<p>What concerns me about the logic of this argument is that it assumes that the “only” thing that matters is where you went to college before a transfer and your grade point average. If that were true, many, many CC students would be getting into their dream colleges.</p>
<p>If anything, it appears as if students who are Trojan transfers, for instance, or those who were accepted but had to defer or turn down their slots due to finances are encouraged by admissions to knock out their GE creds at community college and then transfer in. So the assumption that someone who attended a community college is somehow “less than” is incorrect. </p>
<p>What is often factored into the equation is the attitude of the applicant and their “fit” within the campus culture. So starting out dismissive about your potential classmates would be a red flag in a process that sees more applicants than slots.</p>
<p>A good perspective is to focus on your strengths and improve the gpa rather than deride others with the same dream. A 3.2 from BC is not considered strong “transfer” performance even if that is acceptable threshhold for a universities existing students. And you probably aren’t competing with the “3.6’s” - you’re probably competing against a lot of 4.0’s.</p>
<p>Attitude is everything.</p>