<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>After first semester of Freshman year I was placed on Financial Aid Warning for my 1.998 GPA. I met the standards at the end of the Spring Semester with a higher GPA and was off any sort of warning. This semester has been going well, for the exception of 2 of my 4 classes (2 Gen-Eds, not towards my actual major). I may possibly fail 2 of them bringing my GPA above a 2.0 still. I was wondering if the warning resets everytime. They sent me this email in the summer with this ending </p>
<p>" This notification is for informational purposes only and it will not impact your Fall 2013 federal financial aid at all. However we wanted to proactively alert you that if you do not meet the minimum SAP standards at the conclusion of the Fall 2013 semester you will be placed on financial aid warning for the next payment period. If you still do not meet the standards at the end of the warning period, you will be ineligible for federal aid."</p>
<p>So, this semester will I be okay if I fail my two classes or will I have no aid for Spring? </p>
<p>Thanks for your help?</p>
<p>What is the minimum SAP standards of your school? GPA and Completion Rate?</p>
<p>-Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Must earn a minimum of 70% of all cumulative attempted credit hours</p>
<p>So basically, could you be on warning twice at different times during your time at a college?</p>
<p>It depends on your school. Does its policy has the following statement or not?
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<p>I just checked through the policy on their website and it did not say anything like that anywhere. In the email that the office of financial aid of my school sent me in June, it said </p>
<p>" This notification is for informational purposes only and it will not impact your Fall 2013 federal financial aid at all. However we wanted to proactively alert you that if you do not meet the minimum SAP standards at the conclusion of the Fall 2013 semester you will be placed on financial aid warning for the next payment period. If you still do not meet the standards at the end of the warning period, you will be ineligible for federal aid."</p>
<p>So am I okay?</p>
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Doesn’t that seem to you like sort of a major exception? (“But apart from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?”)</p>
<p>It does not matter what anybody on College Confidential says. You know that, right? You should be talking to the financial aid office at your college or university Monday morning.</p>
<p>You think your semester is going well when you could likely FAIL two of the four classes you are taking? Sorry, but that is NOT doing well.</p>
<p>You need to check your school policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress. This not only relates to GPA but also in number of courses completed (not dropped or failed). If you fail or drop a certain %age of your courses, regardless of your GPA for courses completed, you might not meet SAP. You might be at risk of NOT meeting SAP if you fail two courses in addition to whatever you didn’t do last year. if you don’t meet SAP, your federally funded aid will be suspended. Every college is required to have a SAP policy. I would strongly suggest you find out what it is at YOUR school.</p>
<p>OP says policy is pass 70%. So if 2 of 4 classes are failed that will be a problem as it’s only 50%. Could fail ONE and be OK.</p>
<p>He has to pass 70% of his cumulative hours. Not just this one term.</p>
<p>So OP…will you have passed 70% of all courses you have started at your college? It doesn’t sound like it. If you have dropped or failed 30% of your courses since you started, you will not meet SAP at your school…or at least that is how I am reading this.</p>
<p>But really…the ONLY ones who can give you the real answer are the folks at YOUR college. I would be IN the financial,aid office ASAP to determine what your status will be if you fail those two courses.</p>
<p>Regardless…you need to get help with your college work. Thinking things are going OK when you have the potential to FAIL two courses out of four is NOT ok. It’s just NOT. If your school has tutorial services, a study center, or any other kind of academic assistance, it would be wise for you to seek those types of help. You NEED the help…and there is nothing to be ashamed about in asking for help.</p>