Hey guys, I’ve been struggling to get back to school since getting suspended since last Fall 2015 (or Spring 2015 when I stopped attending). I’m still academically suspended, and I don’t have a particular good reasoning for failing other than the fact that I was not motivated in my major (which I do now) for the SAP process. I’m academically suspended and yes I do have loans from them. However, I don’t recall being financially suspended, I believe I can still get Pell Grant/Fafsa? I’m trying to go to a community college about 35 minutes away from me, but what would I need to attend? Am I still suspended everywhere? I need a transcript from my suspended college, can I still get it from them? I’m a dependent student, one working mom, minimum wage income. My suspended college doesn’t seem to want to help anyone unless they’re enrolled, which I can’t because I’m suspended and it refrains me from doing so.
I also work at Starbucks. which offers the ASU program to get a degree through them, but I’d still need my transcript I’m assuming. I’m not sure if they have transfer degrees, but for what I’m transferring to only allows in-state transfers for MTSU.
Any help is appreciated, been through depression long enough to get back on my feet, it’s just tough getting back into the academic world. High ambition, but lost.
It is one thing to be suspended academically from a community college, it is another thing to be suspended for financial reasons. If you were ‘only’ suspended for academic reasons, then the college should be able to provide a transcript for you. If you owe tuition or anything else, they may elect to hold a transcript until you are paid up.
I don’t know about every state, but I would think that if one gets suspended from a community college, that is not applicable across the system. Of course, if a CC sees that you were suspended from a nearby CC, they may not want to admit you.
There are really two issues going on here related to your poor academic performance. The first issue is your academic suspension. You can appeal your academic standing with your current college’s advisement office. They may or may not grant that appeal and restore you to probationary status of good standing. Additionally, another Community College may accept you and allow you to start over. One significant consequence of being academically suspended is that while on suspension, you will be limited to no more than 8 credits and therefore not eligible for financial aid.
The second issue is your eligibility for financial aid under Satisfactory Academic Progress standards. SAP is a determination that says if you have attempted too many credits unsuccessfully, you cannot continue to receive financial aid. When you apply for financial aid at any school in the future, you will have to disclose your previous aid awards and your academic record. If you are denied financial aid, you can appeal, but the school does not have to grant the appeal. Note that you can be restored to good standing academically, but that does not mean you can get financial aid. These are two different eligibility determinations.
It’s not entirely clear to me what your status is re Satisfactory Academic Progress. You would need to clear this up before moving forward.
To sum up: a college may allow you to continue (or accept you anew) but there may be no financial aid. Don’t give up though without going through the process of appealing both your academic standing and your financial aid eligibility, if necessary.