-- Posted by ahappycamper at 9:55 am on June 26, 2009 'm so stressed out right now with what I should be doing for school to give me the best opportunity to get into a good graduate school. At the current moment, I am a CC/JC student. Last fall 2008, I was a University of Riverside student, but was academically disqualified, with an abysmal 5 Ws and 5 Fs. I was told that I could take 8 UC transferable courses at a CC to be readmitted back into UCR. I have done that, passed with all As, and I am ready to be readmitted into UCR. However, I would eventually like to transfer to a higher college for my major, biochemistry. I do not want to finish my bachelor's degree at UCR, preferably something like UCSD would make me happier. The thing with me is, I want to go to graduate school, a very good graduate school. As I think of it now, I could go to UCR, make up 4/5 Fs(I will always have that 1 F there no matter what), ace the rest of and ace the rest of my college career at UCR. However, no matter what, the graduate schools will see all my extra baggage, even though 4/5 of those Fs will have been made up, there will still be that 1 there screwing my GPA, and those other 5 Ws will be there. My second option is going to UCR, and trying ot transfer to a better school, perhaps sometihng like UCSD. Again, even if I do great in the rest of my college career(which I'm sure I can do, as I've really disciplined myself since the last time I was academically disqualified at UCR) I will still ahve that extra UCR baggage with the Ws and 1 F that cannot be made up. My third option is, to simply go to CC and transfer to a higher school like UCSD. That is a clean slate, since I don't have any Ws or Fs at the community college I'm attending right now. Money is NOT an issue. I am looking at long term. I want to get into a good graduate school, and I'm trying to figure out what my best options are at the moment. Will graduate school like to see the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd option? Or if anyone has any other ideas for me. I am currently 20 years old right now. -- Posted by BritchesAndHose at 11:11 am on June 26, 2009 no offense but how the hell did you get into college if you let yourself get 5 w's AND 5 f's? i don't think you realize how bad that is. what happened at UCR will be extra baggage no matter where you go. -- Posted by ahappycamper at 1:15 pm on June 26, 2009 does it matter how i let myself have such a bad year? ive reevaulated, and obviously want advice on how i can move forward in the best way i can. i DO realize how bad it is, but moping on it and realizing how bad it is and how it's the end of the world isn't going to do much for me right now. but thanks for your advice anyways -- Posted by My Little Pony at 10:03 am on June 27, 2009 Bring this same exact post to the College Confidential forums. You will get actually helpful feedback/support. -- Posted by TheOtherHorseman at 3:54 pm on June 27, 2009 You'd be surprised at how little a bad start can hurt you. It gives you a great story for grad school intros: how you came in, fucked up, re-evaluated your life, grew as a person, buckled down, and became successful.