bad first year so far

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<p>bad first year so far
first semester had a 2.25 gpa with a withdrawn history class
bio major</p>

<p>this semster i have bio,chem,english,and precalc</p>

<p>i withdrew from chem because it ended up taking too much time.</p>

<p>now im faced with a dilemma i have 12 credits and it seems like im going to fail my precalc class. do i withdraw from precalc also and go to 8 credits for the rest of this semester(1month) ?
so id end up with 3 withdrawls my first year and a ~2.5 gpa with 21 credits</p>

<p>obviously not where i want to be but an awful start, but i believe i can change it around by taking some classes in the summer at CC and then returning to UNI this fall</p>

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<p>I think you really need to explore why this has happened. If there is some foundational problem then a significant change has to be made before you can just “change it around”.</p>

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<p>First find out about fin aid and how many unit you need to be considered full-time.</p>

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<p>At S2’s school they have a thing called “estimated cumulative progress” and if you are not meeting it you are subject to dismissal. He is on the quarter system and it averages about 15 units a quarter. He fell below freshmen year after failing a class so had to catch up the next quarter or go to summer school. AP units didn’t count, but I am not sure about CC units. You might also check to see if your school has that.</p>

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<p>12 credits to be full time but, since there is only 1 month left im pretty sure it wouldn’t matter if i went under the 12 credit limit as everything should have gone through by now</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t assume that you would not have to pay back the financial aid. Have you been to the counseling center at all? </p>

<p>What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life is a pretty good book. We found it helpful when our son struggled in his first year: [Amazon.com:</a> What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life (9780231151757): David Leibow: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/What-When-College-Best-Time/dp/0231151756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333556917&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/What-When-College-Best-Time/dp/0231151756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333556917&sr=1-1)</p>

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<p>no i haven’t the drop date is tomorrow and looks like i’m going to have to go trough it no matter what to save my gpa</p>

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<p>Go to your precalc teacher and ask for ideas on how you can improve. Perhaps there’s some extra tutoring you could take advantage of?</p>

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<p>Or you could continue in the class, and if you fail re-take it and have the new grade replace the old grade. Same thing in the end for the GPA. I definitely suggest going to see a counselor. Things might not be as bad as you think.</p>

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<p>You need to deal with this issue first and foremost. What is your time commitment expectation? Are you spending at least 40 hours studying/attending class? Because if you are and chemistry made that 50-60 hours, you may have dropped it for the right reasons. But be honest with yourself and ask if you are actually putting in enough time to get educated properly.</p>

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<p>thanks for the help looks like il be taking precalc at a CC during the summer then continue uni in the fall</p>

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Having taught these classes, I hate when students do this. With 4 weeks left in the semester it’s a little late now to try to improve on the situation.</p>