How do people transfer Colleges while on bad standing with current College?

SF kid: How do people transfer Colleges while on bad standing with current College?
i went to comm. college for 2 years with almost a 3.0, then transferred to a California State University and got disqualified because of bad grades (i was sick, didn’t withdrawl).

almost all colleges i want to apply to say i need to be in good standing with your current college. can i only send my community college grades and act like i never transferred. or will they find out or is that ok?

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Answer by neniaf
They would definitely find out, and that is certainly NOT okay.

You may be aiming too high. I’m sorry to say it, but having a fairly low GPA and being disqualified at the junior level (most schools won’t disqualify you after just one semester – you usually get put on probation and have another chance, so if you were disqualified, I have to assume that you either did poorly for more than just one semester, or that you did SO poorly that there was no question of your being able to handle the work) just doesn’t leave you with many options. You will probably need to apply to a less-selective private university or college at this point.

This is how I would approach it. First of all, I’d find colleges which are more likely to accept you (those with enrollment problems are most likely to stretch their standards). Then I’d ask for a meeting with someone in the admissions office. Explain your illness to them (unless you were seriously ill, though, it will be hard to explain why you didn’t withdraw). Get references from people who know you well and who know that you are capable of doing much better than you did at the CSU and can attest to that. Hope that a personal intervention from your admissions counselor will help. I would also think about going into a major very different from the one you were in before. Doing the same thing at which you failed badly again might be seen as beating your head against the wall repeatedly. If you change directions, there is more hope that you could do better next time.

Good luck!