Recovering from a GPA score from a less than desirable school

[flymaxwell05]

Hello ~ and help!!!!!!!!

I have a gpa score of 2.72 from the university of phoenix ~ warning do not attend this online program!! While i can take responsibility for my score, whole heartedly, they did not have my best interest at heart in the end. How do i fix this mess? I only have 18 credits to complete. They are costing me more money, making me jump through hoops, now (which i have, so i can re-enter! ) problem: They are very unprofessional (do not return calls) state they did not receive my remediation letter ~ i have proof that it was sent! I document everything!! And now!! Threatening to suspend” me!!! They have always only been interested in the monetary aspect of their enrollement status! After reading the reviews of law suits and poor graduating stats, i can see why!! I am very unhappy with this organization to say the least! I am talking to admission and enrollment advisors right now from schools.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I'm sorry you had this experience, but there is really nothing we CAN help you with.

For-profit schools are naturally more interested in finances than students' best interests. Just the nature of the beast.

See what the admissions counselors from other schools tell you, and go from there.

Good luck.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Another investor-owned school, American Sentinel University, may allow you to start over by accepting most of UofP's credits for transfer. It might be a chance for you to redeem yourself and improve that GPA.

Walden University is another investor-owned entity that has been generous with accepting credits for transfer. Good luck!

[llg, PhD, RN]

It might be time to talk with an attorney to see if there is something you can do to get them to reply to letters, follow-through with any promises they made, etc. U of P has been in trouble (and punished) by the federal government multiple times -- so they may respond to an attorneys letter faster and more completely than a person communication for you.

Also, an attorney can help you sort through your options -- in terms of reporting any misconduct on their part to accrediting agencies, government agencies, etc.

And yes, another for-profit school would probably be more likely to admit you and transfer your credits -- but be careful there as they will probably be more expensive as they are also driven by the profit motive, just like the U of P. I would be looking to find a state-supported school in your home state -- that would be less expensive and not driven by the profit motive -- to help you redeem your academic record. Going from one for-profit school to another might look like you didn't learn your lesson the first time.