<p>I’m in my second year of university, and so far, I don’t like it here. I wanted to transfer out to a new college since the Spring, but my GPA is really bad.</p>
<p>By the end of this semester, I’ll be getting A’s in all my classes, which will boost my GPA up to a 2.7-2.8. The problem is, I’ve been dealing with so much for the past couple of months (moving out of my parents’ house, interning at a major company) that I haven’t been able to apply for a transfer at the college I want to go to. The second issue is that my college requires its transfers to at least complete a credited Math course with a C or higher. The thing is, I did so terrible in the placement exam that I got placed into the lowest Math category, which means I have to complete three years of non-credited math classes in order to get into my desired math course. I failed the remedial class the first year and I won’t be able to transfer.</p>
<p>Now with the Spring semester coming closer, I don’t know what to do with myself. I can’t transfer to comm. college because the deadlines passed and their booked and I don’t want to go to my current university because I just hate the school, I can’t deal with going there another day.</p>
<p>Can anyone give me advice on what to do now?</p>
<p>I am sorry to hear that you hate the university that you are currently attending. However, there isn’t anything you can really do besides staying a couple more semesters to raise your GPA and get into a college level math class (I believe you need to complete at least calculus I in order to transfer).
Again this also depends on what college you want to transfer to? Are you looking to transfer to a top 50 school in the US? or it doesn’t matter?</p>
<p>What schools do you have in mind?
Look at each school and their requirement for transfer students.</p>
<p>I want to transfer to Queens College, because it’s the only state college in my area that fits me. I wanted to dorm at University At Albany, but my parents and therapist don’t feel I’m ready for live by myself due to my depression. I don’t think I can do another second at my university ( I go to Long Island University Brooklyn Campus), which is ghetto as hell.</p>
<p>If you are so miserable that you can’t stand another minute at your university, you need to take a leave of absence (your depression will do as a reason if the dean asks for one). That way if you change your mind, you can return. Do something productive this semester: work hard at your therapy, get a job (paid or unpaid), start an exercise program, and sign up for community college as soon as you can.</p>
<p>Perhaps you can transfer to a community college and get yourself on track. Raise your GPA and focus on your internship and getting better. Once you have a higher GPA, you can transfer to a university you really like. I don’t think it’s a good idea to stick it out if you feel absolutely horrible at your current university. It’s not worth it if you’re going to be miserable and do worse.</p>