<p>So there are only 3 weeks left. And I am failing calculus 1 with is 5 credit. I am taking 14 credits this semester. And all my classes are paid by financial aid! I understand that withdraw from the class with effect the financial aid, but failing the class will effect the GPA which also effect the financial aid! So what should I do, fail the class or withdraw from the class?</p>
<p>If you’re taking a poll, and will do whatever choice gets the most votes, I vote for fail the class.</p>
<p>If you have the money to pay, then withdraw from the class. </p>
<p>Pass the class. Study for 8 hours a day just on calculus and that still leaves about 4 hours to study the other subjects. You can do it!!! If you drop below 12 credits you could have to pay back the financial aid. But you can check that out with financial aid office.</p>
<p>If you drop the class you will go from full time to half time. How will this affect your financial aid? will you owe the school $$. However, if you fail a 5 credit class, it is going to kill your GPA. Does your school offer grade replacement, should you fail it and have to take it again?</p>
<p>Once you pass a certain date, you have earned all of your financial aid. If you drop the class, you won’t lose aid. Whether you drop or fail, it will affect your satisfactory academic progress (drop=issues with competion; fail=issues with GPA minimum). I suggest talking to an academic advisor regarding the best choice for your situation.</p>
<p>If you think there is a chance that you could study on your own over the summer and manage to pass the class, ask your advisor about taking an Incomplete in Calculus. </p>
<p>At my school, incompletes are only given when there is some unusual circumstance - such as a family illness, not because the student is failing.</p>
<p>Best thing to do is check with your FA dept before you make a decision.</p>
<p>Is there any chance of passing the class? Meet with the prof and find out exactly what it would take for you to pass the class. (Sometimes a prof will say that if you get a strong passing grade on the final, for example, they’ll pass you even if mathematically you should still fail based on prior poor grades.) Go to your school’s academic excellence center (or whatever it is called at your school) and find out about getting a tutor. Go to your prof’s office hours. Get help and try to salvage the situation!</p>