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Transferring from a community college


Yvette25978

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Hi everyone,

New here. Quick question. How do you think potential grad schools will perceive the fact that I transferred to my current state school from a community college? I am applying to MA and PhD programs in art history this fall and I have a pretty decent resume from my current school with lots of relevant internships, strong letters of rec, high GPA, an award, publications, and I'm writing an undergrad honor's thesis. I promise I didn't come here to rattle off my stats, I am just wondering if my first two years of college will be detrimental to me. I am applying to a variety of schools, a few big names and the rest somewhere in between to be realistic and keep my options open.

Thanks in advance for any thoughtful responses!

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Provided you did well, they won't care.  A lot of students start at community college for a variety of reasons.....money, location, unsure of major, working full time, etc.  Many students (myself included) have been accepted into graduate programs and attended a community college previously.

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  • 2 months later...

I agree with MsDarjeeling. I have applied to multiple PhD programs this round that told me to not even bother uploading those transcripts, they only want to see the grades and proof of degree from the four-year school you graduated from. Don't stress about your humble start at the community college. I went to a great undergraduate school after transferring and was even accepted to UC Berkeley (as an undergrad, did not accept, went somewhere else), do you think a grad school would have cared about the jr. college before Berkeley? ;) 

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