<p>I'm a first semester freshman at an average state school. My grades haven't been great at all and I've missed a number of days in some of my classes. I came into college with a low gpa in high school (1.8) and basically got in because I got a 25 on my ACT. I have been struggling tremendously in most of my classes and have missed many days due to illness or sleep problems due to me staying up all night studying trying to pass. I don't know exactly what my GPA's going to be but I'm thinking if my teachers are lenient with my gpa may be a 2.0 and if not a 1.0 or 1.5. sense I barely got into college in the first place what am I looking at in terms of disciplinary action? I already had dropped a class the second week in because I thought the workload would be too heavy but even with only 12 credits it's been very daunting. what can I do 2nd semester (if they keep me) to improve upon my dismal gpa and learn to succeed as a student.</p>
<p>what major are you taking, and how many “hard classes” (physics, math, chemistry, computer)?</p>
<p>to learn to succeed: delete all games on the computer and never install them again. that’s what i did. realize that every second you are in university, you are paying the university money, and are you paying them to fail, or are you paying them to succeed? that is the question.</p>
<p>I don’t play any game on the comp and my classes are a pre-calc class, an analytical writing class, intro to business, and 2 college prep classes which are supposed to teach you how to do work and succeed in the college setting but half the kids I talk to are transferring or dropping out</p>
<p>Go to the learning center and see what support they have. eg. study skills class and tutors. This at least shows you are making and effort to change and would probably help you. I think you would be put on academic probation(at least at my school you would). You would need to take some sort of study skills lecture or class. you would also have a certain amount of time to raise your gpa. talk to an advisor and they will tell you everythign you need to know. generally re taking a course will raise your gpa a lot more than taking a new one even if you only improve one letter grade. but take some again if you failed, take a study skills class and get tutors. also, study at the library. Those would be my tips. Don’t have a social life for a semester so you can get back on track and do really well.</p>
<p>I can relate. My grades aren’t bad, but I struggle immensely because I am constantly tired because I end up needing to stay up very late to get my work done. My problem is that I have LDs that make it very difficult to study efficiently, so I can spend ten hours working non-stop with no distractions and only accomplish what most students can do in two or three hours. Never had any problems with working or “real world” responsibilities, and I am very intelligent, but for some reason school just kicks my ass. The solution is probably to take fewer credit hours, I probably should not be taking more than 12-14, but I have to take 16 to graduate on time and my parents won’t allow me to take extra semesters. Would it be possible for you to take even fewer credit hours? Less than 12 means you may encounter problems with financial aid, but with your grades that is only so much of an issue at this point. Maybe you’d be better off taking one or two classes at a time going to school part time and working or something. Not everyone is good at school, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a way to get a degree. Chances are, you will be placed on academic probation and given one more semester to try and kick it into gear, but it depends on the school.</p>
<p>If you got a 25 on your ACT you’re not stupid, so why do you think you got such low grades in high school? I suspect whatever the answer to that question is is the root to your problems now. Either that, or because of your HS record you were just not prepared for college level work. There is more to the story here somewhere.</p>
<p>If I were you, at this point I would be considering community college. I went myself, it was a good opportunity for me to get better prepared for a university and to get my confidence up. You can be a successful student, but you may need to take an unconventional route to get there.</p>
<p>I have made myself so sick living the lifestyle I am now to be successful. My thyroid is shot and I have no immune system. I am almost constantly sick, when I don’t get enough sleep I will literally faint and throw up-- which is a few days a week. If the reason you are doing poorly is because you can’t keep up without staying up all night, you are walking into a vicious cycle here and I urge you to figure out what you need to do so that you can sleep and get to class and still do well. What we are doing does not work and it is not worth it. You are already seeing the effects of that now and it will only get worse unless you can make drastic changes.</p>
<p>You do have to watch out if you are on financial aid. If you get a GPA of under 2.0 then you get put on financial aid probation at some schools. Then if you can’t get over 2.0 then you lose your aid.</p>