, I thought I should. If I were in your position I would set my eyes on USF, I would go to a CCC that has an articulation agreement with USF, and if necessary I would stay for a third year at CC and apply for USF again for the fall 2014 term if I didn’t get accepted for the fall 2013 term. I think the upward trend and great essay and recommendations might get you into USF despite being under the mean transfer GPA (3.26) when you apply. </p>
<p>No one knows how admissions will be when you apply. Just do your best and apply to 7-8 schools. USC is a very understanding school. One applicant had 3 semesters of all F’s went to CC for 2 years and got good grades and she was accepted with a 2.8.</p>
<p>I don’t think u flunked that much baykid. In my case, one F from Calculus and D from Microeconomics are good enough to bring my GPA to 1.5. If that wasn’t the case, I’m sorry dude…(Yes, 2 bad grades got me kicked out of UC)</p>
<p>I’m going to try my best these next couple years to build a strong case for one of the previously mentioned schools to hopefully accept me. It just doesn’t seem right that someone with high sat schools/decent GPA and high grades at a CC couldn’t get into a good college because of one year of ****ty grades. Well I appreciate the realist view DreamingBig, maybe I’ll just have to consider other schools. Are there any schools you guys recommend I look into?</p>
<p>Here to let you know you aren’t alone. Out of high school, I was offered a full scholarship to a school in the southwest (ACT 34, SAT 2280). First semester, withdrew from all of my classes and was able to keep my scholarship for the spring. Spring semester, got a 2.2 GPA and officially lost my scholarship (requirements to keep the scholarship included a minimum 3.5 GPA). Now, I’m back at home on the east coast and going to community college. It’s taking everything in me to not lose focus or motivation but it’s so difficult when I know that I am capable of so much more yet failed to show it. Once I get my Associate’s at cc here, I am luckily guaranteed admission to any school in Maryland so I’ll end up at UMD. But honestly, if Maryland didn’t have the guaranteed admission program, I know that I probably wouldn’t have a chance anywhere else (that I can afford) because of my screw up year… I’m going to try and make the best of this situation that I created for myself. I just need to keep my “eyes on the prize.” After a few years, I’ll have a degree from a decent school and the details of how I got there won’t matter too much.</p>
<p>It would be nice if this forum has a sticky thread particularly for dismissed students. This threads will act as valuable lessons for future college students and we dismissed students can have a place to talk. Hopefully one of super moderators will read this post.</p>
<p>Do you have a major in mind? I went to the University of Redlands, which has a reputation for seeing the potential in a person, even if their grades are not perfect. I got a terrific education, and both of my best friends from there sent their children recently, and were very happy with the quality of teaching and education. Redlands is near the Claremont colleges…</p>