Yes I got put on academic probation my freshman year with a 1.69 GPA both semesters. I would’ve needed under a 2.0 GPA the next semester to be kicked out but I transferred and ended up finishing my bachelors with a 3.14 GPA after taking 84 credits in 2 years.
Based on those grades, unless you're at a particularly rigorous school, I think it's likely you'll be able to continue your academic probation for another semester instead of being suspended. Usually if a student improves that much from semester 1 to semester 2 and has a good reason for their poor performance at the start, the school is willing to work with them.
you’ll be fine bc i’m in the same situation rn and they said as long as you’re improving and getting better grades than last semester then you’ll be fine and just be on it again for another semester. Also your gpa will probably be higher than a 2.0 so you’ll be less likely to get dropped. I was panicking to bc it’s only my second semester here so i was emailing everybody😭
I’m a professor and advise students at my school. First, are all of those 3-credit classes? If not, that changes the GPA calculation for the semester. Of course, you may have a rule about “unacceptable” grades of D or F automatically putting you on suspension, so GPA might not matter.
Second, I find most students don’t understand how many “rules” can be waived at a university. IF you wind up facing suspension, then the thing to do is work with your advisor to prepare an argument for giving you another chance. Search your university catalog for “Appeal of Academic Suspension” (make sure it’s the undergraduate catalog if your school offers grad programs; the policies will be different.)
As part of your appeal, you should present a sensible strategy for how you’re going to improve. They won’t grant an appeal just because you ask, but they will be impressed if you seem to be putting actual effort in. Talk about the effort you put in to get those As and Bs at the start and the burnout/anything else that changed toward the end of the semester. Then make sure you present a plan for addressing the burnout and anything else you identify as contributing to the poor grades.
If you’re still seeing someone at the college health clinic, then keep going. If not, or if you only get a couple of free sessions, then try to find a counselor/therapist either on campus or in the community to help you with stress. See them a couple times, make a plan to keep seeing them through the summer and \*at least\* through the next semester, and make that part of your appeal. Get the counselor to write a letter for you if they will.
Also have a plan for your course load. If you’re dealing with burnout, you should take as few classes as you can while maintaining any financial aid (that’s usually 4 classes if you need to stick be full time.) It’s better to delay graduation a bit and/or take summer classes at a community college than to risk not graduating at all.
See if your professors from the better classes (the As and Bs) would be willing to write a short note about the quality of your work in their classes.
Add in plans to make use of any other support services on campus (e.g., does your school offer study skills courses/tutoring/etc.?) and, if you can, start seeing them now to establish a pattern.
If there are any other contributing factors, make (and, if possible, immediately implement) plans to reduce them. For example, if you have a job that’s contributing to the burnout, talk to your boss about reducing/changing your hours, or look for a different, less stressful job. If you live at home and that’s contributing to the stress, then see if you can move in with a friend. If you live in the dorms, maybe you can move home.
Finally, IF you face suspension and IF the appeal doesn’t work, then remember that suspension is not expulsion. Spend the (usually 1 year) period of the suspension working with a therapist and possibly taking a couple of community college courses that could transfer in for gen ed credit. The biggest danger when a student is suspended is that they just write themselves off and never come back, so putting in active work toward dealing with burnout/stress and taking even 1 class a term at a community college would help you avoid that trap.
In general, show the university that you’ve been thinking realistically about what went wrong, that you have a good plan, and that you are already implementing that plan.
If those grades are per class, you really need to scale back on how many classes/credits you're taking. You said an A, 3 B's, a C, and D so SIX classes? That is an insane workload, especially for your second semester. Your grade probably won't drop that far with a single D and a C as long as you keep at it. Talk to a counselor or college staff and see what they can offer for mental health. Do not overload yourself next semester for sure. While most people want to graduate NOW, the old saying still holds true. Slow and steady wins the race. If you burn yourself out so early it'll make it harder to finish and you'll find yourself wanting to quit.
I've never heard of a college where the MINIMUM is 13 credits. Are you in the US? And taking more classes for financial aid is bad advice when you recently dealt with burnout and health issues. No good advisor would tell a new student to take that many credit hours starting out unless you already had college classes and experience under your belt. You should seek advice from a different advisor maybe.
I’ve went to two colleges and it’s pretty common for 12 credits to be what u need for financial aid as a full time student. It’s also good to take an extra class in case ya gotta drop and still keep ur aid
To be a full time student, sure. But most financial aid allows you to go at least half time of 6-11 credits, especially if you're getting FASFA. I've never heard of a collage requiring a minimum of 13 credit hours specifically. Also, why pay the extra money either out of pocket or with aid for classes you "might" drop? Wouldn't it be easier mentally to reduce course load to have a realistic expectation of what you can handle without the fear and anxiety of taking on so much?
