<p>I applied to UB June 1st as a transfer for the Fall 2014 semester. I waited so late to apply because I had to wait for the spring semester to end in order to send my transcripts.</p>
<p>I attended a private university for 2 and 1/2 years and towards the end of my fall semester of my junior year I was temporarily suspended from school and in which case I wasn’t permitted to take my finals and I lost that semester. I got my official sanction which to be suspended for the rest of the year. While on my suspension another incident occurred and I was ultimately (unfairly) expelled from school. I’d rather not get into the details of what exactly transpired because it still pains to think about it but if anyone would really like more details I can give some. Just know that it had nothing to do with a violation in academic integrity or drugs. </p>
<p>These two incidents happened 2 years ago (and I supposed on my judicial history there will be mention of much smaller judicial sanctions that happened 3 and 4 years ago) and 1 year ago and I received my expulsion in either January or February of this year. </p>
<p>After I was expelled I enrolled in community college for the spring semester after losing a year and a half. Mind you at my old school my last GPA was 1.87. I was doing much better my last semester there and most likely would have pulled my to at least a 2.0 but unfortunately, as I mentioned previously, I was forced to withdraw from my classes so I could not take my finals. At my CC, I ended the semester with a 3.398 and made the Dean’s List.</p>
<p>I thought this was great and that I would be able to transfer almost anywhere. I didn’t know that this was not to be true but I haven’t had much guidance during this whole process. I was unaware that schools calculate your GPA from all the classes you have ever taken and use that new GPA in consideration for your admittance. So really when I applied to transfer to a couple of Universities (which I did) the GPA they would be looking at was a 2.2 not a 3.3. Not to mention I didn’t realize that schools would take my judicial history into consideration as well.</p>
<p>All this was very disheartening to me once I realized all this because a lot of bad things have happened to me in the past couple years and I am trying to move forward with my life but it’s like my past mistakes won’t allow me despite how hard I try to start fresh. </p>
<p>When I was speaking with the UB Admissions Counselor (very nice lady) on the phone, she told me that my application would have to go through 2 processes: Academic and Judicial. If my application didn’t make it past the academic side of things then that would be the end of the process. I wasn’t sure if I would make it academically after she told me how they calculated GPA’s. When I called her again on a later date she told me that even though it is more desirable to have a 2.5 and up, they sometimes make exceptions if your last semester you did really well. That was my case so I got past the academic side of things. </p>
<p>Now I am just waiting to see if I get approved judicially. I am just getting nervous because it is already July 12th and whenever I call they tell me it is still waiting to be reviewed. I wrote an essay explaining everything that happened and that I have learned from it and would like to continue on with my education at such a great school, etc.</p>
<p>So my question is do people still get admitted to UB as a transfer so late in the summer? Is this normal? Do you think I have a chance or am I doomed? I’ve had a lot of anxiety about this lately because I truly would love to go to this school and it’s getting so late. :[</p>
<p>any responses and insight would be greatly appreciated.</p>