Transfer from private to community to somewhere else

Transfer Students
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Hi! I am newbie at this and I really need some advice, because I am like a lost puppy right now.

So I am trying to figure out if this is possible or it is too late in the game

Currently I am attending a private university with sophomore/ junior standing. I started out here to hopefully get a biochemistry major, then spring of freshman year I decided to change majors and go into Speech Language Pathology. Flash forward of not getting the desired grades, end of sophomore year I am out of the Speech Language Pathology program at the University of the Pacific with no “declared” major. The closest major that I can really get now with the 2 years left is either psychology or special education (and these are my best bets, with summer school on top that cost a fortune)

I have come to realize that the sciences are not my forte and that maybe it is better for me to take another route in life. I am probably going to go back home (NorCal) and hopefully take classes at a community in the Bay Area.

As of right now I have a total of 55 units at 2.63gpa (I messed up real bad, I know…) and finishing my spring sophomore with a total of 70 units with a projected 2.84 gpa, but I do not know how many are transferable and will count for a CC/UC

I was wondering if I can transfer to a community college to finish up my general education, bring up my gpa, also explore what major I am actually good at, and then transfer to a UC or an upper division university. Or is it better for me to just transfer from private to UC?

Who should I ask/ talk to? What do I need?
Is it worth it to transfer to a UC with junior/senior standing?

Basically can I have a fresh start and start over?

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate all the help I can get

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You are correct, your options are to finish up with whatever major you can complete at the least cost where you are, or transferring to a CC so that you can raise your overall GPA.

Do you have any notion of what you would like to major in? If not, why don’t you take a year off and sort that out first before you enroll at a CC? In fact, you could just take a year off, re-think your options, and then go back to U of the Pacific and finish up there once you have a goal in mind.

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Thank you so much for your help. @happymomof1

I might be changing to business management and I do not think I want to stay/return here at Pacific anymore. Is it possible for me to go to a cc for a year then transfer somewhere else?

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Sure. Lots of people do just that.