<p>I stumbled pretty severely in my first stint in college. Attended the University of New Orleans in the fall of 2012, didn't take classes with the amount of urgency needed and I wound up on academic probation after four miserable semesters and a 1.9 GPA which led to me eventually being kicked out. At the time I randomly decided I wanted to be an engineer only b/c its what my father's career was and I took several courses I had no interest in whatsoever. I only focused on earning potential and how others would perceive of me as opposed to what I had skill in and/or actually wanted to do with my life.</p>
<p>After failing at the university I took a very long look into the mirror and straightened out my priorities. I decided to clean up my act and attend a local community college in the upcoming semester in order to rebuild my academic reputation. I've done significantly better making no less than a B on any subject over the past four semesters including Biology 101/102 & Spanish 101 which were courses I failed at the university. Everything was going smoothly.....except for now. There is a high chance I wind up with a D in my Math 101 course. I have always struggled with mathematics its long been the bane of my existence and while I won't use this as an excuse for me not succeeding in the course, I worry that it will place a significant blemish on my "redemption" record as I try to prove to other college admissions that I've cleaned up my act. The person I am today would not have been placed on probation at the university and I would still be on scholarship, but I'm not sure how to prove that if I fail another class. I do intend to take this course again and I'm rather confident that I'll kick its ass and ace the hell out of it with another attempt now that I'm very familiar with the material but man is it ever discouraging to get a failing grade again when I've worked hard to prevent that from happening and its really causing me to question whether or not I'll be able to get into the school of my choice now.</p>
<p>I am two (maybe 3 including summer) semesters away from graduating with an associates degree in liberal arts. After I transfer I am planning major in communications with a concentration in journalism. That is my dream and I will go to great lengths to achieve it but much of what I want to do starts with getting into the flagship university of the state that I reside in. Have I screwed up or am I still in good shape and am just making a big deal out of nothing</p>