I'm looking to transfer to a state college in california after not going to school for a year. I spent one semester at a private college and although I passed all my classes fine, I would rather just have a "clean slate" since I'm pursuing a differnt major now anyways. Is there any record of my having attended the private college that I should worry about the state school getting a hold of?
Would a public university know if you attended a private college?
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If you don't transfer any credits or records, then no, they won't know anything or care.
However, if you do have a good record, you are stupid for not transferring credits because it may save you a couple thousand dollars. Unless of course you lied and you bombed out, which isn't bad unless you lie about it
However, if you do have a good record, you are stupid for not transferring credits because it may save you a couple thousand dollars. Unless of course you lied and you bombed out, which isn't bad unless you lie about it
Originally posted by: shenaniganz
Sounds like there's more than academics you don't want them to know about.
Ahhh... never thought of that one
What like drinking infractions? Everyone has a few of those. Isn't it like a standard graduation requirement that you get at least 3?
Seriously though, the classes I took there won't allow me to graduation any sooner and would only serve to possible lower my future gpa a little .
Seriously though, the classes I took there won't allow me to graduation any sooner and would only serve to possible lower my future gpa a little .
Hmmm...you didn't go to school for a year and when you did you had good grades. Now you want to start off "clean". That could only mean one thing. You were suspended for a year for some reason. If it wasn't for your grades it was for something! So what did you do?
Nah seriously I was not suspended -- I just wasn't enjoying school at the time and took a year off to pursue other interests.
Like I said, if you have nothing to hide, then transfer the credits. You'd be wasting money in the thousands if you didn't... for one you would have spent the money at the first school for nothing... and two you'll have to take some classes that credits could have transferred for at the new school.
Don't be a dumbass, transfer the credits.
No transfer credits will give you credit for courses but do not factor into your GPA, in fact I don't think they even record what grade you received in the class as long as you passed.
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Transfer credits never affect your GPA.
Typically, transcripts from your school will list the number of transfer credits you have but will not list the individual classes or use them in the GPA calculation.
College applications usually REQUIRE that you send transcripts from ALL educational institutions you have attended. If they find out that you left them out, you could be in trouble.
So unless you are lying, there is no reason to leave them out and many reasons to include them.
That's correct, I work part-time for an academic department at my school, the grades might be recorded or archived somewhere, but in your official transcript, it only has like a 'T' for transfer.
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Transfer credits do show by class and they do list your grades. Trust me, I have been through 2 CC's and 2 State U's.
Transfer your classes, even if they don't correspond to your current choice of degree having extra credits laying around is a great thing.
Transfer your classes, even if they don't correspond to your current choice of degree having extra credits laying around is a great thing.
Definitely check with the school. I know its a violation of honor code here at Virginia Tech--and is thus suspension-worthy (and it has indeed happened). They don't go LOOKING for the transcript--but stuff like that has a bad habit of turning up.
Unless you did something that got you kicked out of school, just transfer it. VERY few universities will transfer grades--unless its from a "sister" institution.... they'll just transfer credit for the classes (which is a "double edged sword" situation).
Unless you did something that got you kicked out of school, just transfer it. VERY few universities will transfer grades--unless its from a "sister" institution.... they'll just transfer credit for the classes (which is a "double edged sword" situation).
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