<p>Upon graduating High School, i went straight to a community college (CUNY SCHOOL). I was young, and unsure of what i wanted to do. I switched majors a couple of times, and because of issues at home i had to start working full-time. I couldn’t handle going to school full-time, and working full-time. I left the community college, but my GPA was already terrible. I don’t blame it on having to work. It was completely my fault. I wasn’t serious about my education then.</p>
<p>After working full-time for a few years, the company went out of business and so i took it as an opportunity to go back to school full-time. This time i was completely ready. I have always had an interest in the medical field, and so i went to a private school for an AOS in Medical Assisting. I graduated with a 3.92 GPA, and i worked very hard for it.</p>
<p>I wanted to continue my education at Lehman College which is a CUNY school. I wanted to go there for a BS in Biology, and then transfer to a Physician Assistant Program. I applied in March, and i just got the decision not to long ago. I wasn’t accepted. It turns out that the work that i did at the private college did not count for nothing. They said i had to get my GPA up. The only thing that really counted on my application was the poor grades i received when i was in the community college.</p>
<p>I feel terrible because i worked so hard. I called the admissions office to speak to them and explain my situation. I wanted to see if there was something i could do. I know i made mistakes in the past, but i worked hard. However, the counselor told me, “It’s a private school. It doesn’t count”. (It’s an accredited private college though.)</p>
<p>So now, i don’t know what to do. I’m scared to go back to a community college and fix that GPA only for them to still say they wont accept me because of the bad grades that will be on my transcript from the past. </p>
<p>Am i doomed to never being able to move forward?</p>
<p>I dont get it…how does it not count? credit wise? Where is this private school?</p>
<p>What private college is it? Some of the Christian colleges like Pensacola aren’t accredited and don’t really mention it.</p>
<p>i am so sorry to hear of your misfortune! seconding what the other people above commented; I’ve NEVER heard of private schools not being counted for transfer admissions. it might be necessary to call someone higher up in the school administration for a clearer explanation because the scenario you described above is bizarre and unfair!</p>
<p>If the private school was “nationally accredited,” not regionally-accredited, then many colleges and universities do not accept such schools for valid transferable credit as they don’t consider their courses to be acceptably equivalent. If that is the case, there is nothing you can do and speaking to “higher-ups” will not change that.</p>
<p>What private school did you attend?</p>
<p>You will likely be able to enroll in community college to repair your GPA - you may have to petition for enrollment, but your later success shows your ability in college-level work.</p>
<p>That’s exactly what i don’t understand! It’s not like the school isn’t accredited - I checked. The lady who i spoke to on the phone was VERY rude. I wanted to know if there was anything that i could do. I was hoping that i could maybe appeal or something. I told her that i know that i made mistakes, but that if they could see from my transcript from Mandl - she then cut me off and she told me (in a very dismissive way),“It doesn’t count. I mean, It’s MANDL. WE AREN’T USING ANYTHING FROM THEM.” …</p>
<p>Ouch. It’s like all my hard work was for nothing. She made me feel like my Associates meant nothing. The only thing that they really cared about in my application was my transcript from Bronx Community college.</p>
<p>I also thought about calling, and speaking to someone else. The problem isn’t really that my credits will not transfer. I had expected that much, the problem is that i wasnt even accepted because they said i have to “fix” my GPA. </p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>I’m sorry to say that you got burned by a for-profit school’s misleading advertising. :(</p>
<p>Mandl College is not regionally accredited, they’re so-called “nationally accredited,” which is widely seen in academia as a much weaker set of standards with less oversight. For-profits often use these “national” bodies to claim accredited status, but they are not respected by the vast majority of non-profit colleges and universities.</p>
<p>Bottom line is that your Mandl credits and GPA will transfer to very few, if any, major four-year colleges and universities. They are not seen as equivalent in rigor.</p>
<p>The ******** for-profit schools need to be reformed or shut down. They sucker people in and issue them worthless pieces of paper.</p>
<p>I’m sorry this happened to you. It seems like your best option at this point is to go back to cc like you mentioned. See if it’s a possibility to talk to a counselor at Lehman to see what they would advise.</p>