<p>Hi. in 2005, I went to community college for 3 terms, and then went to the Philippines for two years to study. I didn’t finish my degree there, and I’m going to return to the community college. But I have a transcript from the Philippine university in a sealed envelope… I don’t think many of the credits would transfer , and my grades there aren’t spectacular, Unlike in the US community college. I plan to go on to a 4 year institution.</p>
<p>The advice I’m asking is should I bother mentioning this transcript and having it evaluated, or should I just keep it as a souvenier?</p>
<p>I’m thinking that if I have this transcript evaluated, the low grades in it might damage my GPA (although some of my grades are quite good)</p>
<p>Well, first off. Tell us your GPA with and without the Philippines grades so we can form an opinion about whether/how much those grades might hurt you. Some people worry about the silliest differences in their GPA… which is why I bring this up.</p>
<p>Regardless, you need to report every school you have ever attended on your application. There is no way around that. You may or may not need to supply the transcript.</p>
<p>EG, my S took one course (during a summer, while still a hs student) at a local state college. He reported that on all of his transfer apps, along with - of course - the school he actually attended for his first year of college. Only one or two of his transfer schools cared about seeing the transcript from that course.</p>
<p>ETA: on re-reading your post… are you saying you attended the Phillipines U for 2 years? If so, that is a major part of your academic record. And I would imagine all transfer prospective schools would want to see the transcript… unless they treat overseas U’s differently from US schools.</p>
<p>My GPA state side is about 3.6, and the Philippine school does not give letter grades… they give numbers, and a 2.5 (which would be like a C+). All I remember is that my QPA was low… however, it’s much harder to get an A (or the equivalent “4” there)… some teachers in the Philippines never give a 4.</p>
<p>The students have a saying: 1 is for student, 2 is for teacher, 3 is for genius and 4 is for Jesus.</p>
<p>I’m getting off track. The reality is, I actually earned more credits in a 3-term period state-side, than I did in aprox. 2 years in the philippines. I was there for two years, but the system is much more relaxed (infact, everyone gets most of August off simply because of all the fiestas and celebrations that go on then). </p>
<p>To be honest, I can justify all my low grades… Some profesors have bad accents, and I can’t understand them very well (like in math). Plus I had about 10 tropical diseases there including dengue fever and ameobic dystentary, plus I was robbed a few times, plus my boarding house caught fire, etc. Actually, the low grades are mostly just NG or INC.</p>
<p>I estimate I completed 37 credits; 6 of those credits are from Christian classed (Old testament and new testament), and I’m thinking of majoring in religious studies… so those credits might be helpful. Even if nothing transfers, It might be worth it to make my attendance there known (to the 4 year university). Afterall, it is not a selective school, and I’m pretty much guananteed admission. I could even go back to the Philippines and finish my degree there if I want… they told me I can.</p>
<p>I just read somewhere at my school’s website – about Montgomery GI bill benefits (which I’m relying on). </p>
<p>Transfer of Credits - Veterans who enter as transfer students, or who have completed any college-level course work, are required to have all transcripts forwarded to the Transcript Evaluator for evaluation. Failure to have transcripts evaluated will result in termination of benefits to the veteran student at the end of the second term of enrollment. Veterans may also be eligible for credit from their military training by submitting a challenge form to the Student First Stop Center. See the Veteran’s clerk or the Student First Stop Center for the required forms. </p>
<p>My goal is to completely start where I left off–not sure if I mentioned I’m a returning student… I don’t have to re apply. I don’t want the Philippine education counted (not if it will lower my gpa).</p>
<p>So is it clear-cut? What if I never received a transcript?<br>
I only have enough VA benefits to last 3 terms, so even if I fail to have my transcript evaluated and loose one term of benefits, I’ll be loosing about $4000</p>
<p>I’ll probably go to the VA office and explain to them that I have this transcript, but i’m reluctant to have any credits from it transfered.</p>
<p>I also have a foreign transcript from the Philippines. I also thought that i’m not gonna be able to transfer all my courseworks from the Philippines until i found out that our educational system is similar to the US. Our’s is actually the closest amongst countries. I used a third party evaluations affilliated with NACES [About</a> NACES®](<a href=“http://www.naces.org/aboutnaces.htm]About”>http://www.naces.org/aboutnaces.htm)
After the evaluation, i received a comprehensive report detailing the US equivalent grade, credit earned etc. Request a course by course(comprehensive) for higher education purposes. I’ve earned 151 semester units. I got admitted at three western universities(WASC accredited) as a senior. It’s important that you get all transfer credit because it will save you a lot of money. Some colleges will demand that the school where you took your courseworks be accredited by PAASCU(Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities). Some will demand that you send them the syllabus and the reading materials before they accept transfer credit. Please do not assume that courseworks from the Philippines is not acceptable. Do your homework and use third party evaluator affiliated with NACES. It’s gonna save you a lot of money big time.</p>