I keep seeing the majority of people talk about how academically dismissed students should go to community college to get back on track. And that’s nice but like, most community colleges, also have GPA requirements and I still have to file the admission as a “transfer” student to be able to apply. I got suspended on my first year because I wasn’t able to attend college for two months due to category 5 hurricane that completely disrupted my family’s schedule. My family is just 5 members including myself and we had a premature baby to take care of with multiple illnesses and learning difficulties. My family doesn’t speak English either and I’m the only bilingual member. My aunt is not and I had to travel with her to hospitals in Orlando (From Puerto Rico) so that the baby wouldn’t suffer and could be attended. I spoke to all my professors and all of them were okay with it but we couldn’t return in time and all my professors filed my classes as “F (left course.) I’m completely screwed over, scared, I was naive and an idiot and I made some mistakes. But I’m so depressed by the fact it seems my college career is completely ruined just because of mistakes and tragedy during my first year. How is a community college going to accept me?
It’s not ruined - you’re just going to need to take a detour to get back on track. First step: contact the admissions office at your local community college and talk about options. Maybe it varies regionally, but where I live, I don’t think ANYONE is rejected from community college. If yours is more competitive than that, well, you’ve had some incredibly challenging extenuating circumstances that should mitigate your poor transcript.
You’ll never know until you try. Make the call!
PS - I wish you the best, and I’m so sorry to hear about what you’ve been through.
Most 4 year colleges have a requirement that transfer students need a 2.0 to enroll. But CCs have open admissions, which means they don’t require a 2.0. You may not get financial aid while your GPA is so low.
In the future you should be aware that it is sometimes possible to get a W for withdrawal or I for incomplete
but you need to stay in contact with your advisor or Dean of students for these things to happen.