I am in my second year of community college and I don't really know what I want to do still. I have a 3.1 gpa and I have interest in cs and something in the business world but my gpa doesn't really help me get into any good schools. I am in one club, work full time and volunteer around my school, but then again, I don't think it is enough. Would anyone recommend transfer friendly schools that are good but not impossible to get into??

if i am applying to transfer to a school that rejected me the previous year, do i have to resend my ACT or SAT scores or will they have them on record? help please i dont want to pay to send scores twice

Hello, I need 12 credits to be able to transfer to University of Maryland (my local state school). Is it feasible to earn twelve credits over the summer and maybe the fall to transfer? I have AP credits that cover English 101 and a couple other classes. If that isn't possible, what's the fastest way to earn enough credits to transfer? I don't mind stress.

Hey everyone I’m here looking for advice, I’ve finished my fourth semester in MIS and I thought I’d be able to handle it as it doesn’t have as much math courses as cs. This semester has shown me that I’m not built for this I failed my object oriented programming class and I’ve been feeling defeated ever since. I’ve been contemplating transferring to business administration as it wouldn’t be a difficult transition but whats stopping me is I have no idea where that would take me post graduation. So if anyone has any advice on what I should do I’d be very grateful.

just want to see if i should mark AR or just leave as is and appeal any denial once the Renewal is granted. thanks for any response in advance!

im a first year majoring in cs+design and my cost of tuition is pretty high around $75k. it is in my best financial interest to transfer out but thats the only thing im certain about. i find my classes not too bad to get thru and if i hated the classes i wouldve dropped them but i didnt. im just not 100% grounded in this major. on the cs side, im not a good problem solver, so idk if this would be good for a real cs job. when i attempt the coding problems my mind draws a blank and have to go to office hours. my mind works pretty slow. on the design side, im a beginner so im limited by my technical and artistic skills. i looked into jobs like ui/ux and graphic design but its opposite of who i am because im socially awkward and cant communicate/explain things well. i also feel judged when i tell ppl im a cs major bc they prolly know the cs job market is cooked by ai and whatnot.

also transfer application deadlines are pretty soon so i feel a bit pressured to have my major set on and figure out what i want to do, but im just 100% or even 80% or 70% confident. i also have been looking into accounting bc i heard the job stability is pretty good and it suits my personality but it’s a desk job so it would be good for my social awkwardness but idk if it would be good in terms of not letting me go outside of comfort zone and sticking to what im used to. also ive been thinking for any job i feel like it would be very very very hard for me to get a job bc the interview process and networking doesn’t mesh well w my personality.

i feel like ive been wasting my time in life not finding out what it is I like and dont like and i think things wouldve been different had i not. but ive been finding out im detail oriented and an overthinker so lmk if that would suit a particular job.

to sum it up, im at a crossroads and sticky situation in life and know i have to transfer but unsure of a specific career path.

Hey yall. I just wanna ask if it will completely destroy my chances if my EC’s are kinda like all over the place. I like a lot of stuff, and picking out ONE thing to major in is exceptionally difficult. Despite that, I chose one major (Econ.) but still very much didn’t give up on the rest of extracurriculars that have to do with completely opposite direction for ex. Acting, Film passion project, Engineering, Robotics, Some space stuff, and some Retail jobs. And now I am here, planning to transfer next year SO my question is, is the fact that I have no EC’s that have to do with economics going to hurt my chances when transferring? (I am planning to transfer to top.25 schools cause I am broke and international, double homicide 🙃💀)

Need advice on whether to transfer

I have been contemplating making a post as such for a while, as I thought things would get better or feel as if they are, but they don’t feel as such so here I am now.

For a backstory, I got into a good LAC (Middlebury/Wesleyan University) one of these two as a transfer from community college. When I saw my acceptance, I was overjoyed and proud of myself, as I had come a long way from having poor grades in HS, thinking I wouldn’t have a chance at my state school with a 70 percent acceptance rate to working hard in CC and being able to transfer and attend a top college I would have never thought possible, so it was an achievement worth celebrating. My family were extremely happy at the time too, especially since I was the first to go to college let alone a reputable college. What solidified my decision as well was the financial aid package I received, which was a full ride. I didn’t receive a good financial aid package at the state schools I applied to, and would have had to pay out of pocket and take out some loans. All of my achievements felt like a sign that I was going to make the most out of my college experience at Wesleyan and be successful, however, once I got there it was very different.

