<p>So I am a senior at UCI who was working toward an economics degree but I consistently failed the math and economics courses. It was completely my own fault but I was going through so much including struggling with depression (which runs in my family), family problems, taking courses for business analysis at UC extension, and working a job. My family has also been dealing with financial problems and my dad was recently let go. </p>
<p>I was placed on Academic Probation last quarter and I tried really hard to fix it but I still did poorly. I was too distracted and miserable and focusing was a really hard thing for me. I knew that I did really horribly so I went to talk to my counselor and she told me that it was very possible that I would be disqualified and in the meantime consider different majors because economics was not working for me.</p>
<p>I have been clearing out all the distractions, getting healthier and in shape to fight my depression, have made a physical appointment to discuss it with my doctor, and am taking a break from the extension classes to focus only on school this quarter, but right now I am in a very scary place.</p>
<p>Yesterday I got my disqualification notice. I sent an email to the director of the undergrad affairs center and was told I was out of chances and was definitely disqualified. I am so terrified right now. I don't know what my options are. I don't want to leave UCI, I really do love this damn school despite how much I've been struggling. I want to take classes through access UCI and work towards another major and re-enter the university as a student but I haven't found any information of anyone else doing the same on here so I was wondering if anyone else went through a similar situation?</p>
<p>My overall gpa is at 1.7 right now, I know it's really bad. I know that this new major I want to work towards is definitely more me, but it was hard letting go of economics because it interested me and my parents have always pushed me to go into that field. I just have done so poorly in the classes though, so that's no longer an option for me.</p>
<p>-Hornet9277</p>
<p>Take a break and regroup. You need some distance from the emotions surrounding this in order to have a clear head. </p>
<p>The people who post in this section are mostly high school students looking at freshman admissions chances and will have no experience in this sort of situation.</p>
<p>Did you letter contain any language for conditions under which you could be readmitted? If not, try to look up online if that will ever be allowed. If not, then you need another plan.</p>
<p>You’re right, this is quite a mess. It’s not an unusual one, however, and that you’re experiencing this mess as a senior is also not unusual. In that sense, you’re not unique. The pressures of senior year are serious.</p>
<p>On the positive side: you’re already being proactive by reaching out for help, by assessing where your issues lie, by getting exercise and going to see your doctor.</p>
<p>It sounds like you need some help from a variety of different directions, a multi-modal approach, in the parlance. So, if you can, try to respond to the mess in as many ways as you can handle, but if you find you need to narrow the approaches down to one at any time then do that.</p>
<p>Here’s a couple of places to begin to address. You have some academic issues: make an appointment as soon as you can with the person who signed the disqualification notice. Find out what your options are. You may not like any of them in the short term, but it is only the short term and lots of students struggle with academic complications such as yours and go on to graduate and become successful. The writer of the letter was doing his or her legal duty to you and the university, but he or she also handles students with problems like yours with some frequency and may be able to help you more than you think from their letter.</p>
<p>You have some emotional issues: if your physician is not much help with suggestions to help with these, your school has a counseling center. Nobody’s going to know you’re disqualified right away. Make an appointment to see someone. They can help you in the short term. Talk to your parents’ about your family’s health insurance plan and the coverage it provides for mental health issues. If your family doesn’t have coverage, ask the school’s counseling center and your physician for help in finding inexpensive counseling services. Frequently a university with a masters in social work program will offer inexpensive counseling services as part of their students’ practicum.</p>
<p>Most of all, you have enough on your plate right now–try not to get too wrapped up in the problems of those who are closest to you. Protect yourself as much as you can from the desire to rescue others. Heal thyself, then help others. Lots of us have survived ordeals that are similar to yours. You’re not alone. You can succeed.</p>
<p>Hey hornet9277, I am going through the exact same thing right now. I am just 18 units shy of graduating and I am 100% sure I will be academically disqualified after this Winter quarter. What advice could you possibly give? I could use some good advice from someone who’s gone through the same situation!</p>
<p>omg i’m in the same boat as you… i’m terrified to see my final grades. and i don’t want to get disqualified for next year… I’m a transfer students and i was placed on A.P after my first quarter here because my gpa was way too damn below 2.0… and the end of the Winter quarter, my gpa got to 1.7… and this quarter i just don’t know how well I did right now… 
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<p>Definitely make an appointment with someone, the person who signed the letter, a dean, or other administrator, to fiind out what your options are for UCI. Since you are a senior, community college may not be that helpful for you, unless you still have gen ed requirements left. You could take classes elsewhere but in senior year, colleges often want you in residence and you need to do a new major in the short amount of time left, also most likely in residence wherever you graduate. So transfer will be tricky as well.</p>
<p>First priority, I would say, is to deal with your depression and family issues. Once you talk to UCI and know if there is a road back or not, and if there is, what it might be, take a deep breath and leave it behind for awhile. See a psychiatrist and a therapist, not a GP, for best care. When you are ready, maybe get a job that you can use to structure your day and get back on your feet. When you do return to studies, see if you can just take one or two classes.</p>
<p>There are paths to success that dont involve college but since you have done 3 years, it does seem that eventually it might be wise to finish. But look into vocational classes at community college for possible job options while you straighten things out.</p>
<p>I wish every kid who went through this had the adult support and advice he or she needed. To those who are beginning a depression and still on campus, please talk with someone at your college. If you get a diagnosis from an MD and bring documentation from an MD, you can register with the disabilities office at your school and get accommodations. In a bad semester, the slate can be wiped clean for a medical withdrawal. While struggling, you may be able to get excused absences, postponements of exams, extensions on papers and even incompletes. Depression does not have to derail your life.</p>
<p>p.s. apostrophes are not working on my keyboard</p>
<p>hey, OP, how are you making out?</p>