Comments on: What To Do If Your Student Is Academically Dismissed From College

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:02:57 +0000

Hi Sandy,
Good for you for taking some community college classes. You’ll be using your time well by earning some credits and showing that you now can do the work. You might talk to someone from the admissions office at the school(s) to which you are applying and ask them about their suggested timing. If they suggest doing a full year at the community college and then applying for admission for next January, that could make sense. However, they may be willing to accept midterm grades and/or a letter of support from your current instructors. When you submit your application, you might also include a letter/essay about what went wrong the first time, what you’ve learned from it, and what you plan to do differently the next time around. Good luck!

By: sandy

sandy — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:11:08 +0000

i was dismissed from my college and am now enrolled in a commuity college for spring however i am in the process of applying tas a transfer to the other colleges hoping that i will be in a new college by fall. I want to show the other colleges that I have made progress but most of the deadlines are right in the middle of the semester. Should I just wait until I have a semester completed at the community college before applying as a transfer or can I give the schools mid-year reports to show that I am improving? Am I moving too fast?

By: Vicki

Vicki — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:16:09 +0000

Whether a college will deny you transfer based on your GPA would depend on the individual college. Most admissions offices would be happy to talk to you about their requirements. One possibility might be to take a semester at an open enrollment school such as a community college and do well. Then you would submit both your first transcript and the second transcript with the higher GPA. Communicating with the school you want to attend throughout the process would be a great idea.

By: smith

smith — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:35:31 +0000

can you be denied transfer if your gpa is too low and what can you do if the other college denys you

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:05:55 +0000

Hi Valentine,
If you have a history of dismissal, the important thing to do is to figure out what went wrong and try to fix it. One way to do that is to take a class or two at a local college and do well. You might end up continuing there and getting a 4.0 if you have made some changes in the way you study! Also, remember that if you transfer to another college, you do not bring your GPA with you. So you will have a clean slate. It will all depend on what you do from that point forward. Good luck!

By: valentine

valentine — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:41:40 +0000

Can you still recoup an average of 3.0 GPA if you have a history of Dismissal?