I am in my second year of college at a community college, and was placed on academic probation after last semester due to low grades. I promised myself I would get it together this semester, and even dropped to part time so I could focus more time on classes (I only took two this semester). However, I also work full time at a restaurant and was forced to increase my hours after some loss of staff and a pick up in business. I thought I could handle it and although I started to get behind, I didn’t want to withdraw from classes because I was afraid of what my parents (whom I live with) would say and I didn’t want to disappoint them. But then I had a few things happen in my personal life and let that get in the way. Now it is the end of the semester, and although I will still pass one of the classes, I know I will not pass the other, and I fear that I am now going to be dismissed from the college.
Technically, for the career I want, I don’t need a degree ( I want to be a police officer so I just need to get into the academy), however I don’t plan on going to the academy until next winter, and I dont know what to say to my parents if I can’t attend college this fall. I also fear that they will kick me out. I have a job so I would probably be alright, but I guess I’m just looking for some advice on how to handle this situation, and where to go from here. I know what I want to do with my life, but if I’m being honest with myself, college has never really been for me, and I just need some guidance on what to do next. Thanks in advance!