• suspension

    if you fail once and you fail twice… TRY AGAIN!

    May 6, 2013

    Hi there,

    Is there ever any leniency in meeting probational gpa requirements? My cgpa is abysmal due to a previous failed year, so to at least stay on probation for another term, I need 1.70 sessional gpa (St. George Arts and Science). I’m still waiting on one mark, but I have a feeling I’m going to be at 1.67. Is there such thing as “close enough”? The difference between 1.67 and 1.70 is just a difference of 1% for any one of my graded classes. If a prof doesn’t want to bump me up 1%, am I screwed?

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    Hey hey,

    Yeaaaaaah the rules are pretty strict, so there’s no such thing as just being “close enough.”

    Sorry dude. 🙁

    I suppose you can beg a prof or two for the slightest bit of a bump, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a year off. I mean, if you’re on the brink of suspension, that means two bad years of university.

    Don’t you think this means something? I’m not saying that maybe university isn’t for you, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a little time off and straightening your priorities. I have a friend who got suspended, spent that year off working his butt off til he became some fancy supervisor, and is now back in school and rocking it.

    University may very well be for you, but maybe it’s time for a[n enforced] break. 🙂

    currently planning a trip to spain to ditch school,

    aska

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  • suspension,  UTSC

    if at first you don’t succeed…

    April 29, 2013

    hey, I’m a second year student at utsc – i was put on probation and suspended for the first semester of my second year – and sad thing is .. i thought i was gonna do pretty well this semester but i ended up failing 1/4 of my courses – i know this mean ill be suspended once again but for 3 sessions straight .. but I was just wondering if i was able to take summer school to maybe get myself out of being suspended .

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    Hey hey,

    So if you’re suspended for a second time, you’ll be how it works for twelve months/three sessions. Seeing as summer school = an academic session/part of those twelve months of suspension, then no, you cannot enroll and try to get yourself out of suspension.

    But there are plenty of things you can do instead!

    Get a job and save up, do some volunteer work, travel the world, watch every episode of Game of Thrones, contemplate your life choices, and so on. I do stress contemplation though. Is there a reason you’ve been suspended twice? Is university actually where you want to be?

    xoxo,

    aska

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  • suspension

    oh spare me the suspension

    January 21, 2013

    Hi,

    I am an international student currently in my 2nd year of studies at Uoft St.George.I was put on probation after my first year.I repeated my bio120 course on fall of 2012 but failed for the second time and I am mad scared about getting into suspension. Yes, I have fixed an appointment with a councillor meanwhile I was hoping if a letter to the professors would work a miracle of giving me a passing grade.I took the course with professors Barrett and Thomson and was wondering how to approach them..to be more specific, would it be wise for me to mention that I am on academic probation and an F grade at this point could lead me towards suspension or just write a normal letter of request saying I am an international student and so on.

    Please help me out. I feel so lost right now.

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    Yo.

    Unfortunately, at this point of the year it’ll take a very long and grueling process to have a mark changed on ROSI that’ll include you and your prof(s) and a number of those higher ups. You can try writing a letter but to ask a prof to bump a grade for you usually requires you to be at least at like… a 49. Likewise, again, they might decline on the grounds of the process of changing is just too troublesome.

    What you can do is possibly request an exam recheck — that is, if you truly think you were graded unfairly. If that’s the case, your exam grade might go up just enough to give you a pass! Granted, that can also work negatively…

    But you still have a whole semester of courses to make sure your sessional GPA rises, so work on that if the bio stuff doesn’t go through.

    Cheers!

    aska

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  • petition,  suspension

    a year for yourself? yikes!

    October 3, 2012

    Hi,

    I just finished my first year of studies at Uoft St.George. I was unable to get the required marks and therefore was put on probation. I tried to take myself out of it by taking summer classes (huge mistake) and now I’m currently suspended.

