05-24-2009, 10:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2009, 10:28 AM by cookderosa.)
[QUOTE=Griffin]I am in a similar situation, where moving to TESC will bring up my grade.
One thing that will help me is retaking courses that I did very poorly on. If you can test out of courses that you've previously taken for a grade, that could help because TESC doesn't count Pass/Fail exams towards your GPA. So, while you might have gotten a C/D/F on a class, you can effectively remove it from your bachelor's record as a duplicate. Most schools have some form of "Grade Forgiveness," and it's worth it to investigate the policies at both TESC and EC.
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Also, if your last 60 credits were all exams, taking a very tiny class (artistic, small math, or yoga etc) and getting an A in it will help a bit. But it's a little sneaky. "What's my GPA for the last 60 credits? 4.0 -- because I only had one GPA-eligible class!"
One thing worth pointing out, is that if TESC has ANY GRADES from your previous institution on a transcript- 100% of the time your grad school will require original transcripts from that school, meaning your buried grades will be there. Really, there is no way to hide bad grades unless you just walk away.
If you had 12 credits from college 1: 1ea A and the rest D's
If you want to bring in that A and replace the D's, you have to do it at college 1. When college 1 overwrites the grade, it is generally wiped away clean. BUT, if you go onto college 2 and transfer in your transcript- thinking you can keep the A and CLEP to cover the D's, your grad school will request an original transcript for that A grade- thus exposing all of your old D's. In this example, if you transfer NOTHING then they are not part of a degree, and won't be requested on your application.
This is important to think about if you are using a lot of pass/fail exams because they don't swing your GPA.
One thing that will help me is retaking courses that I did very poorly on. If you can test out of courses that you've previously taken for a grade, that could help because TESC doesn't count Pass/Fail exams towards your GPA. So, while you might have gotten a C/D/F on a class, you can effectively remove it from your bachelor's record as a duplicate. Most schools have some form of "Grade Forgiveness," and it's worth it to investigate the policies at both TESC and EC.
.....
Also, if your last 60 credits were all exams, taking a very tiny class (artistic, small math, or yoga etc) and getting an A in it will help a bit. But it's a little sneaky. "What's my GPA for the last 60 credits? 4.0 -- because I only had one GPA-eligible class!"
One thing worth pointing out, is that if TESC has ANY GRADES from your previous institution on a transcript- 100% of the time your grad school will require original transcripts from that school, meaning your buried grades will be there. Really, there is no way to hide bad grades unless you just walk away.
If you had 12 credits from college 1: 1ea A and the rest D's
If you want to bring in that A and replace the D's, you have to do it at college 1. When college 1 overwrites the grade, it is generally wiped away clean. BUT, if you go onto college 2 and transfer in your transcript- thinking you can keep the A and CLEP to cover the D's, your grad school will request an original transcript for that A grade- thus exposing all of your old D's. In this example, if you transfer NOTHING then they are not part of a degree, and won't be requested on your application.
This is important to think about if you are using a lot of pass/fail exams because they don't swing your GPA.
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