I’m planning on transferring from the University I’m at to another after I complete my freshman year but have failed all my first semester courses what do I do… And I also plan on going to grad school in the future will the grades I get my first semester (first year of University) count towards me getting accepted or denied admission for grad school?
With all F’s this semester what university will admit you as a transfer? Consider community college. And figure out why you failed.
If you failed all your first semester courses, you’re not transferring anywhere. Also, have you paid for second semester yet? If not, you should probably cut your losses, drop out, and start attending community college. I knew a few people who bombed out in their first attempt at college, went to community college, got their act together, finished up at a four year school and found success. That might be your best path at this point.
It is likely a change in the environment you are not adjusting to or you are doing something wrong. Absorbing the material and keeping an open mind about lifestyle choices are both important. Maybe something is nagging you everyday but you’re not attending to it. That was my case where I could have just gone barefoot but decided not to…
@Questionnaire I’m From England and flew all the way to California for university, my experience here at the university I’m attending has been horrible, my horrible roommate toke a massive toll on me, bullying me and everything, a death in the family, I have no family in California plus I’m new to the education system…
If you failed all your classes it is on your transcript and will be used to calculate your gpa. Right now the only college you can transfer to is community college. College is expensive. You have to decide if you can continue another semester at the same school or cut your losses now. You can’t think about graduate school right now because you have to focus on your present issues which is not being able to perform well and pass your classes. If you are not on academic probation already you will be if things don’t improve.
OP, I don’t know if you know how things work with US schools, but if your GPA falls below a certain point, you fail out and you don’t get your money back either. Right now, with a Blutarsky-like 0.0 GPA, you are well on your way to getting the boot. Barring some dramatic recovery, that’s just exactly what’s going to happen. If I were you, I would cut my losses and drop out. There must be some inexpensive educational options for you back in the UK. In any event, I hope things work out for you.
But I don’t want to drop out or go to community college both of those are frond upon by my parents and myself. And I don’t want to go back to the UK. Is it possible to retake my courses this semester and if I get good grades this semester what happens? Will it cancel my first semester grades? Or what? Because the U.S education system has me so confused.
I am not aware of a college/university where re-taking a class cancels out the first set of grades. Consider that right now you have a 0. If you make 100 the next go-round, you still have to divide by 2 (classes) giving you a 50. It’s a big hole to climb out of. Unfortunately, you might spend the rest of your college years trying to bring up your GPA.
You say that going to community college is frowned upon by your parents but what about failing? I would think community college might not be the desired goal but failing out is a lot worse.
You should probably start with talking to your academic adviser at your current school. Good luck with whatever you decide.
“Is it possible to retake my courses this semester and if I get good grades this semester what happens? Will it cancel my first semester grades? Or what? Because the U.S education system has me so confused.”
I don’t think there is any canceling out those grades. If you turn things around and ultimately graduate, those F’s will still count against your final GPA. You will also have to make up for those lost credits, which could mean that it that will take you longer to graduate. If I were you, I would get in contact with your school and find out what kind of second semester grades you need to avoid failing out.
Last spring you posted here on CC about appealing your denial at UCLA. Did you get in and is that where you failed this semester? You need to talk to your academic advisor about what future, if any, you have there or wherever you are now.
Here is the UCLA policy on grade replacement:
https://catalog.registrar.ucla.edu/ucla-catalog18-19-113.html
You want to continue at your current school but you may not have the choice to continue if you are dismissed. You won’t be able to transfer to a four year U.S. school with your current grades. Your only option would be to attend community college or go back to your country of origin and study there.
How did you fail all your classes? Did you attend class or study with the intention of passing? What do your parents have to say about your academic performance? Are they willing to fund another semester of college?
I studied hard, I did attend every class and handed in all my assignments, I don’t know I feel like they made a mistake or something or it’s a glitch on the computer and no I don’t not attend UCLA .
If you think your grades are wrong, contact your professors and tell them what the errors seem to be. But do you really think that all your professors made a mistake calculating your grade?
Your school may have a policy of grade replacement that allows the new grade to replace the old grade in the calculation of your GPA.
However, if you have failed all of your courses, there is a piece of mail that you received or will receive with a notice of either academic probation or academic dismissal. You need to talk to a Dean pronto to see if you have any options.
What your parents frown on is irrelevant.
However, of you don’t know WHY you failed, you really ought to reconsider doubling down on this bet until you do know why so you don’t run the risk of failing them all again.
OP - Meet with your academic advisor ASAP.
How did you do on your exams throughout the semester? How were your grades on your assignments? Final semester grades really shouldn’t be a surprise so it’s possible there truly is something wrong.
At this point, figuring out what went wrong should be your first priority and then getting yourself out of academic probation at your current school.
If you attended every class you would have had some indication that you were not performing well. You must have gotten test grades back or would have gotten midterm grades. I find it hard to believe that your final grades for each one of your classes was a surprise for you. I can understand if one grade was a surprise but not all of them. Contact your academic advisor ASAP and let us know what they say.
If you have truly failed all your classes, you may not be able to transfer to any school besides a community college. But at this point, thinking about transferring is a waste of time. You must first fully understand your situation and your options, and for that you need to speak to your adviser. Depending on your current school’s policies and your GPA, you may be asked to leave the school now, or be placed on academic probation. Academic probation gives you another semester to improve and attain a certain GPA to show the school you are capable of doing the work. If you do not reach that specified GPA, you may be forced to leave the school at that point. Retaking classes does not erase the failing grades from your transcript and, yes, those low/failing grades WILL be factored into your overall GPA.
Did you really fail (ie get Ds and Fs) or just do poorly? 1. Schedule a meeting with your academic advisor 2. CHANGE ROOMMATES 3. Learn how the US system works. If you are on academic probation, ask your advisor to help you figure out what you need to do to get back in good standing. Then do research on your school’s system and grading policy (you can use google, right?) and then buckle down and work hard, meet with teachers during their office hours and see if your school has tutors (they do). Best of luck.