I transferred into a school in chicago and for the first semester I walked out with a 3.4 GPA and during this spring semester I Took 2 D’s and 3 B’s, Is there a way for me to not let my Scholarship go away? I was planning on taking classes over the summer and possibly retake the class to replace the current grade
Any Advice is helpful!
You can appeal. Find out what you need to do to keep it. My daughter fell to something like a 2.98 and they gave her a semester to get it up. She then made sure to take only classes where she’d get a B or above.
I am not familiar with your school but you should be able to go in to the financial aid and scholarship office and explain what happened. I would recommend doing that for sure.
It depends on your scholarship. Is there a grace or probation period? At my D’s school, if you fall below a 3.0 (the required GPA), you have a semester to bring it up to a 3.0. You can keep the scholarship as long as you continue to get a 3.0 for each subsequent semester, and you go off probation once you bring the overall GPA to 3.0. This is a fairly generous policy, and every school is different, but I don’t think anyone can answer your question without knowing what the school’s policy is.
Why did you grades drop?
You didn’t meet the requirement. Why do you think your actions should not have consequences?
I think we can all see that it’s not “not wanting there to be consequences” so much as “life happens and I’m desperately trying to make sure I can remain in college and even have the chance to do better.” So let’s be kind here.
Usually you get a probation period of one semester at least. Ask your school. After that, or in place of that, you should be able to file an appeal with the school documenting the reasons you fell behind and how you’re going to do better. Also ask about that. Good luck!
CourtneyThurston, there was nothing unkind about my post. Actions have consequences. We all wish that were not so but so but that is life.
In my experience it is very rare to get a probation period or a successful appeal. Certainty the OP can appeal if this process exists at their school. I simply asked why they thought getting two Ds should not disqualify them.
The consequence could be getting put on probation and having to pay to retake the courses. It doesn’t necessarily mean automatic and permanent loss of the scholarship. OP needs to speak with her adviser and the financial aid office.
Is this scholarship from the school itself or from another organization? Outside org’s tend to be more lenient in working with you to keep your award. Are there special circumstances that led to you getting such grades? These could be factored in. Talk to your school or awarding organization.