<p>To my understanding your first year GPA will stay with you forever..you can't 'undo' it. But...does it only stay with you if you complete your first year of college? What if I dropped out halfway through the year...would my GPA up until that point in those courses still count? I really need to know. I'm a Canadian student struggling in my first year and I figure that if my GPA is too low in the next few months, I'm going to drop out and enroll in a CC in the states and start fresh...Let me know how feasible this sounds, because I'm having a strong urge to just quit, pack up my stuff, and go to a CC in the states.</p>
<p>dropping out is worse than getting like a c average</p>
<p>I agree with jackfitz. Getting a C average is better than dropping out. However, if it is a fresh start you are looking for than you could always
find a school were your credits do not transfer over. That would give you a clean slate.</p>
<p>When you apply to a college - as a freshman or transfer - you will be asked to list every college you have ever attended, even if only for one course. So, in that sense, it will always stay with you. You can "start over;" but you can not "wipe the slate clean." </p>
<p>If you are struggling, in your first few weeks of school, there are still many things you can do. Quitting might be the best option, but I'm guessing that other options might be better.</p>
<p>Meeting with profs/TA's; going to the Study Skills resource center (whatever it's called at your school); changing your study habits on your own; getting tutoring; joining study groups.... so many ways to give yourself a more successful term.</p>
<p>You need to figure out what the problem is to know whether quitting and going to a cc will solve it.</p>
<p>hmm. Honestly I think going to a CC in a totally new place where I know nobody will really help me out. The main problem is lack of focus and energy. The first week and a half of school I was motivated and any break in my schedule (I'm pretty much at school for the majority of the day every day) I would go to the library and try to study. I say try because I can't focus, I can't concentrate and I always have low energy...I really don't know what it is I got my blood tested at the school doctor and my thyroid levels, iron levels etc. were all perfectly fine... It's hard for me to comprehend what the prof's are saying during lectures..I just have too short of an attention span to pay attention and understand everything that's going on. I get enough sleep, I eat right, I've already seen someone at the academic skills center for studying and learning strategies...I really don't know. Back in my high school days I used to smoke marijuana pretty frequently and I've been clean for a FULL YEAR now but I still don't feel 100%...it's my biggest regret, but I can't turn back time. I feel pretty hopeless...I just wish I could start over again w/o having my record count against me in a totally new city (and country at that), because shoot...nothing else has worked.</p>
<p>Congratulations on what you have done for yourself. And I'm glad that you have checked out everything medically. I'm no doctor, but maybe you need a second opinion if your sleeping/eating habits are good and you're clean... but you still don't feel right.</p>
<p>Anyway, a start in a new place might be great for you. You certainly seem to have the motivation. Go ahead and do that if you want. Do well in a new place. It's true that you can't "wipe away" your record from the first school.... but it doesn't really matter. </p>
<p>Read the new featured thread on people who had bad starts in college. Or find and read the previously featured thread on bad hs records and good college success stories. There is no limit to what you can do once you are ready.... as those stories prove. Admissions officers "get it" when they see the story of someone who slacked off or had problems earlier in their academic career... but who have turned things around for themselves. They know and appreciate the level of maturity it takes to accomplish that.</p>
<p>Be proud. :)</p>
<p>^ thanks a lot. My doctor is sending me for sleep tests to check if I have sleep apnea...so hopefully I'll find out then what is wrong with me. I'm not familiar with CC's in the states, I was looking up some of the bigger ones in California like mt. san antonio in walnut. I couldn't find anywhere on their website where they mention campus residency. I know it's a CC, but it's a very big one...do most CC's in the states not have on campus housing? And I know I can't totally wipe the slate clean if I decided to quit and start school elsewhere but will my GPA up until that point when I quit stay with me for my CGPA all through uni. or will there merely be a record of me attending the school? thanks a lot again for the help.</p>
<p>I think if you read the Transfer Admissions sticky thread, you'll find some discussion of how your GPA works over time once you transfer. And, no, it won't stay with you all through uni - such as when you're looking for jobs or grad/professional school. Although you will still have to report and send transcripts in some cases. But they'll get the drift that this was the old you and now you are the new you.</p>
<p>I don't know enough about cc's and you probably won't get much response on that in this thread.</p>
<p>I'd suggest you go to the UC Transfer subforum and post a question about cc's and which, if any, have on-campus housing. Also how admissions and cost works for non-Ca. residents (which you would be). Folks on that subforum know the ccc world inside and out.</p>
<p>If you're thinking of non-California cc's, you might start a thread asking "how do cc's work" or "some questions about ccs" here on this forum.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>will do, thanks andale.</p>