First academic suspension. What to do now?
If you really want to try to finish a college degree, go to community college next. They take just about everyone. If you can do well there for a few semesters (or years) you can try transferring to a 4-year school (I recommend not the school you were at; if you go back there you're stuck with your poor GPA, but anywhere else you get to start over). But there's no point in going to college, even community college, if you're not going to take it seriously - do your work, attend classes, and study, or don't waste your money.
I am on academic suspension at a college, can I attend another college and receive financial aid?
Satisfactory Academic Performance (SAP) policies are specific to the school and the program you are in. Technically speaking, your suspension cannot follow you to another school because the SAP policies at your last school may not be the same as those at your new school. However, your new school may require you to meet their own SAP standards, and your previous work may count toward that, so practically speaking your suspension may very well affect you. ( Note: if you withdrew from classes and your aid was returned so you now owe your former college a balance, they will most likely not release your transcript until the balance is paid, so that can have a very definite affect on whether or not you can receive aid at the next college.) There are lots of "ifs", "buts" and "mays" that can affect a particular situation, but in general: If you are starting a completely new program and not transferring any credits, your previous suspension may not affect you. If you are changing majors, and your are transferring credits that will be applied to the new major, your new school may choose to only include work that applies to the new major. If you are continuing with the same program/major, most schools will include all of your previous work, including attempted credits that you did not complete. Since the SAP standards at the two schools may be different, it's possible that your work will meet the standards at the new school. It's also possible that it won't. Many schools have a process for appealing financial aid suspension. If you had a good reason for not meeting the standards, you might be able to appeal the ruling and have your aid restored for a semester while you work to improve your performance. Calling the feds will most likely result in their referring you back to the to school, because each school sets and enforces its own policies. Your best bet would be to make an appointment at your new school to discuss your situation.
How difficult is it to get back into WGU after an academic suspension?
It depends both on WHY you were suspended and the case you can make for having improved/corrected the problem that caused the suspension. Suspension for repeated plagiarism would probably be difficult to recover from (get re-admitted). You must be able to provide evidence that whatever the problem was that caused the suspension, you have done what you could to correct the problem, to show improvement. Evidence is everything.
Can you submit a FAFSA while on an academic suspension?
Yes you can submit your FAFSA but keep in mind, you will still be on academic suspension and will not be eligible for any additional aid until you get off of academic suspension.
Can I transfer schools while on academic suspension?
I'm at a community college now and I've already sent in an appeal but it's been denied, do I just wait forever till they let me back in this school or can I transfer to another community college?
Can you join a Fraternity when you are on Academic Suspension from the University for One Semester?
I was on Academic Probation and scored 0.1 lower than the required GPA per semester. So now i'm on academic suspension from the University only for the Fall Semester. I plan on returning to the University in the spring. Anyway, I stayed in my college town to work for the summer, and met a bunch of friends that were all in this Fraternity, including the President. They offered me a bid and told me they wanted me to sign with them and join the Fraternity for the upcoming year. I haven't signed any contracts, or talked to them about it. But are there any National Bilaws for Fraternities or anything like that, that would prevent me from Rushing for them this Fall? For the record, while im on Academic Suspension this fall, I plan on still living in my College town and taking classes at a Community College about 15 minutes away. Would being on Academic Suspension prevent me from Signing a bid with the house and moving in for the Fall Semester? Even though I won't be attending the University temporarely? The college I go to just so you know is the University of Kansas.
Can I get student loans if I'm on academic probation?
Federal loans require good academic standing and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Academic Probation may occur if your semester grade point average is below good standing (2.0/4.0) or if your cumulative GPA remains below good standing. Neither will affect a private loan from a bank that is based on credit worthiness and enrollment.You are able to finance a semester at a Community College without the scheme of being enrolled at two places at once. Clearly your grades at both schools will suffer and if you withdraw from the University, you may have a hard time getting readmitted without enrolling in Community College for a year.Talk with your academic advisor to make sure that you are in the right major, and devise a plan to repeat some classes to raise your GPA. Fight like your academic career depends on it and do your best. I hope this helps.Good luck!
If I'm on academic probation, can I still drop a class?
You need to talk to your academic advisor, because your question is actually really complex. Right now you're a full time student. Are you in college housing? Are you getting financial aid? I ask because if you drop this class, you fall down to part-time status. That will change your aid eligibility, and also require you to leave university housing. There are additional financial aid issues as well, related to your academic probation. If your GPA falls too low, you get academically suspended, plus you risk losing your financial aid. But you *also* risk losing your financial aid if your rate of course completion versus attempts gets too low. So you have to speak to your advisor before you drop this class. I suspect you'll need to keep it. So work with the professor so you better understand her expectations. Go to her office hours or make an appointment, and review that exam. Make sure you leave with a better understanding of what she wants re: her exam questions, and then try to provide that on your next exam. You say you study your butt off, and I believe you; that means that you're studying the wrong stuff, or you're studying incorrectly - and that, you can fix. In addition, you can also bring this exam and your assignments for this class to the tutoring center on campus, and even if they don't have a tutor for this field of study, they can help you review your study skills and exam taking techniques in general, which can help. Work with your other teachers in this manner as well. I know you're passing those classes, but see if you can get your grades in those classes a bit higher by reviewing past exams and assignments with the professors, with a goal of better understanding what they want. If you can do that, then it's possible that even if you get a D in this hard class, you'll get Bs in the other ones, and you could boost your GPA enough to get them to let you stay.
How long can you stay on Academic Probation?
"Academic probation" is the most common term colleges and universities use to indicate that a student is not proceeding academically as required by the institution. "Academic probation" often means that a student's grades and/or GPA are not high enough to continue in school if they stay the same. Someone can be placed on academic probation for a variety of reasons, although all will be academic in nature.Students may need to increase their GPA by a certain amount, pass all of their classes, or meet other requirements, as determined by their school.If you are on academic probation, make sure to be perfectly clear on what you need to do in order to stay in school. The specifics of your probation, as well as how long your probationary period will last for, should be outlined in the notification you received from your school. And if you're not clear, ask as many people as possible until you find out the information you need.