Estimate your GPA after transferring courses.
Transferring separates two things that normally travel together: credit and grade. Most US institutions accept transfer credit toward degree requirements but do not import the grades, so the GPA resets and is built entirely from work at the new institution. That has consequences in both directions — a weak prior record is effectively wiped, and a strong one gives you no head start. Credits not accepted are the other cost, and they are pure loss: time and tuition spent on study that no longer counts toward the degree. Both effects are worth confirming in writing before you commit.
GPA basis
If grades transfer: (old GPA x accepted credits + new points) / (accepted + new credits). If not: new work only
Credits lost
Lost = credits earned - credits accepted
An illustrative estimate only. Grading scales, GPA weighting, dropped-assessment rules and honours criteria are set by your institution and vary between programmes and academic years. Confirm all figures with your course handbook, registry or academic adviser before relying on them for any academic decision.
Because grading standards differ between institutions, and a receiving institution cannot vouch for how another awarded its marks. Accepting the credit satisfies a requirement; importing the grade would blend two incomparable scales into one GPA. Most US institutions therefore accept credit and reset the GPA.
It depends on your record. A student recovering from a weak first year benefits substantially — the slate is genuinely clean. A student with a strong record loses that advantage and starts over, which matters if they are close to graduating or applying for something GPA-gated soon after transferring.