If I JUST failed a LOT of classes and technically failed college, can I start over at the same college?

Question

I want to go to the same college but start over. My past two years have been filled with problems [personal family problems--I've withdrawn from many classes and failed many classes because I wasn't around to drop them]. Is it possible to delete the old and start anew?

Answer 1

I think with classes you failed you can retake the course and have the new grade replace the F.

Answer 2

It having been easy to get to this point in your 'goal path' doesn't really count for much, high school is not terribly difficult and you've effectively failed 4 classes in three semesters. I also really doubt that you have the resources to drop out and "travel", bumming around europe probably shouldn't be the reward for failing out of college. You said you're on two athletic teams and that you've failed to get even 30 credits in 3 semesters, so obviously you need to drop the sports, you can't handle sports and academics together. Maybe that makes you sad, which is unfortunate, but it's what you have to do. You said you've studied a lot, but what does that mean? How are you studying? Most high schools don't do a good job of preparing students for actual independent study. You need to have REGULAR meetings with your advisor, and since you have such an interest in a particular field, you should also talk to the people that run the academic department responsible for speech pathology at your college. Most colleges and universities have a lot of resources for students, time to start taking advantage of them. You're also going to have to become better at figuring out what it is that you don't understand in your coursework, and then approaching the instructor outside of class for help/further explanation. This will require a lot of time, so you're going to have to probably drastically cut back on the social life too. If you're really worried you can't handle it, explain it to your parents, especially if they are footing the bill, and maybe talk about taking some time off, but not for some silly fun filled vacation. Take a year off, get a regular job, and see if after a year of doing that studying and courses seem so difficult. If after a year you've wised up, but are still concerned, try taking one course part time and seeing if you can handle that while you work. If that works out, consider enrolling in your local community college, where, at least if you fail, you didn't pay so much in tuition. And if you pass and do well, you've done that without having to pay a high tuition and can move on to a 4-year school.

Answer 3

Talk to your advisor and explain what happened. I spent more time on academic probation than anyone I know, so I know a lot about red tape. If you're currently on academic probation, you're walking a slippery slope, but they can tell you what your best bet is. They will most likely tell you to take some classes at the local JC and come back when you pull up your gpa and show you can finish classes. I had one actually let me stay for another semester, but then I dropped out. It's not a complete do over, but it is good enough!

Answer 4

Usually you can retake courses, but it depends. It depends on the school, your circumstances, how you handled the courses you failed, etc. etc. Did you withdraw from the school? Were you put on probation? I highly recommend calling an academic adviser from your school and discussing this. There are too many factors for anyone to truly help you here. They can answer your questions AND provide you with solutions. Your worst-case scenario is that you might have to start over at community college and work your way back up. Good luck!

Answer 5

In a word, no. No school will let you wipe the slate clean after failing and start over. What you probably need to do is to take a leave of absence and reapply after a substantial period of time has passed (I'm assuming you have been on academic probation before, since you say the problems have been over the past two years, not just this semester). If they readmit you, your record would follow you, but presumably you would be in a better place in your life then and you and your advisor could work to get you off academic probation over time. By the way, even if you went to another school, your record would follow you.

Answer 6

Depends on the college.

I can tell you that most colleges have re-admission policies. So in general the answer is yes, but it will take different forms.

Some colleges will re-admit you on an "academic suspension" basis and will require you to follow a strict program. I work on our admissions and scholarships committee, and I sit on several re-admission interviews each year. We generally are open to any student who doesn't whine or insult us, we do require the student to do things like "preparation for college" courses, career counseling, mandatory tutoring, personal counseling.

There are also "academic amnesty" programs in some colleges, where you can get your record wiped clean and start new.

The people who can answer your questions will be in your college's student services office. Note that some colleges are very eager to help students get back in, and others think it's their job to make your life as difficult as possible. You might assess their responsiveness and re-consider whether you want to invest yourself in them, since you've failed there once already.

Answer 7

I am so sorry to hear about this. What I have to say is to start at a community collage so that your mind and get fresh on this stuff. Then after about 3 or 4 years of that you can move back to that school. At the collage I went to, my friend Elsie failed 4 of her classes and then went to a community collage for 2 1/2 years. After the collage people seeing what a diffrence she made they exepted her back in. But it was my last year of collage so I am not sure what happened to her...

Answer 8

That's up to the college. If you've had a history of failing grades, they most likely won't take you back. But they might, especially if there are special circumstances.

You run the risk of them including your old failing grades in your transcript, however. If you can demonstrate that your situation warrants them destroying your past records, they might.

Answer 9

no, you will have to retake the same class to do that, and get a better grade this time around, it will wipe the failing grade and replace it with the new grade. if you fail more than 2 semesters in a row, they usually suspend you!

Answer 10

you might have to present reason why you didn't do so good and arguments that show how you are going to change things around to actually pass. that is what usually happens they should send you a letter, and if not call.