<p>So, here’s a plan that I have.</p>
<p>I transfer to another school, cheaper and easier than the one I’m at now, for one semester so I can get my GPA up there to a 4.0 possibly. My GPA at my current school is very low.</p>
<p>So, after taking the semester at the second school, would they round that in with the previous GPA and average it out, or would they still look at both to determine your acceptance?</p>
<p>They look at both.</p>
<p>So, even if I did do better, I still wouldn’t get in because I failed a class or two?</p>
<p>The new school that you are applying to will have to receive transcripts from all of the previous schools you have attended.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what type of schools you are planning on applying to, but either way, they will see your GPA from both schools so I don’t see an incentive to transfer out and “start over.” Unless you are having trouble financing (which may very well be the case) you should try your best at your current school. If you think a 4.0 is attainable at an “easier” school, why not at yours?</p>
<p>Because it’s basically impossible to get a 4.0 at the school I"m currently at. It’s one of those small private schools that no one knows about but has good academics. It would cost me (out of pocket) 11k to go just as a part time commuter for one semester. It would be soooo much cheaper if I went to the second school. I just fear that that one F and D I got my first semester freshman year will hold me back in life forever if I don’t do something about it, but replacing it with C’s is going to be the biggest waste of money ever.</p>
<p>Where are you now? And what is your primary objective? If it is to transfer up in the hopes of helping your graduate school chances, I’d stay and make the best of it where you are. Admissions officers in graduate programs at top schools are generally very aware of the relative rigor of undergraduate programs and know which schools practice grade inflation or, in your case, deflation.</p>
<p>I’m at Allegheny College, and my primary objective(s) are to do what you said (graduate school), and actually have a chance of not being miserable.</p>
<p>And that’s not entirely true. I’ve talked to several seniors whom I have befriended and have said that when they applied to graduate schools (across the country, and other places 200 miles away or farther) they never even heard of the college, but then again, I’m not looking to get into a top graduate school. It’s way too late for that now.</p>