    This past year, I’ve been having some medical issues that caused me to get bad marks on tests/ exams. I’ve always been really embarrassed and scared to go to my registrars office and talk to them face-to-face about my academic standing. I was wondering if there was a way that I could write a petition for UofT to lift my suspension?? Is it too late for me to do that for this FALL 2012 term?? Or would it be better to write a petition to come back second semester?? I do not think I need an entire year off to focus on my health issues and get back on track. I’ve already visited the doctor and I am taking proper medication. I cannot imagine what taking an entire year off will do to my academics. Is there anyway? I can be granted this petition to come back this semester or second semester?? I really need some guidance!

    Thank you

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    Hey there!

    I’m sorry to hear about your suspension, but the good news is that you can indeed petition to come back – granted the earliest would have to be in January and you might have some difficulty getting into classes.

    Your first unofficial step would be to embrace your registrar’s office. Your college registrar is your BFF in university. They help you with choosing courses, understanding the intricacies of OSAP, and many other forms of guidance. If you’re ever confused about something during your time at U of T, chances are that your registrar will have the answers for you. With the letter explaining your probation, you would have been invited by your faculty to speak to an academic advisor (likely from your registrar) and depending on your college, someone else would have contacted you as well about the importance of coming in.

    Now after realizing that your registrar only wants to help you and is completely non-judgemental of what your GPA is or why you missed that exam, go over to the Suspensions section of the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Petitions website. Petitions are allowed, yes, but the truth is that they’re rarely granted. Do a little reading on that before going to your registrar, where students are recommended to go for counselling and advice regarding petition procedures and whether or not your petition is even worth it.

    If you’re still set on the petition after that meeting, then you’ll have to fill out the petition form and write a clear statement no more than two pages about why you need special consideration in this situation. Since your suspension is a result of medical issues, you’ll definitely need documentation proving that. Your petition will be submitted to your registrar, who will then forward it to the Petitions Office. After that, you’ll probably hear back via email a few weeks later.

    But if you do stay on suspension until next September, don’t feel too glum about it! You can do plenty of things with that time: work, travel, learn how to knit, write a novel, and so on. Taking a year off won’t have a huge effect on your academics. Sure, you might forget how to use your note-taking hand while you’re away, but a week or two back into classes and you’ll be fine! 🙂

    Good luck!

    aska

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  • suspension

    no loop holes in suspension here

    October 1, 2012

    Hi, I am a UTM student, but thought you could also provide some helpful information to me.

    I’m pretty close to graduating, but due to a complicated situation, got in trouble with the school and might possibly get suspended for a year. It’s
    unfortunate, cause I love my psych course and study hard and don’t have anyone else writinh my essays for me. 🙁

    So, I’m trying to put a plan into motion just in case I do get suspended.I want to take courses at Guelph or Athabasca (online uni) and have them
    transfered over to UTM. A lady at the office of Dean said that I am welcome to take courses at other non-UofT universities during suspension. However one of your online posts said that courses taken while under suspension are not allowed to count as transfer credits, even though in a non-suspension
    situation they probably would.

    I need clarification.

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    Hello there UTM one,

    All the information, although contrasting, is accurate.

    What the Dean office lady is referring to is that you are allowed to pursue a degree at another university if you so choose to (and the other university allows it).

    Buuuuutt, your degree at UTM has essentially been hit by a pause button if you are suspended. This means that you are not allowed to take courses to contribute towards your degree. This means that any courses, taken at any school, cannot be contributed to your degree. So, any courses taken during this time cannot be transferred back to U of T to go towards your degree.

    What U of T is getting at is that they want you to chill out and reflect on what you want in life and sort any complicated situations that are holding you back from excelling at your academics.

    Stay calm and suspend on.

    pumpkin pie and coffee,
    aska

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  • suspension

    Life is not over after suspension

    January 19, 2011

    I honestly need guidance I have an addiction.because of my addiction I cant study, for three years I’ve given in, now that I found help- I’ve just been suspended because I was on academic probation. I need to know that i can come back from this, i’m a student at utsc. I have severe anxiety from talking to the registrar, about my embarrassing situation, I don’t even know why im typing this i just want to get my academic life back on track I feel like this is the end.
    if this has happened to anyone please just tell me if i can do this.
    thankfully,verysadperson

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    Dear a verysadperson-turned happy (hopefully)

    First of all you shouldn’t be embarrassed to talk about your situation. Your brave for realizing your addiction and getting help for it.
    Annnd people get suspended all the time.
    Here’s what I found on your situation.

