GPA Requirements (Odd Situation)

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

They didn't accept your credits, but put you at a HIGHER grade level?

I transferred high schools between sophomore and junior year, and my schedule was all messed up like this because different things were taught in different years. I had already had classes that were taught to seniors at my new school, and not had things that they thought I should have had already. Math, which has to happen sequentially, was about the only place where I was actually with my grade level.

So,I'm not totally willing to let her off the hook for bad grades, but transferring can really be FUBAR.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I transferred high schools between sophomore and junior year, and my schedule was all messed up like this because different things were taught in different years. I had already had classes that were taught to seniors at my new school, and not had things that they thought I should have had already. Math, which has to happen sequentially, was about the only place where I was actually with my grade level.

So,I'm not totally willing to let her off the hook for bad grades, but transferring can really be FUBAR.

My parents were both military, so I know all about transferring. When I moved from Germany to the US, my credits transferred, so I was able to choose whether I wanted to remain at my current grade level or if I wanted to move ahead.

The OP's story seemed off, though. Why would you be allowed to skip grades if your school didn't accept the credits? That's like transferring colleges and being told that, although you don't have enough credits to be a sophomore, you're going to be able to graduate this semester. If anything, lack of credits = LOWER class standing.

[adpiucf]

At the end of the day, yes, your low GPA will hurt you during recruitment.

To mitigate, you could take a few college classes and ace them-- so you have a strong college GPA (still retain your freshman status though). One of my girlfriends did this and had a successful recruitment. That may or may not work in your case, but it is something to consider. Of course, this means you have to ace those classes and come away from summer school with a positive reputation on campus.