<p>Anonguy, you ignored morrismm’s questions? What were the circumstances leading to you 1.66 GPA? It is hard to give you a real answer without all the info.</p>
<p>As for raising your grades, to get to a 3.0, you will need a 3.6 in the rest of your classes. To get to 3.3, you would need all As.</p>
Dawgie: What’s your deal man? Do people bash on you in your life and try to crush your hopes and dreams so much that you feel the need to try to crush this guy’s? If you don’t have anything positive to say, get out of here. There is a solution to every problem in this world and NOBODY IS EVER DOOMED. Ever. If there’s a will there’s a way. I wish you the best.
Anonguy: I was in your EXACT shoes. I was “academically disqualified” from school for a low GPA. Check with your academic counselor. A lot of schools give you the chance to re-take classes. For example, I had multiple Fs on my transcript. I took a lot of units one semester and was REALLY DISTRACTED outside of school. I retook the classes later, taking a lot less units at a time instead of a lot of units per semester. I slowed down and focused. I ended up getting A’s and B’s in those classes and my GPA went up a lot because the school replaced the new grade with the old grade. It’s called COURSE FORGIVENESS. My school allowed me to do that for 16 units total. We also have another option called COURSE REPEAT that allows you to average the grade of the new vs the old. So if you took the class and got an F the first time and get an A the second time, they would calculate a C into your overall GPA, replacing the F.
Also, a lot of schools allow you to “RETROACTIVELY WITHDRAW FROM AN ENTIRE SEMESTER OF COURSEWORK” under extenuating circumstances. For example, if you were sick, a family member died, or something serious was going on in your life one semester and IF YOU’RE ABLE TO WRITE A GOOD ESSAY describing why it was unusually difficult for you to study that semester, the school may allow you to WIPE THAT SEMESTER COMPLETELY OFF YOUR TRANSCRIPT AS IF YOU NEVER TOOK IT. If your school has that option, give it a shot. If they reject your essay, write another. Keep applying. Ask to talk to the Dean. The key is to be persistent. That will show them that you’re serious about turning things around. They assume that if students get bad grades, it’s because they don’t care. If you are persistent, it will show them that they care. At the end of the day, the school won’t mind cashing in on another tuition bill from you, so really, it doesn’t make a HUGE difference to the school whether or not they allow you to take the semester over. It’s all about how you present yourself and show that you care about bettering your life.
While i was disqualified from enrolling in any classes for a year, I took classes at a JC. It was a blessing in disguise. They’re much cheaper and they are much easier, and guess what, a lot of employers look at where you got your degree from, not where you went to Junior College for a few semesters. You can also make the case that you know exactly what caused you to get bad grades and as long as you take steps towards improving that, it’ll go a long way. A lot of graduate programs will take into consideration your GPA of your LAST 60 units of your degree. At my school, you can get a whatever GPA. If YOUR LAST 60 UNITS WORTH OF CLASSES TAKEN ARE EQUAL TO A 2.9 GPA, THEN WE ARE GUARANTEED ACCEPTANCE INTO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAM AT OUR SCHOOL.
Seriously, beg your academic counselor. Sometimes that’s what you gotta do. Show them that you care about school and they’ll be willing to work with you and give you all the tips and tricks.
Another note, I’ve had PLENTY of jobs where my coworkers are college graduates and I got the job without a college degree. It’s all about who you know and what you know and how you apply yourself. You are SO FAR FROM DOOMED IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY. The key for you is to realize that not a lot of people are willing to get back on their feet after they get knocked down. As long as you do that, you are going to go far. Don’t let the naysayers get in your way. Don’t worry about what other people think. Accept responsibility. Accept why you got bad grades. And know that yes, in Accounting, GPA may be important, but life goes on for a long time. Nobody’s gonna tell you that you can’t be the CFO at a HUGE CORPORATION just because you got off to a rough start in college. You can make a HUGE COMEBACK and do it SLOWLY, at YOUR pace, and you’re gonna make it.
This post is from 2011. Hopefully the OP has things sorted out by now.
It’s only 4 YEARS old.
Always makes me WONDER what they WERE SEARCHING FOR to make them dredge up stuff like this…
AND THE CAPITALS!!!
It would be quite awesome is this guy comes back and gives us an update on where he is right now with his life
For anyone who stumbles upon this thread with a similar situation, I’d suggest (if you can not take classes over) that you drop out of college if you have less than 60 credits and start fresh at another school with your high school transcripts sent in. Don’t even mention your old school to them. Even better, go to an open enrollment school. If you’re over 60 credits, bring them up like the guy above said and go for an easy grad school.