<p>Hello everyone</p>
<p>I'm going to be a 4th year student majoring in econ at a state university. I transferred into this university after attending community college for my first year. At first I was pursuing pre medicine, and after my first semester at the university, ended up failing 3 of my classes and ended up on academic probation. for the next 3 semesters I fooled around and did not take school seriously enough. I had changed my major path, I started taking economics courses so i can complete the economics major requirements. Now I'm about 5 classes away from the major. Now I might be dropped from the major because I withdrew from the same class twice, even though the second time I withdrew before the withdraw deadline, so It shouldn't even be on my transcript. That was an error on part of the registars office. I'm trying to fight it, but If I don't win, my 2 years at the university will be somewhat of a waste. As of now my gpa is a horrendous 2.1. If I can't pursue my major of choice then I will be leaving the university.</p>
<p>Now here comes my dilemma, sorry for the long introduction lol. If I leave the university, Can I go back to a community college and, complete an associates, then once again apply to a four year institution as an accounting major? Given that I perform well in community college. Will the state universitys be willing to take a chance with me again if I do well in community college? And what are my chances of succeeding in my goals?</p>
<p>Why don’t you put college on hold and get yourself out into the real world for a while?
Get a job. Make some money. Get some experience living in the real world. Figure out what you’re good at and then plan out a course of action to maximize your potential in that field.</p>
<p>i’m thinking about doing this.</p>
<p>i don’t really know what to do anymore</p>
<p>i feel so depressed</p>
<p>Please contact your family or closest friends. Converse with them and if possible spend some time with them, as soon as you possibly can.</p>
<p>i’ve already let my mother know. she is being supportive, but on the inside i know she must be so disappointed in me. i just want to make things right, if i can’t pursue economics at my university anymore. i will probably just come back home, work and attend the nearby community college again.</p>
<p>but where do i go from there? i mean will state universities be willing to take a chance with me again if i do well in cc?</p>
<p>I’m glad to read your mother is aware of the situation. I am positive you will maintain a solid line of communication with her. Your main priorities right now are staying healthy, taking some time off to reassess your objectives, and relaxing.</p>
<p>One of the great things about the US is that our system gives people 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and even 5th chances to regain their footing and accomplish their goals. So, cheer up! You have made it farther than many people like you; right now all you are doing a pit stop! :D</p>
<p>wow thank you enginox </p>
<p>you really have cheered me up, i’ve been really depressed for the past few weeks.</p>
<p>Of course you can start over, many very successful people have. There is nothing wrong with returning to cc and taking some accounting and business law classes and then transferring when you are ready. </p>
<p>Sometimes the path is not a straight line, but one with some curves in it. But if you keep on you will still end up where you are going. Good luck!</p>
<p>Can you study accounting at the college you are attending?</p>
<p>You might need to add a few extra semesters, but your gen ed requirements are probably complete already.</p>
<p>I would make an appointment with your advisor to discuss your status and options. There is no need to have attended college for 3 years only to have to start over again. Just a word of advice, accounting is an extremely difficult major and before deciding on that career path, make sure that you have the analytical skills and work ethic to succeed in that field of study. Not sure about your university but many students majoring in econ have to take prerequisite business classes and usually intro to accounting is one of them. Make sure that you achieved at least a B or better in an intro class to seriously consider accounting as a major. Many schools are going to a five year accounting program and you don’t want to be in school forever I presume. The accounting field is extremely competitive and your poor gpa could hurt you as far as job opportunities (because I am assuming that you are interested in the cpa route and not just accounting as a “glorified bookkeeper”). Of course you don’t have to get your cpa although today with the cost of college I am not sure why you wouldn’t since this is the career designation that most firms, top companies require and expect from accounting grads. Sounds like you need advice though from your university advisor. I am not sure that you can just ignore your past 3 years of education, however, don’t most schools ask if you have attended somewhere in the past? I am pretty sure most employers ask you to be forthcoming about your education experience also, so I don’t think that you can just sweep away a less than stellar past record. And you certainly never want to lie about your past.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the list of required class for a major in accounting? This may help you to assess if this is a feasible option for you. I ask because accountng is different from many other majors. It generally allows for very few electives and a rather rigorous list of required classes. You need to see how many of your current classes will transfer to this major. That will hellp you determine how long it will take you to complete this new major. </p>
<p>Lotsa luck!</p>
<p>Some times you failed in one discipline while suprised successful in other. I think you should inventory your stranghth and weaknesses before move on. Many ppl is not good acadamically but is good in others. Acadamic is not the only avenue for success.</p>
<p>My cousin failed in every aspect of the schooling, but he had a passion in cars. He started pumping gas in a station near his home and eventually bought the station and start fix up BMW as specialty. He was so successful he retired in his 40’s, leased the station to some one and concentrate on collecting race cars as his hobby. Lived in suburb Baltimore with a large barn filled with Porches and a beautiful house.</p>