<p>I am currently going to a community college in VA. I will earn my A.S. degree in Social Science and transfer to a four year school. </p>
<p>I have taken 50~60 credits of classes so far and my GPA is 3.8ish. How bad is it? Am I going to do okay once I transfer to a four year school? As y’all know, there is an idea about how academically inferior community colleges are compared to four year schools. But earning that GPA took me some efforts!</p>
<p>It’s pretty easy. I’ve earned a 3.83 overall taking 37 units last year. If you search the UC transfer forums, you’ll find a lot of thread that will answer this question.</p>
<p>It depends on the courses you take, and your academic strengths. A lot of colleges prefer community college transfers over university transfers, and some schools even give them priority. Your gpa is good and you earned it so be proud of it. You will be able to get into a lot of good schools with a 3.8 . </p>
<p>I think at first a university will be a bit of a shock because I am sure there will be more course work and it will be harder. You show that you are willing to put in the effort to get good grades so I think you will be just fine.</p>
<p>It depends on your courses, but based on my experience it seems really .</p>
<p>The question behind your question seems to be “am I competitive?” With your GPA of 3.8, you appear to be very competitive. You are demonstrating the type of academic performance and discipline that should allow you to perform well in any college. </p>
<p>Hopefully you are aware of any letters of agreement between your community college and other colleges or universities in Virginia. In case you or other readers are unaware, at some (perhaps most or even all) of Virginia’s community colleges if you graduate with the associate’s degree and have your particular GPA, then you would qualify for guaranteed admissions to the top colleges in the state, i.e., UVA, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary. You should check the details of your community college’s particular letters of agreement. </p>
<p>Once you get to the four year college, don’t sweat. Community college graduates have gone on to earn ivy league doctorates.</p>