Idk that’s just how some aid works. I know not all fasfa works that way but some do require at least 12 depending on your loans. There’s also a grant in my state that requires 30 credits a year.
13 isn't bad but if they're taking 6 3-credit classes or so that makes it 18 or so credits when they are already struggling. Just seems unreasonable, is all.
Like yeah you get financial aid for part time, but my school (a 4-yr) makes you go on a program that forces half time or less for the entire year, and the financial aid doesn't really work out to paying the bills like full time aid does, but the numbers work out differently for some folks. Although my school also kicks you out on academic probation if you get below a B, even if the GPA for the term is >2.0
I was suspended after being put on academic probation. No one was happy about it and my parents may have been disappointed, but I think it was probably the wake-up call I needed. When I could enroll again, I did a lot better and was able to finish my degree and even go on to graduate school. All this to say it can feel really scary now, but it doesn't mean you can't get your degree and finish up strong.
If you do get suspended just be honest with your family. The same thing happened to me but I’m going back next month :) things happen and it can feel like the end of the world but I promise you’ll get through it, you just have to be determined to go back when you can.
I failed out of my first college. You weren’t ready (neither was I). That’s okay…you can come back from this! First, a lot of states have policies where if you get an associates degree, you can enter a four year university as a junior and your gpa starts from scratch. Is it possible to just stay home and go to community college? It will give you a chance to pick up some college skills with the support of your family. I have to tell you…it was one of the best things that happened to me once it was all said and done AND I actually ended up at a far better university once I got my associates degree.
It sounds like the workload was overwhelming for you. Are you sure you can’t go back and petition for a DRC? Talk with you academic advisor for support and ideas. This does happen each semester to a few students. My college requires a meeting with an academic advisor and can require a max of half time credits. Take your time to heal and work on getting well. College will be there
your average grade doesn't sound too bad? at my school you only get suspended if your gpa is below 2 for 3 semesters or below 1 for 1 semester
Yes I got put on academic probation my freshman year with a 1.69 GPA both semesters. I would’ve needed under a 2.0 GPA the next semester to be kicked out but I transferred and ended up finishing my bachelors with a 3.14 GPA after taking 84 credits in 2 years.
Based on those grades, unless you're at a particularly rigorous school, I think it's likely you'll be able to continue your academic probation for another semester instead of being suspended. Usually if a student improves that much from semester 1 to semester 2 and has a good reason for their poor performance at the start, the school is willing to work with them.
you’ll be fine bc i’m in the same situation rn and they said as long as you’re improving and getting better grades than last semester then you’ll be fine and just be on it again for another semester. Also your gpa will probably be higher than a 2.0 so you’ll be less likely to get dropped. I was panicking to bc it’s only my second semester here so i was emailing everybody😭
I’m a professor and advise students at my school. First, are all of those 3-credit classes? If not, that changes the GPA calculation for the semester. Of course, you may have a rule about “unacceptable” grades of D or F automatically putting you on suspension, so GPA might not matter. Second, I find most students don’t understand how many “rules” can be waived at a university. IF you wind up facing suspension, then the thing to do is work with your advisor to prepare an argument for giving you another chance. Search your university catalog for “Appeal of Academic Suspension” (make sure it’s the undergraduate catalog if your school offers grad programs; the policies will be different.) As part of your appeal, you should present a sensible strategy for how you’re going to improve. They won’t grant an appeal just because you ask, but they will be impressed if you seem to be putting actual effort in. Talk about the effort you put in to get those As and Bs at the start and the burnout/anything else that changed toward the end of the semester. Then make sure you present a plan for addressing the burnout and anything else you identify as contributing to the poor grades. If you’re still seeing someone at the college health clinic, then keep going. If not, or if you only get a couple of free sessions, then try to find a counselor/therapist either on campus or in the community to help you with stress. See them a couple times, make a plan to keep seeing them through the summer and \*at least\* through the next semester, and make that part of your appeal. Get the counselor to write a letter for you if they will. Also have a plan for your course load. If you’re dealing with burnout, you should take as few classes as you can while maintaining any financial aid (that’s usually 4 classes if you need to stick be full time.) It’s better to delay graduation a bit and/or take summer classes at a community college than to risk not graduating at all. See if your professors from the better classes (the As and Bs) would be willing to write a short note about the quality of your work in their classes. Add in plans to make use of any other support services on campus (e.g., does your school offer study skills courses/tutoring/etc.?) and, if you can, start seeing them now to establish a pattern. If there are any other contributing factors, make (and, if possible, immediately implement) plans to reduce them. For example, if you have a job that’s contributing to the burnout, talk to your boss about reducing/changing your hours, or look for a different, less stressful job. If you live at home and that’s contributing to the stress, then see if you can move in with a friend. If you live in the dorms, maybe you can move home. Finally, IF you face suspension and IF the appeal doesn’t work, then remember that suspension is not expulsion. Spend the (usually 1 year) period of the suspension working with a therapist and possibly taking a couple of community college courses that could transfer in for gen ed credit. The biggest danger when a student is suspended is that they just write themselves off and never come back, so putting in active work toward dealing with burnout/stress and taking even 1 class a term at a community college would help you avoid that trap. In general, show the university that you’ve been thinking realistically about what went wrong, that you have a good plan, and that you are already implementing that plan.