I had a hard time adjusting at first, mainly because I was not enrolled in my requires courses at the time and had no knowledge of how registration/pre-registration worked, and my advisors my first semester were advisors that were for freshmen only. The first week of classes, where I was on the waitlist for almost all of them, I had gotten strep throat, and didn’t have the chance to rest as I had to constantly email professors and attend class in hopes to get off the waitlist. I had not only felt weak and sick from the strep but somewhat burnt out, which was a sign it was going downhill from here.

I found it harder to keep up with my classes and get good grades, and was constantly depressed and in my dorm sleeping when I didn’t have classes and/or was sick and couldn’t attend lectures. At the time, I was also going through a toxic long-term relationship, which fortunately ended, and found out at the end of the fall semester that I had PCOS, which led me to change my diet and exercise more. At the end of the semester, I ended with a 2.1 GPA and was placed on academic warning, so it was a wake up call for me to get my shit together. I knew my faults and accountability that I needed to take, and I thought that I would go in this spring semester with more peace, accountability, preparation and positivity, but now its as if all those hopes and goals went down the toilet.

It’s only the first week and I found myself sick with a sore throat again with, nausea, to the point where I couldn’t eat anything and in addition, I sprained my knee yesterday, and barely received any accommodations.

I think I am at my breaking point right now and I want to be somewhere where I can feel mentally and physically at peace, which is why I am contemplating transferring to my state school (Rutgers or Montclair State). I made a pros and cons that I feel would have myself considering transferring.

The pros include: • Would feel much more happier and comfortable than where I am at right now • More accommodations as theres more facilities at a bigger school • Closer to home (I also dealt with a lot of family issues and by being close to home I can help out more) • More room for failure (in a way where I don’t feel bad about making mistakes) • Prestige might be the same because honestly the college I am at is falling down in rankings (Wes); even then, I don’t care.

Cons • Financial situations. I am unsure if I would have to pay out of pocket or take out loans as I would not be attending a need-based school, whereas the school I am at, I am on a full ride. • Prestige might play a tiny factor, only cause there are employers that might slightly care about name brand only because of acceptance rates • I would pro long my graduation, and I want to be able to graduate as soon as possible. • One of my biggest cons that sticks out to me is that if I were to go through with it, I would feel like the biggest disappointment for not staying strong and making the most of my time here. I really wanted to, I made friends and I don’t want to leave them.

I am currently 60/40 on this decision, and I am just on here to rant about my time, but I want to know if anyone has an opinion on this. I just feel so depressed and isolated rn.

Have people had experience where they go to CC for 2 years, then transfer to a uni and make good memories there? Partying, socializing, all the college stuff? Or is your “college life” already over because you went two years at cc? I’m just nervous that I’ll have no time to socialize or do anything because I will have to be looking for internships and stuff. I will be dorming

I'm in community college I feel like I should've gone to a 4 year. I find it hard to get along with people and I only rely talk to my hs friends as I don't really see my cc club friends outside of club and I feel like I should've went straight to a uni and as I'll have to adjust to a new campus and probably need a job by my sophomore year (im dling an early transfer)which sucks as I could've spent the first year at uni without needing ti worry about a job. I'll also have less time to have the college experience and I wouldn't mind doing an extra year of university to make up for that loss. I don't really care about saving money anymore as I don't think it's worth sacrificing the fun I could he having.

I already have an MBA, my B.S. is in Sports Mgt.

There are some classes at a regional community college (Ivy Tech Indiana) that I'm interested in taking just for my own personal interest. Most of them are in the paralegal field.

Has anyone in here done this: took classes "just for fun"?

Also, I figure might as well get an Associates Degree while I'm at it since most, if not all of the general education requirements should be covered with transferring in credits. Has anyone done this?

