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I flunked out of university and now I am trying to get back in. But first I am going to take a non degree program that allows me to take university courses to booast my gpa. The problem is my gpa is extremely low...1.0 gpa. I am defintely not proud, a lot of stuff happened but in the end it was my own laziness and prone to stress/anixety thst got the better of me. I'm wondering if I can at least booast my gpa to a 2.0 or 2.5 by taking 10 classes
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Hello xMeimayx: I don't know the answer to your question.
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Do you have a student advisor? They would be able to give you the best guidance as to how to go about this. If you take x amount of classes and do significantly better, it is possible the university or school would see the change and go by that rather than your GPA. It would depend on the school and program. So, I'm going to suggest you speak to some kind of advisor. Good luck. It's great that you're trying to get back into it. |
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You should give more information.
I often see posts about GPA at other forums. Often physics students lamenting their 3.7 GPA is too low for a PhD position at a top program. I don't know what a GPA of 1 truly means. You don't mention what field you are in. Have you really found the problem(s) you had earlier and do you have a good solution? You may need to convince people that you have. And if nothing has changed, why will your marks change? Then again, if you really were in a bad spot, and are not out of it, your grades should definitely get a big improvement. Grades can be very sensitive to the mental health of the student. There's many people that horribly failed at a low level, then succeeded splendidly at a higher level. I include myself in that (though I haven't graduated yet). Besides having psychological issues, you may be a late bloomer. There is a reason you are going back after failing. That's almost certainly a good decision and says something about you. |
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Are the 10 courses coming from an accredited program? Like will you get course credit for them that will transfer to a university if you choose to reapply?
As a current college student, I think that taking 10 courses could definitely improve your GPA. Obviously, it depends on how well you do in those courses. But 10 courses - that's a good chunk of work. Depending on how the credits convert, you could be looking at practically a year's worth of coursework (I'm speaking from a USA perspective). You could really make an impact on your GPA with a year's worth of grades added to your transcript.
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She told me that even though my overall gpa will still be low cause they don't erase any grades, but once I enroll in another program I can restart with my higher gpa in program I think. Is what she said to me via email. |
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I think my problem is that I tried to take too many classes that aren't my strong point. I'm not good at writing up essay like materials. Infact my writing overall is always my weakest point, especially my grammar. I go to workshops and stuff but I just don't know what I'm doing wrong which leads to my belief that I'm in the wrong program. I still want to be a teacher but sociology just doesn't fit me. And I agree with grades being essential to our health...another reason why I did so badly was because I got overwhelmed with my personal life and keep on seeing bad grades that I can't improve on. |
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I'll share something a bit personal about a similar experience.
In my 20's I experienced a lot of depression. I ended up with no gpa from the first school because of a complete withdrawal, and then withdrew from the next school because I was failing. I still had a lot of depression mostly from my triggers and living in an abusive household. After that, I attended a new school (community college, last one was also cc) and barely scraped by with a 2.5-2.7. I went to a large university within a couple of semesters and enrolled as a non-degree student. I was a nondegree student for A LONG TIME, because I failed after my first year. My first term was really tough because I kept getting sick from not having medication for my health issues, and I worked too much. I was living on my own at the time, and it was really tough being straight out of my parents house and figuring it all out. I ended up on academic suspension twice from the same school. The first time is because I tried to take on too many classes and was working and of course, had poor health. I also had depression and didn't really know how to manage it. Life can really suck when you don't have health insurance, can't get medicine, and can't go to a psychologist. The second time I was suspended was because I didn't follow the academic plan laid out for me and got overconfident. It happens. It took me a while to figure out, did I really want to be a student again and did I really want to finish college? If I was going to go back, I had to own being a student. Which meant owning up to the fact that I needed to accept how many classes I take, and had to accept doing my homework, getting decent grades, and managing my depression. It was really tough because I didn't tell anyone I was academically suspended until later...I only told a couple of people who've been in the same boat. It felt like a secret I was harboring because of the shame and depression and feeing like a failure. I fortunately overcame it later on. Technically speaking, I've "restarted university" 4 times since I was 18! Twice after my suspensions and then going back to school for new degrees afterward. I do have to say, there is hope in learning from your mistakes. It teaches you what your limits are. It teaches you what you really want out of your academic plans and life. It teaches you what your habits are, how you've matured, what you need to continue growing, and frankly what you don't give a **** about and that's okay. My GPA rose with each school attendance. My first graduating gpa was a 2.8 or 2.9, and my last gpa at a different school was 3.1. I ended up failing a couple classes at that school because of depression, stress, and being overwhelmed. After I retook the classes my gpa went up and I ended up getting on the President's list a couple of semesters. My current gpa at an entirely new school (for a new degree) is a 4.0. You aren't a failure and you will find a way to finish your degree with better grades. Sometimes crap happens and things fall apart in life. That means school takes the shaft so you can get your health together. If you know what you want out of school and how to do it, take it slow first. |
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I am extremely proud and happy that you obtained such a high gpa. And thank you for your deep insight and words. I honestly don't know how this gpa works. I know that all marks are kept on transcript but can transfer credits from other unis still apply to my current one? Or the one I am trying to get back into after I finish upgrading online. I'm from canada btw and after I finish upgrading I still need money for the remaining 8 courses but the govt won't lend money to students unless they are enroll in a degree program. And because of this I am in a dilenma, of course I am trying to find a job on top of balancing my school work again. But I don't want to make anymore regrets. |
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If I were you, I wouldn't worry about your previous gpa anymore unless you want to get back into the same school. If you go to a different school, any credits that transfer over get evaluated and you start fresh with a new gpa. What matters is to move forward and take what you can handle, and focus on doing well.
