Going back to CC after a really bad quarter at UCSB?

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<p>I was a Chemical Engineering student at UCSB. When I first started Chemical Engineering (CE) I was a middle of the road student. Throughout the freshmen and at the end of freshmen year, those weaker CE students and some who are stronger student than I was dropped out of the major. As a result, I became one of the most venerable students in the major.</p>

<p>I was put on probation at the end of the second quarter of freshmen year, but did well the subsequence quarter (2.9 GPA). I also went to summer session to redo all those classes that I did not pass and get a B in all of them. (cumulative GPA 2.8)</p>

<p>The real trouble started sophomore year. I was again put on probation. I wanted to take a lighter workload by taking an elective to finally get out of probation. The College of Engineering said that that would not be possible "because the dean want [me] to". It ended up making me take: Physics 3, Physics 3 Lab, Organic Chemistry, Math 5A and Introduction to Chemical Engineering.</p>

<p>As a result, I ended up failing a class (Math 5A) and doing badly in another class (Physics 3) borderline C-D. </p>

<p>I thought I was the only one doing badly, until I talk to a few friends still in CE and some of them were failing classes too. They were in less danger because they were not on probation.</p>

<p>I had to do a withdraw to preserve my GPA and to not be academically dismissed.</p>

<p>I asked if I would be able to return in the spring quarter and was told no and was told that the dean want me to go to community college.</p>

<p>I had a few friends who has left CE told me "Maybe this major is not you. I want to be a chemical engineer, but I found out that I don't like Physics, Chem, Math, etc."</p>

<p>The big difference between me and them is that I do enjoy those classes: Chemistry, Physics, and Chemical Engineering. (Math classes not so much).</p>

<p>Anyhow, unlike my friends who left, I feel that I have what it takes to be a chemical engineer. Perhaps that timing just wasn't great and the load and pace that the college wants me to follow is just too much.</p>

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<p>Venerable? That means admired and respected. Venerable students aren’t treated the way you were.</p>

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<p>I hardly think picking on the OP for misspelling ‘vulnerable’ is helpful.</p>

<p>OP, it seems you’ve had more than just one really bad quarter. Do you have any idea why? Perhaps you need a stronger foundation in math or language skills, for example, out a learning disability. Your college should have counselors who can help you figure this out so that you can focus your studies at CC appropriately.</p>

<p>Also, there is a chance that the people in real life are right when they suggest ChemE may not be the right major for you.Explore some alternative interests, perhaps using the career office.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Or maybe you should lay off the partying for a while I hear this campus is crazy ! and I must agree it sounds like you had more than a bad quarter… Look go back to CC but not sbcc You can look on youtube how much of a party scene this place is, get your stuff together, get your GPA up, and theyll take you back ! its nothing more than a minor setback!! and while youre there you can retake for credit or for no credit some of the class in which you didnt do so well that way you can improve you base before transferring back there and hitting the upper division classes !</p>

<p>Good luck !</p>

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<p>If I am doing only three core classes (eg. Chemistry + Physics + Math + Lab + GE) then I do well in my classes. Quarterly GPA ~ 3.0</p>

<p>If I am doing four core classes (eg. Chemistry + Physics + Math + Lab + Chemical Engineering), on the other hand, my grades tends to suffer badly. Quarterly GPA <= 2.0</p>

<p>I seemed to be hitting some kind of artificial limit with three core classes.</p>

<p>Also, I have talked to both of my Engineering advisors, but their response is “Chemical engineering is supposed to be hard.” Yes, I am already aware of that, but that doesn’t help me any. Their attitude seem to be: I are wasting their time and they can’t wait long enough to kick me out of their office.</p>

<p>I looked at assist.org to see which classes I can take at CC and transferred back to UCSB.
I then went to ask my advisors if those CC classes are acceptable and their (not exact) response was “It is written in black and white.”</p>

<p>To be honest, I am not sure that I’ve ever gotten a more useful advice.</p>

<p>To get any kind of usable advice I have to go talk to advisors from the College of Letter and Science because the advisors from the College of Engineering are not helpful. With that said there’s a lot of gaps because the College of Letter and Science operate very differently from the College of Engineering and the advisors from Letter and Science are often not sure of the correct advise to give me.</p>

<p>Also, on a side note, I don’t party at all. The parties happen off campus not on campus.</p>