<p>I have several question. I'll give you all a backstory.
Last summer, I was planning on attending a collegiate high school junior and senior year. I took some summer classes at the college but was not able to complete the classes. I also withdrew from the program. So, I have 3 F's, a college GPA below 2, and I'm on academic probation. I did talk over the phone to the advisor, but she was really vague and unhelpful. I do plan on speaking to her in person to come up with a plan to fix all of this. It looks like I'll have to retake those classes. I'm thinking of doing so in the coming summer. I'm a senior in high school but I'm wondering, will I be able to apply to colleges before I get my GPA up? How will this affect financial aid, if it will at all? Has anyone else been in a situation like mine, being in high school but already having a low college GPA?</p>
<p>I’m sure I don’t fully understand your situation, but it seems to me your best bet if you are homeschooled is to drop back a year and consider yourself a junior. If the narrative makes sense, colleges really don’t care if you are 16 or 19 when you apply if they think you can do the work and you will be an asset to the campus.</p>
<p>I do not believe your college gpa is important at this point, but your high school gpa is, which includes dual-enrollment courses, and it’s not looking too good. If you can establish an upward trend in your junior and senior years you’ll have a better chance. If you can take all dual-enrollment courses your junior and senior years and do well, you will look much better. Of course, the type/tier of colleges you intend to apply to will also affect your plan.</p>
<p>Need-based financial aid can vary depending on how much the college wants you, but the basics are the same. If you are accepted, the school will apply their formula to determine how much financial aid to award, so the big hurdle is acceptance. You can consult their individual financial aid calculators to get a feel for how much they will award.</p>
I just realized I put this under homeschooling facepalm that’s what I get for typing this on my phone.
It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at this…
Thanks for the reply btw! I’m not homeschooled, I attend a public school and the school I failed those classes at was a highschool that was basically a full DC program at a CC I went to for a short time after my sophomore year. I really wasn’t ready for college at that time, I only attended because of family pressure, which lead me nowhere. It was worrying that the cc didn’t actually tell me I was on academic probation, I found out when I tried to apply for DC English and Econ at my public school. I did end up talking to an advisor at a different community college that’s in the same district and I was able to figure out how to get off of academic probation. I’ll have to retake the classes I’ve failed as well as take “easy” classes over the summer to boost my gpa. I’ll pretty much have to pay out of pocket in order to keep my financial aid during the fall though.