To keep my long story short, I was admitted to RU-NB for the spring 2018 semester as a transfer. Due to unforeseen circumstances, increased severity of financial issues, and having to work full time in addition to a full course load, my gpa dropped, by a lot… I was accepted with a 3.1 gpa. Because of the drop in GPA, RU revoked my admission a few days before the semester. I was told to reapply for the fall. I went from all failing grades in the fall to having mostly A’s and unfortunately 1 D during the spring. I learned how to manage my time, actually sit down and focus, and develop effective study skills a little late in the game (while still working full time hours and dealing with family issues), hence the one D grade.
NB schools are still open and I would like to apply for the fall 2018 semester since I exhausted all of my major classes at my CC. However I have only raised my GPA to a measly 2.53, which absolutely will not be enough for Rutgers, I have never heard of a transfer getting in with a 2.5. So I saved up, and am currently taking a class at RU that is difficult, but personally I am doing well. In addition, I am taking 2 more elective classes at my CC. This will only put me at 9 credits this summer in addition to the 14 I took this spring. So that is 23 credits Rutgers has never evaluated from me. While this almost equals 2 semesters, if I ace my classes and continue what I am doing, I will only have raised my GPA to a 2.7 or so, I really hit rock bottom in the fall… Should I even bother to apply for reconsideration at that point? RU is really my only option, I literally cannot afford anything else. I have exhausted the curriculum for my desired major at CC and doing another semester will honestly be a huge waste of time and fin aid won’t cover anything anymore at that point. What should I do?