<p>How realistic is it for you to do well for the rest of your college career? How realistic is it for you to get a 4.0 (or very close to it) from this Spring until graduation? Do you need to retake certain classes? You need to make sure you master the material if these are introductory classes in your major - because I can only imagine that a solid foundation in Chem I is required for Chem II and Orgo - or Bio I for Micro Bio. </p>
<p>Academic probation is generally where you’ll be allowed to register for classes for this coming spring semester, but you’re going to HAVE to make a certain GPA. If you don’t make that GPA or above, you will be KICKED OUT of your school. Usually the academic probation limit is a 2.0 GPA.</p>
<p>Assess why you didn’t do well this semester. Was it poor study habits? Did you have no motivation to do well? Was the work too challenging? Did you get caught up in adult life such that you had no time to focus on being a student? Find out WHY you didn’t do well. If you found the university life too much of a shock from high school, you’re always welcome to the option of community college to bring your grades back up and transfer back in or even go somewhere else that’s a better fit for you in terms of class difficulty and ease of life.</p>
<p>If you’re already in community college, academic probation works differently. Usually, any financial aid gets rescinded and you’ll actually only be allowed to register for maybe one or two classes each semester to demonstrate you can succeed in a college class. Once you’re cleared, then the following semester you’ll be able to register as a full time student.</p>
<p>Don’t knock the option of community college. It’s not as bad as you might think. Generally the crowd is much older, probably like 30 and everyone has a job, wife, and kids which leaves less time for hanging out with your friends you make. Going to a community college doesn’t make you any less of a person. Talk to an advisor.</p>
<p>A girl I went to high school with went to an ivy league for a year and then transferred out to a community college later on because she said it was a better fit for what she wanted to do. </p>
<p>I don’t think OP should transfer to a community college just because she hasn’t done well this semester. She’s still adjusting to collegiate life and probably needs some time.</p>
<p>I agree that you will likely be placed on academic probation. You will have to earn a certain GPA your following semester or run the risk of academic dismissal. If possible, I would try to retake the classes you did poorly in to raise your GPA (I know a lot of schools will average the grades you earned for a single class) and also to learn the material better. Your dreams of medical school haven’t been dashed, but I think now would be a good time to reevaluate your interests. Did you struggle because of poor study habits, lack of interest in the material, or something else entirely?</p>
<p>Your college career is far from over and you can definitely bounce back from a less-than-stellar semester. Best of luck! </p>
<p>This student’s only hope for Medical School is to do a major turnaround and get on track with a competitive GPA next semester and no further backsliding of any kind for the next three years.</p>
<p>Pre-med is cut-throat in any college, more than half of class will be weeded out by end of sophomore year (after Orgo 1&2). College class is very different than HS, no more hand-holding. Try take the easier class (intro ones instead of advanced), get tutoring (free on-campus or private) help for those tough classes, go to office hours every week. At least you had 1 B, so that’s the type of classes you should take more. The D classes are the ones you need help.</p>
<p>If that still not working out for next semester, go for an easy humanity degree then post-bacc (this way you avoid the head-on battle against those super-competitive kids in undergrad).</p>