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I need Your Idea. Hunter College-Transfer-GPA issue
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| Aspy |
Hi eveybody
Im currently attending Nassau Community College. After this semester im planing to transfer to Hunter college. So, i applied and send all my documents. Besides, i have a 2.81 cumulative gpa.
two days ago i call the hunter college if they have recieved my documents and to learn the process of my application.The guy who check my status said " YOU HAVE 2.1 GPA" I was shocked after that and tried to understand how my gpa is 2.1 according to Hunter college.
Today i called them again and they said they count " W(Withdraws)" as an " F " and the funny part is this. If you get a D+ from one course and retake it again and this time get an A they give you C. They dont count the last grad that you got. And And it doesnt matter for them if you got B+. They will count it as a B. and if you got B- they will count it as a B. Weird
I really cant believe. I took a course which professor was very dull and i drop it got an " W " and next semester i did good with another professor and got B+. They count both. I never heard such a thing. Is this logical? Or is this guy kidding me?
I NEED YOUR HELP. |
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| kingchinc |
| If Hunter is private, they can do whatever they damn well please |
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| aralemomdadok |
Can the withdraw be time-sensitive? At my school, if you withdraw after a certain time period (late in the quarter usually), it'd be counted as an F. I haven't heard of averaging grades bits though. Usually they take the new class and over-write the grade. As kingchinc said, they can do whatever they want if they're private.
Each school has their own grading policy. If you really want to go there you can look in their grading policy and see if they treat a transfer the same way as their students. Based on your info though I would think you are better off going to another college, especially if you're disgruntled towards their policy. |
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| Aspy |
| Well Hunter is a CUNY. It is not a private college and they require 2.3 gpa for transfer students.It is just awfull.. |
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| Highmay |
| are you joking with this?? why are you asking a question like this on this board? this should be handles by your advisers and parents...like anyone here can give you a better and more complete answer than an academic adviser....wow... |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aspy
Hi eveybody
Im currently attending Nassau Community College. After this semester im planing to transfer to Hunter college. So, i applied and send all my documents. Besides, i have a 2.81 cumulative gpa.
two days ago i call the hunter college if they have recieved my documents and to learn the process of my application.The guy who check my status said " YOU HAVE 2.1 GPA" I was shocked after that and tried to understand how my gpa is 2.1 according to Hunter college.
Today i called them again and they said they count " W(Withdraws)" as an " F " and the funny part is this. If you get a D+ from one course and retake it again and this time get an A they give you C. They dont count the last grad that you got. And And it doesnt matter for them if you got B+. They will count it as a B. and if you got B- they will count it as a B. Weird
I really cant believe. I took a course which professor was very dull and i drop it got an " W " and next semester i did good with another professor and got B+. They count both. I never heard such a thing. Is this logical? Or is this guy kidding me?
I NEED YOUR HELP. |
You just need to study harder. This wouldn't be an issue if your GPA was a 3.7. |
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| aralemomdadok |
| aspy: you can probably schedule an appt with the admission officer to explain your scenario. The purpose is to swing them to work in your favor. Even with the talk, don't put your hopes up. |
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| Konijn |
if you want to attend a particular school, you have to play by their rules. that being said, a meeting with a adviser or someone at the registrar's office won't hurt.
if all else fails, perhaps an attempt at a lesser cuny school is in order. |
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| phoenixBEBE |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
You just need to study harder. This wouldn't be an issue if your GPA was a 3.7. |
its true (to be objective about it) -- ive transferred schools before and the grades in ur intended major area usually have to be at least a 3.0 -- 2.3 is nothing...i think SUNY FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) even requires at least a 2.7 and you transfer directly into ur major (if they even TAKE credit), thats just an example. and also if you take the same class twice, it is ALWAYS averaged esp if its a major class, altho i think they should have took ur latest effort into consideration.
yes schedule an appt and I hope the best for you, but usually as i recall, schools are the ones to initiate an interview if u show promise. but maybe these days u just need to show initiative and set up an appt. i recall having a BAD gpa in high school cuz i was a slacker and totally did not go to class...but then getting a 1300 on my SATs, coming from a good hs, and a strong latter half of my senior yr got me a call from one of the admissions ppl (who was wondering HOW my SATS were great but my gpa sucked)...and after talking to her, i was able to get into the school.
CUNYS are notorious for their staffs not being available during registrations times (too busy and shortstaffed).
Colleges in general should have higher minimium standards than even that just to ensure the quality of their students and their curriculum. but ive read that CUNYS are raising their standards as of Spring 2008 and good thing too. its usually much easier for freshman to get into schools than transfers.
btw why are you leaving Nassau Community College? Is it because you will be graduating with an Associates and going for the next two yrs at a 4 yr CUNY/for a particular major (like Nursing or PT -- areas in which the school is renowned in)? NCC is actually a great school for certain areas...in some areas even BETTER than Hunter. NCC is actaully privately funded and thats why they have certain programs that are a step above other normal CUNYs. |
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| DanAX |
| quote: | Originally posted by kingchinc
If Hunter is private, they can do whatever they damn well please |
I think hunter is a CUNY |
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| Uncle ED |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aspy
Hi eveybody
Im currently attending Nassau Community College. After this semester im planing to transfer to Hunter college. So, i applied and send all my documents. Besides, i have a 2.81 cumulative gpa.
two days ago i call the hunter college if they have recieved my documents and to learn the process of my application.The guy who check my status said " YOU HAVE 2.1 GPA" I was shocked after that and tried to understand how my gpa is 2.1 according to Hunter college.
Today i called them again and they said they count " W(Withdraws)" as an " F " and the funny part is this. If you get a D+ from one course and retake it again and this time get an A they give you C. They dont count the last grad that you got. And And it doesnt matter for them if you got B+. They will count it as a B. and if you got B- they will count it as a B. Weird
I really cant believe. I took a course which professor was very dull and i drop it got an " W " and next semester i did good with another professor and got B+. They count both. I never heard such a thing. Is this logical? Or is this guy kidding me?
I NEED YOUR HELP. |
Id work on the language first...... |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Uncle ED
Id work on the language first...... |
haha...i was going to write that initally but i thought i'd go easy. from this post it's easy to see the reason hunter reduced the gpa to 2.1. |
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