    Suspension

    As it sounds that this is your first suspension, so this is what applies to you:

    Students who have incurred no previous suspension will be suspended for four months (one session)

    Meaning, I would take those 4 months and continue to get help with your addiction. This is probably a really difficult time for you, so take these 4 months to recoup and not worry about school.

    When you return to U of T after your suspension you will be placed on probation. Read this information on being on probation. Pretty much it says that you need to have a CGPA of 1.60 in the year returning.

    It actually looks likes your life is looking up. You have four months to focus on your recovery and can come back to U of T ready to go. You can definitely get a CGPA of 1.60.

    Good luck bud,
    Aska

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  • failing,  suspension,  switching

    i’m suspended, can i go somewhere else?

    August 4, 2010

    Hi,I was wondering if i can apply for college, if im on suspension? Im on suspension now for 1 year and im thinking of switching out of UofT any ways,but im not sure if i can since i am on suspension
    thanks

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    Hello there! I have asked a registrar at Innis College about your situation and here’s what they told me…um, here it is.

    Basically you can feel free to approach other schools about letting you take courses there, but none of those credits that you’ve taken, while you are suspended, will count towards your degree. If you are interested in one day returning to U of T after your year long suspension, maybe it doesn’t make sense to take classes that will not go towards your degree? I don’t know, I am just a gender-ambiguous expert in academic course registration. But if you love learning and don’t care about time or money being (in some people’s minds, not mine) “wasted”, then by all means go forth. After your year of being on suspension, you will be able to either register in classes at U of T again, or transfer to another school (though please talk to your registrar about transfer credits). Hopefully this helps! In the meantime, spend your time partying and working on your tan.

    xoxo, Askastudent

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  • bad times,  suspension

    my dog ate it… repeatedly.

    February 20, 2009

    soo… i’m feaking out. this past little while has been stressful enough with a lot of family stuff going on and being the idiot that i am…i decided not to “take it easy” like the people at registrars suggested and instead just kept plowing through anyways…. now i have a fear of being suspended for a semester. so now for my questions
    a) if i am suspended for a semester does this tarnish my rep of getting into teacher’s program at u of t?
    b) does the u of t teacher’s program look at all 4 years or the final year.. or what?
    c) be honest with him… with a screwed up past like this and a possible suspension… what are my chances of even getting into a teacher’s program if i pull my marks up high next year?
    d) can an academic suspension be petitioned? and what are the chances of it going through?
    ps. i’m in my third year at utsc

    ?

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  • suspension,  transfer credits

    now that’s a lousy vacation…

    November 19, 2008

    Hi

    I have a questionn to ask about credit transfer. Actually I was in suspended condition 2 years before. And these 2 years, I go back to my home country and continue my study in a community college of applied psychology. I wish to know if i do have a chance to transfer my credits back in UT for my 2nd year study???

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  • housing,  jobs,  money,  suspension

    a job get some money get out of your house

    March 7, 2002

    I need to move out next year.
    I need to find a decent apartment near campus.
    Where can I find a job where I can earn at least $5000 so I can afford to live downtown next year.
    There is all of this talk about how U of T student have access to better jobs; that is such crap.
    I earn $8.50 and it doesn’t look like I will be earning any more.
    Help me!
    Help me!

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  • commerce,  economics,  suspension

    you mean you use degrees to….do stuff?

    October 9, 2001

    what can i do with a commerce degree? how do i switch to commerce from life science?
    is it better to do commerce or to do double major in life science and economics?
    is economics useless without accounting?
    where can i find all this info
    also where can i find out about Pey and how to apply for work study so that i can work as soon as school starts?

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