Hi, my kid is enrolled in a large public school (junior) for a STEM degree. He is not on scholarship or financial aid. He realized he was not suited for this stream in his sophomore year and decided to switch to business or economics. By the time he applied for change of school, his gpa was just below 2 and he was asked to improve it by retaking the failed classes. Request for change of major was denied. With no other alternative, he retook the same classes he was struggling with in the next three semesters, but in vain. His gpa went down further and he has been issued academic suspension and his request to change to econ school has been refused. He is trapped. He tried to register at the local Comm colleges but they have stopped registrations for this semester. Is there any college that will allow him to transfer even on academic suspension so he can earn transferable credits to improve gpa (also keep F1 status intact) and then try for readmission? At my wit’s end! Any advice will be greatly appreciated with gratitude. Thanks
What is his LEGAL status now that he’s been suspended? When does he need to transfer by in order to keep his F1 status intact? Which state is he in? There are many schools that will welcome a full-pay international student so in theory this should be fixable, but we’d need more information to help. I would start by googling schools in the state he’s living in now, going to their websites to see what their registration/transfer policies are and calling admissions if it appears at all promising. Smaller private schools may be your answer as they may be more flexible and accommodating.
Thanks, katliamom! Following your suggestion.