Ok so I know I’m probably not explaining this right but I’ll give a bit of backstory. So the plan was always to go off to college since as long as I could remember. I wanted to get out of my town, start fresh, hopefully find my people, and be studying something I genuinely enjoy all the while having an enjoyable time and growing as a person. Then I got sick my senior year and that all got taken away from me. Mentally it’s been so so hard and I know I couldn’t have gone away to school but still it sucks. I just started at community college 2 weeks ago and I genuinely enjoy it. I’m pretty outgoing and I know it’s not really the place that you make friends at, most people are there just to get their credits done and move on, but I’ve been talking to a decent amount of people in my classes and I’m happy about that. I’m not getting worked up about the whole friends thing because like I said that’s community college for you and also I just keep telling myself when I transfer to a 4 year it will be easier. Now my issue is just worrying about what everything will be like when I transfer. Now I know, I try to stay in the present and I have been for the most part but for example when I see a video of kids all hanging out or my sister will send me photos of her friends at college I get a little twang in my chest. Now I think my main concern is when I transfer if I will feel that I wasted two years or however many I am at community when I could have been living in a dorm, making friends, doing stuff, etc. Also I know college isn’t all fun in games, hell I’m not a party person at all but I feel like I never found my people in school. I had a lot of friends but I don’t know I’m very private and I just never felt comfortable opening up with the people around me. It’s just hard. It just makes me sad thinking like “Oh instead of 4 years of experiencing this I would have only had 3 years or 2” that type of thing. So I guess I’m just curious if anyone has ever felt like this or if I shouldn’t be worried. Thank you all so much.💗

I made a post a week ago about transferring colleges. At the moment I attend UNH, I think the academics are phenomenal and all of my classes and professors are amazing. The opportunities and undergraduate research are supposed to be great as well. Outside of classes I have found college to be very miserable. I’m an outgoing person but I can’t seem to be able to find my people and make genuine relationships and it’s causing me to become depressed. I’ve been looking into different colleges as a Wildlife Biology major and I keep finding UNH on lists and through searches and it’s making me worry that I’m making a huge mistake. I’ve been spiraling ever since my decision wondering wether or not this is a good idea. Im going to begin attending therapy on Friday, but I don’t know if they will be able to help me. Im majorly stressed out. Any advice would be so helpful.

Hi, I really want to transfer to another school and switch programs, but I have a failed subject. Is it still possible to transfer? I’m currently in my second year as a Bsche student, but I’m planning to shift to another program. The main reason I want to transfer is because I’ve been experiencing bullying at my current school, and I just can’t take it anymore. My mental health has been really affected, and it feels like my life is falling apart because of everything that’s happening. Do you think it’s still possible for me to transfer? I’m honestly not sure what to do anymore.

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Planning to transfer to a 4 year school for fall 2026, but the transfer deadline is in February which is a few weeks after the spring 2026 semester starts. I plan to apply anyways but I was wondering if I can still take spring 2026 classes and for them to transfer to the university.

I recently took a Calc 3 course at a community college last summer and transferred the credits to the institution I currently attend, so now the community college course grade is now on my current university's transcript. I didn't pay the fee for the course, but was still able to transfer the credit. If I continue to not pay the fee, is it possible for a community college to contact my current institution and retract the credit?

Hello Everybody,

I am a sophomore at a community college and I am currently in the process of applying for transfer. I am writing my transfer essay (Personal Statement) right now. Are there any specific techniques and tips I need to keep in mind for writing this essay? And also once I am done writing my essay is there any websites or apps that could help me know its strengths and weakness?

Thank You

hi everybody, as the title suggests, i’m thinking of transferring. i am a second semester freshman at very small prestigious 4-year residential college in the midwest, and i’m beginning to feel stuck. i feel as though i want a bit more size, and i feel like i want some more room for growth. they’ve raised the price recently which i think just shocked me as i am not getting any “amenities” besides a good education (which in of itself has grade deflation). i would like to go to law school in the future, and my parents are currently paying for my schooling but they won’t be able to afford law school (i’d pay for it myself it’s not a big deal, just for more info 😊) and i have a great group of friends and my boyfriend is coming next year. there have been multiple people i know transfer, which has also scared me a bit i think. if anybody has any advice about trying to stick it out or transferring that would be greatly appreciated as i’m very unsure.

I just submitted my transfer application for the UC's and have been waiting on my admission letters. Transfering to a University from a CCC does make me feel exited for the new people I will meet and the new things I will learn. However, I have also been recently finding myself getting terrible anxiety attacks thinking about how will I manage to adapt to life. College is terribly expensive, and I'm still applying for scholarships and financial aid. Not to mention looking for a place to stay, getting a new job, paying bills/taxes, etc.

