<p>Hi, I got into a good state college with a 3.3 HS GPA and 1836 SAT. The first year was tough and I ended with a 2.2 GPA. The second year was worse and I dropped my classes second semester. My anxiety was through the roof. I started the third year with a 2.0 and ended with a 2.1, dropping several classes to maintain that. My fourth year was poor as well, and I, once again, dropped out one semester. By now my GPA was 2.2. My fifth year I was in therapy and diagnosed with bi-polar and some other things. I withdrew both semesters due to changing meds. Now I'm in my sixth year and last semester had severe bone pain that I thought was cancer - so ended up asking to withdraw from 2 of 4 classes. The bone problem isn't yet resolved and is probably a non-cancerous tumor. But my college didn't accept my request to withdraw 2 classes and gave me "F"s. Now my GPA is 1.9 and I'm on probation. I desperately want a college degree so I can have a decent work life. But my medical problems have been getting in the way. I feel like just giving up - but don't want to be a bum. I know I'm a smart guy - and I go really well in my jobs. But getting through college seems to elude me. What do you suggest?</p>
<p>First, find out exactly what remains of your degree requirements. Talk to Financial Aid, if you’re involved with fin aid, and find out what remains, your options, when you’ll be cut off. Also ask Fin Aid about implications if you stopped all schooling for a while until your health becomes stable. Consider alternative means of making up some of your missed credits, such as self-study CLEP or community college transfer courses (ask permission from your college to transfer in such credits, if they’d help). Then, plot all remaining requirements in your major through to the point of graduation. In the meantime, find out what your college would require of you if you were dismissed because of your GPA. Also, discuss all this with your Students with Disabilities office. Would they ever let you come back? What percentage of your degree have you actually earned now? Keep doing well in the jobs you mentioned. School might have to wait a bit, but you’ll eventually figure it out, I bet. </p>