Will being at GMU hurt me?

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>I am currently attending a Virginia CC and due to family reasons, I had to withdraw my transfer application from UVA (before paying for it of course). And my question is: Should I attend GMU and transfer next fall to the university or should I hold out and just apply for Fall 'O8? ( I will qualify for the agreement )</p>

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<p>BTW the problem with holding out will be that at I am getting my Assoc. Degree this semester thus taking courses at a CC is not needed. But if I go to GMU I will be able to start taking courses towards my intended major (biology) next year.</p>

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<p>If you’ve resolved those family reasons, you can still apply to UVA (they’ve extended the deadline for CC students until May 1).
If you can’t, I would go for GMU. You’ll be able to take major required classes, especially since you’ve earned an AD. The only problem I see is that you’ll have 60+ credit hours.</p>

<p>My best advice? Call the Admissions Office, TOMORROW! See if you can still apply, but defer enrollment until next spring, if that’s enough time to resolve your family reasons.</p>

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<p>My family is going through some serious financial problems and I’m going to have to take on a full-time job for at least one year. I already e-mailed them to see if they defer so I’ll see how that goes. I think I’m becoming resigned to the fact that I wont be able to attend UVA as an undergrad…</p>

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<p>I would still apply, and who knows, you might be able to get some killer Fin. Aid. Even if you deferred one semester, you could round up scholarships/work/ect, and that might help. Talk to people at UVA: im sure they’d be willing to go the extra effort to help you make it work.</p>

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<p>Last year I went through somethin like that and I decided to stay home and go to Howard on the aid they gave me. Needless to say I’m thoroughly killin everything academic here at Howard and ill be applying to schools like UVa, GW and G-town next year. Stay home, take care of the family and if all is well next year… apply then since youll have the agreement and Uva has to auto-admit you. Good luck</p>