Transfer Advice for a 2.6 GPA

Transfer Students
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<p>I just finished my first year at the University of Minnesota TC and I have a 2.64 GPA because</p>

<p>Fall 2009
ANSC 1001 Orientation to Animal Science S
CHEM 1015 INTRO CHEM: LECTURE B+<br>
MATH 1271 Calculus I C+<br>
MUS 1013 Rock I: Rock Music to 1970 A<br>
PHYS 1201W Intro Phys Biol and Pre-med I D+<br>
TERM GPA : 2.533 TERM TOTALS : 16.00 credits </p>

<pre><code> Spring 2010
BIOL 1009 General Biology B
CHEM 1021 Chem Prin I C+
ECON 1101 Principles of Microeconomics C+
LAT 3004 Intermediate Latin Poetry B-
MUS 3400 University and Campus Bands A
TERM GPA : 2.741 TERM TOTALS : 18.00 credits
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<p>and it wasn’t because it was “too hard” (well, maybe except for Physics) but I was insolent and over-endulging in the college life. Over the summer I’ve been contemplating my values and I really want to clean up my act. I would love to go to UT-Austin or a school in California (Berkeley and UCLA to be specific) though I know my chances are slim.
Summer school starts on 6/10 in four days and there’s still time to register…</p>

<p>High school GPA (unweighted): 3.57/4.00
ACT Score: 30/36
AP English Comp: 3/5
AP Psychology: 4/5
AP Environmental Sci: 4/5</p>

<p>I have a cumulative total of 45 credits (34 earned + 11 AP credits).</p>

<p>What I’m asking is what can I do to transfer to a better school? Retake some classes? Do something amazing that’ll make me stand out? Any advice would help, thanks for reading.</p>

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<p>It can be very difficult to transfer to an OOS public school, particularly to the UCs, as they have agreements for accepting in state CC students. I don’t know the details or percentages, but you could ask on the UC Transfer subforum and someone there would likely know.</p>

<p>In addition to admissions, the cost of attending the UCs as an OOS student is currently about 50k/yr and with the fiscal problems CA is having, don’t expect any FA, not matter what your EFC is.</p>

<p>Grades are the primary thing that colleges are going to consider, take a look at the sticky thread, Transfer Admissions 101 for other information.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot entomom :)</p>

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<p>UM TC is a great school – instead of looking for grass to be greener on some other campus, why not really just make it work at UM? Retake a few of the classes to rehabilitate your GPA a bit and just move on with the rest. Pursue your degree and career path without all this fuss about transferring.</p>

<p>You can pretty much write-off the idea of OOS transfer to the California UC system - even after you retake some classes and get your GPA up, there is not likely a spot for you as a OOS - spots are limited and will go to transfers with a much more straight forward transcript and more competitive GPA.</p>

<p>Good luck – and definitely take another look around at the UM!</p>

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<p>This should give you some hope:
I had 2.2 my first semester fr yr and 2.95 after the second. I applied for transfer to Vandy during my sophomore yr with a 3.2ish at the time I applied and got in from a tier 4 (much less known that UMTC).
I did have amazing ec’s recs and essays, but still had a subpar gpa.
I would suggest you retake those courses bringing down your gpa over the summer and giving it a shot. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys :slight_smile:
I’m going to retake two classes this summer which should raise my GPA up to a 2.9, and just keep on keepin’ on I guess haha.</p>