<p>-I'm only 17 and a senior in high school. (I'm taking college classes to finish high school early). I realized before I got my notification that I was on academic probation that I need to step up on my college work an stop slacking off and being lazy. I really didn't take my work seriously.</p>
<p>-I never got a academic warning notification. At my college, there are 3 levels of failure in academic performance: academic warning, academic probation, and academic suspension. I feel that it is unfair that they just skipped the academic warning step and just put me on academic probation. </p>
<p>There is a chance I can appeal though. With academic probation, you can only take 2 classes. I'm planning on taking 3 classes. And there is nothing on the list of 'unacceptable reasons to appeal' that says I can't appeal to raise my GPA by taking more than 2 classes.</p>
<p>Are you stuck with the grades that landed you on probation or is the warning based on midterms? If there’s still a chance to dig yourself out, you need to start there.
Are you in a hybrid program (part high school, part college)? What impact is your current academic situation going to have on your plans for next year?</p>
<p>I am only at the college. I don’t go to the high school. I’m not sure what the academic warning is. I did get a letter saying that I had an unsatisfatory in one of my classes, but it wasn’t a academic warning letter.
I also feel that not changing m schedule and dropping a class will raise my GPA higher than if I just took 2 classes.</p>
<p>If you look at your college’s catalog you should be able to find the policy regarding what will earn a student probation vs. a warning. It may have to do with the number of credits you have taken during you college career, and the earned cumulative GPA. Not a step process where first you are put on warning, then probation, etc… </p>
<p>Do you have an academic adviser at the college? He or she would have more information to help you. If you have not been assigned an adviser does your college have an academic advising center? If you choose to appeal you need to have specific reasons in relationship to the policies at your university. </p>
<p>“I am only 17 and still a high school student.” Is probably not going to convince them that you are now going to be able to handle 3 courses. </p>
<p>“I should have been put on academic warning first.” Probably will not help either if that is not the colleges published policy.</p>
<p>If you are trying to juggle college courses with high school work you may be better off with two classes this semester. If you earned a D or an F in a class you have already taken you may want to find out if your school has a “repeat forgiveness” option, and retake one or both classes. This actually is the fastest route to raising your GPA. The new grade will replace the old one in your GPA calculations.</p>
<p>You college academic counseling center or academic adviser should be able to help you explore your options.</p>
<p>You should talk with your academic advisor. Sometimes, reducing your course load affects other aspects aside from gpa. Health insurance may require you to be a fulltime student, or they could drop you, for instance. If you transfer, this may set up big questions. Future employers (those that ask to see your transcript before hiring) may also wonder why you only handled such a light load. Lots to consider, even if you’re “only” 17.</p>