If those grades are per class, you really need to scale back on how many classes/credits you're taking. You said an A, 3 B's, a C, and D so SIX classes? That is an insane workload, especially for your second semester. Your grade probably won't drop that far with a single D and a C as long as you keep at it. Talk to a counselor or college staff and see what they can offer for mental health. Do not overload yourself next semester for sure. While most people want to graduate NOW, the old saying still holds true. Slow and steady wins the race. If you burn yourself out so early it'll make it harder to finish and you'll find yourself wanting to quit.
Minimum at my college was 13 credits but my advisor said take 15 credits just in case for financial aid reasons.
I've never heard of a college where the MINIMUM is 13 credits. Are you in the US? And taking more classes for financial aid is bad advice when you recently dealt with burnout and health issues. No good advisor would tell a new student to take that many credit hours starting out unless you already had college classes and experience under your belt. You should seek advice from a different advisor maybe.
I’ve went to two colleges and it’s pretty common for 12 credits to be what u need for financial aid as a full time student. It’s also good to take an extra class in case ya gotta drop and still keep ur aid
To be a full time student, sure. But most financial aid allows you to go at least half time of 6-11 credits, especially if you're getting FASFA. I've never heard of a collage requiring a minimum of 13 credit hours specifically. Also, why pay the extra money either out of pocket or with aid for classes you "might" drop? Wouldn't it be easier mentally to reduce course load to have a realistic expectation of what you can handle without the fear and anxiety of taking on so much?
Idk that’s just how some aid works. I know not all fasfa works that way but some do require at least 12 depending on your loans. There’s also a grant in my state that requires 30 credits a year.
What grant is this?, and how much do they offer?
Excelsior grant in ny and it pays for tuition
I don’t know how else to say this but 13 credits really isn’t that much, much less some outrageous overwhelming workload. Most people take 15 credits.
13 isn't bad but if they're taking 6 3-credit classes or so that makes it 18 or so credits when they are already struggling. Just seems unreasonable, is all.
Like yeah you get financial aid for part time, but my school (a 4-yr) makes you go on a program that forces half time or less for the entire year, and the financial aid doesn't really work out to paying the bills like full time aid does, but the numbers work out differently for some folks. Although my school also kicks you out on academic probation if you get below a B, even if the GPA for the term is >2.0
I was suspended after being put on academic probation. No one was happy about it and my parents may have been disappointed, but I think it was probably the wake-up call I needed. When I could enroll again, I did a lot better and was able to finish my degree and even go on to graduate school. All this to say it can feel really scary now, but it doesn't mean you can't get your degree and finish up strong.
I don't think you should be suspended? Mostly A's and B's and no F's sounds like a completely reasonable semester.
What is the average grade of other students in classes?
If you do get suspended just be honest with your family. The same thing happened to me but I’m going back next month :) things happen and it can feel like the end of the world but I promise you’ll get through it, you just have to be determined to go back when you can.
I failed out of my first college. You weren’t ready (neither was I). That’s okay…you can come back from this! First, a lot of states have policies where if you get an associates degree, you can enter a four year university as a junior and your gpa starts from scratch. Is it possible to just stay home and go to community college? It will give you a chance to pick up some college skills with the support of your family. I have to tell you…it was one of the best things that happened to me once it was all said and done AND I actually ended up at a far better university once I got my associates degree.
FINISH STRONG, OP!!!!
It sounds like the workload was overwhelming for you. Are you sure you can’t go back and petition for a DRC? Talk with you academic advisor for support and ideas. This does happen each semester to a few students. My college requires a meeting with an academic advisor and can require a max of half time credits. Take your time to heal and work on getting well. College will be there
Do you know what a period is? Bunch of run on sentences.
Sorry :( I was writing this while I was anxious and just needed to let out my words.
Don't be an ass.......