<p>Hey, I am attending community college in Florida right now. I am on financial aid. For my first semester, I didnt do so well(alot of personal stuff going on with my family) and after the semester I had to speak with an advisor about things before I was able to register for classes again.
This past semester that ended a few weeks ago, I didnt do very well again(I got an email saying my gpa is below 2.0 and that I need to speak with a counselor).
I plan on going next week to the college but I am afraid that my financial aid will be taken away and I'll have to drop out because I cant pay for classes myself.
I know that I can do better If I can get another chance.
I guess what Im asking is if anyone knows the policy for keeping financial aid when you've failed semesters twice.
I have heard of something called academic probation but I have no Idea what that is.
Just trying to get some info before I have to go to the school next week, thankyou.</p>
<p>Search your CC’s website using the term “academic probation” and see if you can find any information about your CC’s own policies and procedures. That is what matters. Only the people there can tell you what your options are.</p>
<p>You do need to know that there are some federal regulations about progress toward a degree that affect your CC’s policies. When you meet with the counselors, ask whether your situation will mean that your options are affected by the federal guidelines.</p>
<p>If you find that you are not eligible for federal aid because of your grades, then get a job and work full or part-time while you study part-time. If you are working, you should be able to scrape together the tuition and fees for one class each semester. Sometimes all that is needed is one or two classes with good grades to pull the GPA up to where the student meets the requirements set by their college and/or the federal government.</p>
<p>You can also look up SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) rules at your school. If your financial aid has been suspended because of SAP there is generally an appeals process. </p>
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<p>I know that I can do better If I can get another chance.</p>
<p>How?
You’ve had two semesters that you’ve done very poorly, that you recieved aid for.
What sort of changes have been made, and what sort of supports have you put in place to insure that you won’t have a poor outcome for another term?
As a taxpayer, I want to know my tax dollars are being spent wisely, & your school needs to know the same thing.</p>
<p>I expect along with being advised to see a counselor, your school advised you re: your financial aid status, are you sure you didn’t recieve anything?</p>
<p>At this point, unless you are committed to giving your all to academic studies, it would probably be wise for you to take a break from school. You do have a limited amount of financial aid available to you over a life time and if you trip through the next several years without getting any credit, you may find yourself out of luck for any aid when the time comes that you have a direction, plan and are ready to hit the books I see this happening with a number of young adults who have gone through this. They then have to painstakingly get through college, maybe one course at a time on their tab. </p>
<p>Do consider that now might not be the best time for you to be going to college.</p>