<p>Okay, so, I guess I'll start from the beginning.</p>
<p>I was a mediocre student growing up, kind of just scrapped by in high school. I decided I wanted a fresh start and applied to a community college, where I did pretty good for my first year as a computer science major. I did fail a class at first, but I ended up retaking it for an A the following semester.</p>
<p>Semester 3, however, was a bit of a problem... two F's and a W. I was going through a hefty breakup and pretty moderate depression, and we were having some problems with insurance, so I wasn't able to grab a therapist. Unfortunately, my classes kind of just sank. That semester, I took Pre-calc, Java, and Elementary Japanese. I failed both Pre-cal and Java, and withdrew from Japanese. I blame myself for these problems, even though doing homework/studying when your mind is elsewhere really isn't that easy. </p>
<p>Next semester, I was hoping I could make it all better. I decided to take some time away from computer science and pursue my interests, so I took some general ed classes (and retaking Japanese) </p>
<p>Things were going okay, until around three weeks ago.</p>
<p>My dog passed away very suddenly. She had been coughing for a month prior, and nothing came out. We took her to the vet on the 23rd of April, and the vet said she had cancer. She ended up passing away the following Monday. This wasn't just a dog to me, she was a sister. She was a family member, just as much as I or my brother. I felt like I lost a huge part of me that day, and I really just couldn't handle class. So, I e-mailed my professors and took a week to gather my thoughts. Even when I returned, school life was hard, as I found it very difficult to study and set time to take care of assignments. </p>
<p>In my absence, I missed a lot, and am in danger of failing the three classes. My professors were sympathetic, but their hands were tied. Not much they could do. Recently, I got my grades in all classes and calculated the possibilities of me passing the classes - even with a C - and it doesn't look likely. </p>
<p>Last Thursday, I saw my counselor, who persuaded me to go after a linguistics major. I'm meeting with her next week, to discuss my next course of action, but until then, I can only think and stress.</p>
<p>I want to be a translator. Preferably a Japanese translator, but I won't say no to French :)</p>
<p>My school allows for classes to be taken a third time with a petition. I'll talk to my Japanese professor about it sometime in the near future, who I am sure she'll understand. My school also allows for academic renewal; up to 15 units. If I recall correctly, UCs honor these academic renewals. </p>
<p>If I do great from here on out - nothing but A's and the occasional B - would I be able to transfer to a UC? The end goal is to have a BA in Japanese and/or French, if that's even reasonable. (I'll be honest, I haven't give university much thought; I'm a little per-occupied with CC) I was looking at UC Santa Barbara, but really, any of them is ideal. My GPA for the first year was 3.06; after last semester, it was 2.07. Now... -shudder- </p>