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I decided on a degree when my GPA was 1.8 and went on to bring it up to a 3.2. I would concentrate on what you want to learn, not the grades/GPA. I had been taking courses over a few years, directionless, which is what got me the 1.8 but when I focused, I got 4.0's in all my major courses and that is what made the difference.
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I think you will need to consider enrolling as a non-degree seeking student for a few terms. My suggestion would be to enroll as a non-degree student which allows you to bypass the official degree-seeking student standards, as you are already planning. However, this also means you aren't eligible for student-based financial aid. You can take out a private student loan to pay for your tuition. After getting your grades up and you WILL have to get your grades up a lot with lots of A's and B's might not cut it, either. Get lots of A's and then reapply as a student so you can get re-admitted. If you do want to take 10 classes, I'd suggest doing it at a slower pace. Take 3 classes per term, since non-degree students don't have to worry about maintaining a full-time student status. Also, with less classes it should allow you to have more time and energy to refocus and learn better habits to be a better student. If you're already on academic suspension, you'll have to wait a year to apply for readmission and make a really good case for why they should accept you again. |
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Thank you guys for this post, it has been extremely enlightening and insightful. I flunked out of university multiple times and been struggling to get back. You do want to take your time to figure out if you really want to go back to it and ready for it.
Here's my personal experience about it. I started university at McMasters in 2008, I flunked it within a week, it was my first time living alone outside of my parents and I had extreme hard time adjusting and made no social contact with people. I withdrew from McMasters at the end of school year and had major depression. The following year I reflected upon myself, went to therapist but was overall skeptical. I figured that mentally fine (Also my family being traditional Chinese we don't believe in mental illness and depression) and everything was caused by my own laziness. so I decide to go back to university in 2010 and enrolled in UTSC. I started my 2010 full of energy and hope, I tried to make interaction with people, but I made the mistake of overloading myself with too much things. I keep telling myself that I can manage it and that I need to pull myself together, but it was overall too stressful and by 2012 I entered academic probation again. I reduced my course load but that has given me a lot of stress, compounded by the fact I did not tell anyone that I messed up and has being hiding with layers of lies. The stress got the better of me and soon I was living in a life of recluse and got suspended for four month at the 2nd half of semester. I became suicidal depressed, but I also needed to keep the lie up. So I enrolled in classes again in 2013. I went to see therapist and was diagnosed with social anxiety. I went to therapy sessions while attending classes, there was small improvements but when it started group therapy I avoided going to therapy and everything relapsed again, by the end of the year and didn't enroll again. My remaining mental health just keep going spiraling down the drain along with my physical health. As of now I'm just picking up pieces of life together and trying to become both physically and mentally healthy first. |
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Good for you. That's a big decision to make. To get back into it and keep your stress lower you might think about going part time. This might give you a better chance of increasing your GPA.
Wishing you all the best! |
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10 classes is a LOT. I would consider taking maybe 2 or 3 and take your time. You're setting yourself up for something that will be extremely stressful and difficult for most anyone to keep up with. I've taken 5 this semester and it was overwhelming so I'm taking 4 next. Just take your time and do it right
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