I’m currently on academic probation. I’m taking a humanities, Math 116, and EECS 203. I know I did bad on my first 203 exam, and for math I got a D-. I don’t know what route to take. Should I drop both classes and just keep the humanities, to guarantee I won’t get kicked out due to a bad GPA. OR should I stick through this and just try harder? I’m really fearful and stressed. I’m already behind as a junior and this is going to put me more behind, but I’d rather be behind than to be kicked out. If I do drop both courses, I’m thinking about taking Math 116 as an online course at Washtenaw winter semester. Others have told me to take the course at another school because of the difficulty. Could I please get some opinions?
You should ask your academic advisor.
You can optionally choose to lie and say your mom’s HIV turned into AIDs, then start bawling your eyes out. That might give you a bit of leniency.
More than likely, you will not be required to show actual proof. This will show that your academic problems are more than just incompetence. If you admit that you straight up suck at school, then they’ll be harsher.
If this semesters GPA is NOT at least a C average, then you will have your enrollment frozen. They will require you to take a semester or two at your local university/community college. If you do well there, then you can come back. Once, you come back you might still be on academic probation. If you don’t complete all your UMich classes with at least a C in each one, then you can NEVER return to UMich
I’ve heard Calc 2 described as the red-headed ■■■■■■■ step child of the maths. And I know the Calcs are brutal at UMich. I know my kiddo is avoiding Calc 2 and taking a Statistics option instead because of what she’s heard about difficulty. That said…if you’ve got three classes and are hell bent to succeed, with enough tutoring, study groups and office hours, if you buckle down hard, maybe it could still work out?
DO talk to your advisor ASAP. If advanced Maths are growing too difficult for you, maybe you need to switch up your major a little and find a more comfortable goal that works with your talents?
This old thread might be helpful about eecs 203
But yeah…you need bottom line answers about what happens to your enrollment, and what the best course of action is. Stay informed and make the best choices you can.
Are you receiving financial aid that requires you take a certain number of credits? Only taking one class would mean you are failing to make sufficient progress, even if you did well in that one class. You need to talk to an advisor to learn about next steps and the consequences for you of becoming a part time student.
For now, I’m sticking with the classes. I did a breakdown of the scores I need for the remaining exams and assignments to get a C in each course. For calc, I didn’t practice exam problems enough. For eecs, I barely reviewed at all because I gave up too much time to calc. I need to balance my time fairly for each course, and prepare for the exams starting now instead of the week before. Also, a big reason why I did so poorly in calc was not sleeping the night before the exam and just cramming as much as I could. I knew how to do the problems conceptually, but not sleeping and not practicing past exam problems threw me off when I faced the actual exam and my mind went blank.
You are only permitted to attempt each of EECS 203/280/281 at most twice. Taking a W counts as one attempt. But honestly, if you cannot get through a course in a second attempt, a third attempt or beyond rarely makes a difference. Do note that both math 116 and EECS 203 are important in the CS major, and you cannot just assume that they are just trivial classes that you are being forced to get through. I would advise against retaking any of those courses if you were to fail them this semester.
Although the drop deadline has already passed for the semester, keep in mind that your instructors and advisors CANNOT make you drop or stay in a class. They are also not responsible for contacting you if you are at risk of failing. Yes, you can talk to them about your performance, and your advisor should have an answer for you regarding how dropping or failing a course will affect your academic standing. However, YOU are the person responsible for approaching them about where you stand. YOU are the only person who is in control of your ultimate enrollment status.