<p>Not sure how uncertainty about funding future terms can be blamed for your GPA.
That sounds like an excuse.
Someone could just as easily argue that uncertainty of funding should have motivated you to excel to prove that the money was well spent.</p>
<p>It’s too bad you dismiss CCs out of hand. Reducing costs as much as possible is prudent when working toward a degree that is unlikely to earn you much money right out of school.</p>