<p>The Dean rejected my appeal to be reinstated for Fall. What should I do now?</p>
<p>"In addition, please note: If your cumulative grade-point deficit is larger than 4 (see answer to question B, above), there is little chance that you will be reinstated to the fall term, unless you reduce your deficit in a UC summer session."</p>
<p>I have a deficit of 20. There's no way in Hell I would be able to get it to 4 after one summer session. </p>
<p>Since I'm below a 2.0 cumulative, my financial aid is also taken away. Even if I get reinstated, I can't even pay for school. What the heck am I supposed to do in that case?</p>
<p>This was supposed to be my fourth and final year. My college career has been plagued by problem after problem, and now I don't even know if I can get my degree. Btw for those who are curious, I don't drink, party or do any drugs. I've just been through a lot of personal struggles. Of course I listed all that in my appeal, but no dice.</p>
<p>Any advice is appreciated, I'm kind of in panic mode now.</p>
<p>Why don’t you focus on these instead of pushing yourself through a losing battle? Take some gap years, do some therapy, and once your life is back on track, apply for readmission. If you can’t be reinstated, there are programs to allow you to finish your degree a non-admitted student ([UCSB</a> Extension | Open University Courses, Open Enrollment](<a href=“http://extension.ucsb.edu/static/open.jsp]UCSB”>http://extension.ucsb.edu/static/open.jsp)). </p>
<p>But don’t try to get back into school <em>right away</em>. It doesn’t make sense. You can’t be in emotional torture and focus on your studies at the same time. And even if you get reinstated and you pull through with your degree, your GPA would be in shambles. Take some time off and solve your personal problems before you head back into school.</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestions. My family needs me to finish school, which was why I have pressed on regardless of my issues. The original plan was to go to med school, but I’ve been watching those dreams slowly slip out of my grasp these last three years.</p>
<p>I’m kind of my family’s ray of light in terms of future financial stability, so it’s imperative that I finish school as fast as I can. </p>
<p>I haven’t even told them that I’m disqualified yet, and I don’t want to. I fear the consequences that may come along with that. Not to myself, but rather to my family members. It may make our instability as a family unit even worse.</p>
<p>I’m just trying to figure out options that are both cost-effective and productive. I don’t want to be sitting around without progressing academically during my absence.</p>
<p>I have seen similar situations to yours discussed, and hopefully you will get some ideas of the range of options available to you. If I recall, the overriding advice was to first address they underlying causes of your current situation, through counseling, medications, whatever is needed. </p>
<p>You write very well and it is clear you are an intelligent person who got into a bad situation. You will find your way, just take it one step at a time. My niece, who became a doctor after overcoming many obstacles, said if she had it to do over she would have become a physicians assistant. No need to give up on the idea of a career in health care, just take it slowly.</p>
<p>You are making a terrible mistake if you accept the idea that your family’s stability is dependent on you. If you actually fear the consequences to your family of disclosing your academic status, you are in a very unhealthy relationship with your family. You are an adult, your life belongs to you, not your family–they will have to deal with their issues themselves. You cannot possibly function well with that kind of crazy pressure on yourself. If at some point years from now, when you have completed your education and successfully launched your career, you wish (and can afford) to offer some measure of financial assistance to your family, that will be a nice thing to do, but for now your focus needs to be on taking the path that is best for YOU and your long-term health and happiness. You will never be able to have a positive impact on your family if you don’t grow into a fully functional adult first.</p>
<p>Is it possible for you to find a full-time job and finish your degree in some sort of alternative way (night school or online)? If you only have a year to go, this method shouldn’t take you too long and in the meantime, working may give you a different perspective on things.</p>