<p>Sorry if this isnt the right place to be asking this. I'm new to these forums, so I'm not sure where to post this.
I'm in desperate need of advice on what to do. I'm currently in my second quarter as a freshman at UCR. I hate it here. I feel miserable. I've felt depressed the whole time I've been here. I'm really leaning towards leaving and going to a CC instead as it seems UCR isnt the place for me. After the first quarter, I did TERRIBLE. I was put on academic probation because my GPA fell below a 2.0. I passed 2 classes barely with Cs in both and failed my other 2 with Fs. Second quarter is almost over now and I have 3 classes. I'm going to fail 2 for sure and 1 I can probably end up getting a C in. But that wouldn't end up becoming higher than a 2.0, so I'll end up getting kicked out of school anyways. I have nothing to blame for that but myself. I slacked off and never went to class. I try in the beginning of the quarter and just alwayd end up not going anymore. I've already pretty much decided on going to CC instead, so I have a couple questions I was wondering if I could get help on. </p>
<p>If I end up getting kicked out of UCR, can I just go to CC afterwards and transfer back to another UC? If I get kicked out of UCR, and end up going to CC, do my credits come with me? Does it do the same if I end up withdrawing from UCR? I've done some searching around and I read that I won't be able to transfer to another UC if I'm not in good standing in UCR. Would withdrawing now prevent this problem from coming up if I end up wanting to go from CC to another UC? Or does academic probation already mean I'm in bad standing? I also read that if you have under 30 credits at a UC and go to a CC, you can just get a unit at CC and you'll be considered a CC student instead of a UC student when you transfer, which would solve my issue about being in bad standing. Is this true? </p>
<p>Sorry for the format of my post. I'm not good with formatting these things so I end up clumping everything together. Basically, I'm just trying to gather information and get advice on what decision to make. As of right now, I know for sure that I want to go to a CC instead. I was hoping to just transfer over to CC next year, but it doesnt look like I'll be able to stay passed this quarter. I've come up with two choices. The first choice is to just finish the quarter and get kicked out of UCR, and hopefully get credit for that class I'm still able to pass. If I end up passing that class, I'll end up having only about 9 credits total. My second choice, is to just withdraw from the school now and go to CC instead with the 5 credits I already have. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance for the help and advice. I just haven't been able to get back on track with school and want to start over. Coming out of high school, I didnt really want to go to UCR, but it was one of the only places I got accepted to, so I just went with it, and now I'm paying for it. Sorry if I wasn't clear on some things.</p>
<p>I was kinda in the same position as you, my freshmen year I attended UC Santa Cruz, and I gotta say it’s much different than what I’m used to. Regardless I adapted to the change and ended up doing great my first year. Right before the second year fall 2012 was going to start I was forced to withdrawal due to financial problems. Now I attended two CCs in the local orange country area. And I got to say, transition from a UC to a CC is the worst thing ever, we’ll for me at least. I was bitter about the whole thing. And having to start at the bottom in terms of registering for classes. At Santa Cruz I never had to worry about getting into a class due my priority. Now, you have several options, you can opted out of UCR and take whatever units you have, apply them to a CC and strive towards completing your major pre Reqs and IGEtC towards whatever Uc you choose. Just keep in mind when you re apply to a UC they are going to see how bad you did at UCR, so my suggestion is to put it in gear a leave with a good academic standing. An advisor at Fullerton college told me if you previously attended a UC and transfer back out to one, you’ll retain your old gpa. Don’t know how credible that is, but you wouldn’t want to transfer back with below a 2.0. Always try and stay in good standing.</p>
<p>This kind of things happen alot, several people from Santa Cruz left because they simply didnt like it, and that’s understandable. Don’t force yourself to stay somewhere you don’t like. I know the UCs are in like week 9, so good luck on finals if you decide not to withdrawal</p>
<p>If you got any other questions let me know. </p>
<p>Visit assit.org and see how the classes you have articulate CCs and other UCs</p>
<p>From what i understand, you must be in good standing at UCR in order to transfer to another UC, although im not sure if academic probation alone will put you in good standing or not. If you do transfer to another UC your current GPA will follow you. I’m not sure if withdrawing will make a difference, you should go see an academic counselor immediately and you may want to stay another quarter and make up those F’s.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure but it seems like I get kicked out if I get below a 2.0 two quarters in a row so staying another quarter isn’t really an option for me. If I do end up withdrawing and going to CC, then end up wanting to transfer to another UC, am I allowed to make up my classes so that I’ll be in good standing then instead of now? I think one of the main problems I had was getting used to liking the place and going to class again. Towards the end of senior year, I slacked off a lot and haven’t really adjusted to going back to school yet. Being in a place I don’t like made it even worse and I just wasn’t able to get adjusted.</p>
<p>I’m curious. Why not just use a withdraw from those courses if you know you’re going to get an F? You probably should’ve have done it last quarter as well. And then at least your GPA would be preserved and you wouldn’t get kicked out for having below a 2.0. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if this is completely correct, but I thought to transfer you have to be in good standing at your previous institution and not every institution you’ve attended. So if you were to go to CC and maintain decent grades then you should be okay. That said, as previously mentioned your GPA is going to follow you and factor into your admission decision as a transfer. Really you’re going to want to at least have a 3.0 overall GPA to have a chance at getting into a UC again. That means you’re going to have to pull like a 3.5+ in CC to balance out your current UC GPA because it’s all factored in together. If you can it would help you drastically if you can make up some of those courses this upcoming quarter if you’re still allowed to attend because they’re really going to pull down your GPA for admissions the next time around. Perhaps, if that isn’t possible you can take the same courses through UCR extension, so that those grades are replaced in your GPA during the transfer process. As a transfer, if you repeat the exact same course you received a D or F in and you pass, only your passing grade is factored into your overall GPA for admission. So effectively, if you had an 0.0 one quarter and take all the same courses and get straight As. Admissions would consider your overall GPA to be a 4.0 and not a 2.0. </p>
<p>To answer one of your previous questions, if you complete your last 30 units at a CC, generally you’ll be considered a CC transfer and not a UC-UC transfer which is important because CC transfers get priority in the admission process. </p>
<p>Also just a word of advice, don’t go into CC thinking it’s going to be significantly easier than at UCR and that you can slack off and get decent grades. As someone that’s been at two UC’s now I can say that some CC courses can be just as challenging or sometimes even more so than the same one’s at UC depending on the professors. So you really need to make sure you go into CC and work hard and not fall into the same patterns. It really is going to be your last chance to get into a UC again, so you really need to take it seriously. </p>
<p>Just out of curiosity? What is it that you think specifically that you disliked about UCR? If it was just the environment that affected your motivation, CC really isn’t the ideal place for most people and I can’t imagine you’d like it any more than at UCR.</p>
<p>I’m pretty certain you have to be in good standing at UCR not just at CC in order to transfer to another UC. If you do get kicked out of UCR, your only option is to take summer school which is open to everyone.</p>
<p>Its too late now to withdraw and by the time I knew I could do it, it was already second quarter. The thing I don’t like about UCR is the area it’s in. It feels like its in the middle of nowhere and its completely different from where I’m from. All the stuff around there is different than what I’m use to. Also, I’m not going to CC expecting it to be easier or expecting to like it. I’d just prefer to live at home and plan on going to the CC near my area. Right now, I’m thinking of just withdrawing and start going to CC in the summer if that would be possible. Then I’ll try making enough credits to transfer and when I have enough, I take the UCR extension classes during the summer to fix my GPA. Would that be a good idea?</p>