Dismissed University Student

Chance Me / Match Me!
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To whomever it may answer my question,

I would like to begin by saying I got dismissed by a University my senior year. I was not the best student; however, I maintained a 2.7 until last semester and two semesters ago. I was put to a academic suspension and I was able to appeal the suspension; however, a close fraternity brother passing away in our university, really gave me a hard time while I was suppose to do much better this semester. I was a math major, currently in academic dismissal. I could perhaps try to be reinstated after a mail, however my GPA falling under 2.0 for the second time, I do not even know what to say for them to take me back. I am very lost, and I have no idea where to even begin. I want to finish my bachelors, but I am afraid that not lot of schools would take me for the wrong doings (bad academic standings) from the past. I was wondering if I had to go back to a freshmen and start new, and if that is the case, I was wondering if community college would be a good start and possibly try to switch out from what I have studied and focus on different major.

My questions are:

1). Is it possible for me to try and get into a community college starting next semester, if yes, what are my chances?

2). Is going to community college and giving up everything that I have done at UMass Amherst would be a waste?

3). If I perform very well and end up getting a great GPA for my first year at CC, would I have a chance of switching out of CC to another school after a year?

Thank you so much in advance, and I would love a side input what I should do with my academic life.

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Find out if you can ever get reinstated, such as one or two year break, a couple of cc classes or what. Because if you change schools you may have to do 60 units there in order for them to award you a diploma from another school. When you are on probation you can’t let anything distract you.

I don’t really know what point there is for a CC. What upper division math classes do they have? Likely none, You will just be accruing excess units, maybe for nothing.

Likely you will have to go to work now for a year or two. At that time you can see if anyone will take you with renewed maturity. If not Amherst then Lowell or somewhere else. You could also look at degree completion programs for adults that are fast tracks. But only after some time has passed.

BTW this is not a chances thread-- those are guessing games like can I get into an IVY?

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You will always have a second chance. Give it some time then talk to the Dean.