Hi, I am going to be a junior this upcoming fall semester … Hopefully. I had a rough fall 2014 semester and was placed on academic probation. In spring, I was doing great with Bs in all my classes, but finals were rough on me and I managed with one C+, one C and two abs. They bumped my GPA up to a 1.994…which isn’t a 2.0 to meet my schools financial standards. I got all my financial aid suspended, but they gave me a grant for $7,000 but I am still expected to pay 16,000 dollars out of pocket for fall until I am able to raise my GPA. I have applied for loans repeatedly with and without cosigners and have been denied each time. I do not know what to do at this point. I don’t want to transfer but if I do will the suspended financial aid come with me? Somebody please help me.
Did you ask the school what it the process to file an appeal? Did you file an Appeal to get your financial aid back?
So you knew you had the 1.994 in May? Have you already appealed? No summer school class attempted to raise it up?
The gpa will follow you to the next school. Each school may have a slightly different SAP policy so you would have to read. Maybe some classes at a CC that can transfer in while you take a leave from your current U? You need to ask the school.
With a cumulative GPA below 2.0, you will need to apply to a school with open admission. Those are usually community colleges. Since you are already going to be a junior, you probably have already taken many of the gen-ed courses that would be available at a CC. Hopefully you would just need to spend one semester there (getting really good grades, ideally.)
Can you afford to take 1 or 2 classes alone? If you get As or B’s in those classes, your GPA should be back in the black. Maybe worth it to retake a class depending on what the policy is for your school - does a retake replace the original grade?
If you live on campus, maybe you can stay home and take the classes on line to save money.
^ Yes, ideally you should think of a way to remain enrolled at the current U and get a few good grades there as leaving there to go to an open enrollment school and transferring back or elsewhere will likely add time to your degree, given that you are a junior.