Thinking about how my life will change so drastically and not knowing what to do or what problems I will be facing terrifies me. It makes me terribly anxious to think about these new challenges and struggling badly trying to make it. Has anyone else felt this way as well? What tips can you give me? I appreciate everyone who takes the time to read and reply. 🥹

just wondering, i’m a freshman at a state university, got a 3.675 taking gen chem 1, gen bio 1, writing, and a cinema class. i didn’t get into rutgers as a senior in hs (had a 3.0 gpa). i’m wondering how much my hs grades would be considered because i feel decently confident about my first sem grades. applying for arts and sciences school. thanks

So when applying for colleges a year ago I didn’t get into the school of my choice. I ended up going out of state and moved in with my aunt so I could claim residency that way I would be able to eventually get instate tuition rates. I’m currently looking into applying to transfer to my original school of choice which is in my home state.

Both my parents still live in my original state and it has been less than 12 months since I’ve moved. Would I be able to claim residency for instate tuition in my old state since I’m still considered a dependent of my parents or am I shit out luck and would have to pay the out of state rates.

I’m aware this is probably something I should have maybe thought through originally but what is our adolescent for if not making mistakes that could cost us a shit load in our future. Please let me know if you need more info

Hi, I’m an Indian undergrad student applying for transfer to universities in the US. Colleges that I am interested in require a credit evaluation, so I am considering applying to WES.

1. I need to do a course-by-course evaluation. Is ICAP really required and beneficial, or is the basic evaluation sufficient?

2. If all documents are correct and there are no known delays, what is the shortest time taken to get the evaluation completed and transcript sent?

3. What is the best method of constant communication with WES about my transcript evaluation?

4. If there is any additional information you’d like to share, please do. It will be greatly appreciated.

So I'm proofreading my application essay questions. There's a couple that are basically asking which College I'm interested in transferring to (LSA, Engineering, etc.) so I'm wondering- Should I write the full name of the College, or should I abbreviate it with its common acronym? Especially if I'm right at the character limit. Do they care that much? Same question for programs as well.

Thanks!

Hello! I will be starting my first semester of community college for Fall 2025 in New York State and plan on transferring after two years to CSU Fresno’s Plant Science program. My only concern is that this program is impacted; i’ve been reading about it, and am still trying to understand how exactly it will affect me, and am trying to get ahead now since I will be a transfer student.

I saw a few articles online that say you are NOT affected by impaction if you are a nonresident of California, but the CSU Fresno website says “Non-local applicants will need to meet a higher admission threshold”. For reference, I grew up in California, so through the CDA I should be able to have instate tuition as a nonresident; does this affect how impaction will affect me? Will it even affect me? Any help is much appreciated, i’m new to this and am trying to understand as much on my own as possible before i register for classes at my community college.

Thanks in advance!! :)

Hey friends!

I am looking at transferring from my current master's program to a new program after I had a medical issue and failed a few classes. I got a medical retroactive withdrawal but my GPA is still only 2.8 in my previous master's program.

That being said, will my undergraduate GPA be the one that my new graduate program will look at for admission or my current graduate GPA?

I really dont want to take the GRE

To put it as simply as possible, I withdrew from the first university I attended at the end of my sophomore year due to mental health. The following semester, I began attending a different university; I’m now on my second semester here, but it’s not working out well for me in the slightest (socially not academically) and I’ve realized for quite some time now that leaving my initial university was a mistake. Unfortunately, the only reason I was able to attend that university in the first place was thanks to the scholarship I was offered (out of state). If I were to transfer back in, would it be possible for me to potentially be able to regain this scholarship? Please let me know yall, and as always thank you 🤟

I'm fairly confused about this. I'm thinking of getting an Associates at a community college, then going to a university to get a bachelors. I'm deciding between either Physics or Computer Science. I used to think that you could transfer to any university from any community college, but I'm finding out that's not the case? Do the colleges need to have a partnership or something to be able to transfer to them? Where I live doesn't have the best of schools. Or could I possibly go to a community college in Illinois then transfer and continue a bachelors in Florida at a random university?