I had a bad car accident a few months before the semester and when it started getting cold i was really suffering from head and neck pains and missed the last month and my finals which resulted in a .94 gpa for that semester and brought down my whole average to a 2.0. It all happened too quickly to withdraw. Now I want to transfer and don't want to take that semester with me. Is there anything I can do??
2007-02-21 15:15:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The college cannot delete the semester. It's against the law. The federal government has a sack full of rules about financial aid. Even if you don't get aid, the rules still apply.
There are a couple of options. The best one is to ignore that semester and continue on. One bad semester in a four year program really doesn't count too much.
A really bad option is academic bankruptcy which requires that you be out of school for several years. The work stay on your transcript but doesn't count anymore.
A really really bad option is to try to transfer without telling the new school about your previous work. This could cause jail time if you draw financial aid and some overzealous prosecutor decides it fraud.
Best bet. Soldier on and don't do it again
2007-02-21 15:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by gumbeaux257 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As stated above, you should get into contact with your registrar's office. There might be two avenues you can take to remedy your situation. 1) being you petition to have your grades stricken from your gpa because of your illness. I'm not sure why you waited until recently to do this, you should have done it as soon as you got better. But you should write the petition in the form of a formal letter if there is not an official form and include any supporting evidence (i.e. official doctor's office letter on letterhead, paid medical bills etc.) Not sure how this will pan out, but it's a start. 2) Some colleges/universities have what they call "Academic Renewal". This is a process whereby you can subtract grades from your gpa, but they are not erased from your transcript. Now, policies on number of years since taking the course and number of units you can subtract vary by campus. So you should get in contact with your registrar.
2016-05-23 21:58:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can explain this to the college you apply to. In the meantime, you may want to consider taking courses from a community college and improving your GPA. The courses you retake will show up next to the ones you failed, but the new grade will be calculated. Don't give up, just keep on trying and you will succeed.
Hope you are feeling better. In the future I hope you exercise your option to withdraw from a course before you fail or take a low grade. You can usually do this til mid-semester.
Best wishes.
2007-02-21 15:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Rhonda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is really not to much you can do about it now. Most transcripts can not be removed from your permanent reord. You could try appealing to the college you had attended and try that.
2007-02-21 15:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by jonessunrunner1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no that is in your permanent record now, but you can explain to the admissions people wherever you are transferring to, that you were in an accident and the circumstances surrounding it. Otherwise you can not delete it
2007-02-21 16:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by butterfly234 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thanks to each and everyone of you for the answers.
2016-08-23 18:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by lily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