I am a sophomore studying Aerospace Engineering, and will be going into my 4th semester in January 2018. My first semester of college was okay overall, though, second semester is when things started to deteriorate. At the end of my freshman year, I had a 1.98 cumulative GPA and was placed under academic probation and lost my two scholarships. Fall 2017, I started off the semester well, but once we started having exams, my grades started to fall. As of now, my cumulative GPA has fallen to 1.66, and I am beyond scared. The official grades for the semester haven’t come out, and I am honestly more scared than I ever have been, mostly because of my parents and their reaction, granted their reaction will be justified. Next semester, I will be taking 13 credit hours:
- Math Methods in Physics Sciences II
- Aerodynamics for Engineers
- Materials and Processes
- Dynamics
This major and the school I chose were all my decisions, and I don’t regret them at all. I don’t want to change my major, and want to graduate on time in Spring 2020 with the rest of my Aerospace Engineering class. I know I can recover, considering the resources I have and the support of the professors and advisor I have. Though I don’t know how since I’ve already completed three semesters. Time is university is flying by faster than mach (Pun intended), and I’m trying to work with time, not against it. I’ve put in so much effort over the past three semesters, though it has yielded nothing. I want my efforts to pay off and hopefully graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.5+.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!