Hi,
I am deathly afraid as to what my future will hold for me. I feel that if I do not graduate in 4 years, I am a failure. Right now, I am on academic probation, but did not acheive the 1.5 GPA for the fall/winter session. Does that mean I will not be able to attend school for the January – April school year? What am I going to do? I feel very lost and worthless. Please, please, PLEASE.. shed some light for me.
Scared to Death.
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Hey Scared to Death,
First off …?WHOA!!! calm yourself … breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.
The course calendar says:
Academic standing is assessed twice a year:
- At the end of the Fall/Winter Session; the GPAs used for this status
assessment are the annual and the cumulative GPAs.- At the end of the Summer Session; the GPAs used for this status assessment
are the sessional and the cumulative GPAs.
You are good to go for the winter session. They will reassess your situation at the end of this currrent semester. Many students are put on probation and even more take more than 4 years to complete their degree. Honestly I know more people who took?longer than 4 years, than who do it in that time. That’s only a “suggested” time frame to do your degree in. If you find that 5 courses a semester are too many, take less and make sure you get good marks in those classes.
What you are feeling is totally normal. If you have a little panic moment, feel free to talk with your academic advisor and they can tell you all the options that are available for you.
now child’s pose,
aska