Pre-Transfer GPA Worry

[marine12]

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Hi everyone!

So prior to this semester I had been in the Military. I took online classes for three years when I was in. At one point I had failed a class do due being stuck with an area with no internet for a few weeks. The professor of the class didn't believe me or just didn't want to work with me, so I failed. Left with at 3.1 GPA at the school. Anyhow I transferred to a brick and mortar school this semester. Should be finishing this semester with a 3.8 or so. Will that previous low GPA effect me negatively? I have 2.5 years left of undergrad to work on my current GPA also.

Thanks everyone!

 

[mw18]

I had a 3.2 with almost sixty hours before transferring, and it was an uphill battle but I got my GPA up to a 3.75 and, a higher science gpa because I hadn't taken any sciences before transfer. So, yes, you will be fine. I'm also a veteran, fwiw.

 

[marine12]

I had a 3.2 with almost sixty hours before transferring, and it was an uphill battle but I got my GPA up to a 3.75 and, a higher science gpa because I hadn't taken any sciences before transfer. So, yes, you will be fine. I'm also a veteran, fwiw.

Yeah I had 45 credits when I transferred, I had taken two science classes, but had an A and a B with those. Thats good to hear though! I have not too many vets it seems going the med school route.

 

[tankaer]

Hi everyone!

So prior to this semester I had been in the Military. I took online classes for three years when I was in. At one point I had failed a class do due being stuck with an area with no internet for a few weeks. The professor of the class didn't believe me or just didn't want to work with me, so I failed. Left with at 3.1 GPA at the school. Anyhow I transferred to a brick and mortar school this semester. Should be finishing this semester with a 3.8 or so. Will that previous low GPA effect me negatively? I have 2.5 years left of undergrad to work on my current GPA also.

Thanks everyone!

I think you're going to be fine. You have a lot of solid course work and a good explanation for that 1 bad grade. Your service to the nation is going to far out weigh a small blemish. Schools will love to have someone with your experience.

 

[marine12]

I think you're going to be fine. You have a lot of solid course work and a good explanation for that 1 bad grade. Your service to the nation is going to far out weigh a small blemish. Schools will love to have someone with your experience.

Thanks for the reply! I had posted this elsewhere and someone told me schools are just going to see it as "I'm a student who took on course work I could not handle". Im not trying to make excuses, but this case was truly not my fault.