A college crossroad(advice)

College Life
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<p>I would like to get advice from some people(non-family or university speaking) regarding an issue that is bothering. </p>

<p>I just finished some of my finals already for my 1st yr. I had a 2.25 gpa from my last semster with 12 hrs already. I had switched majors from IT to History because I had a D+ in Intro Java and I was getting frustrated with the complexitity involved with it. I had took 15 hrs this year and was hoping to strive for at least a 3.0. Though, a roadblock had got into the way. I had ended up in the hospital from “partying” with some friends. I had to testify against someone at a hearing regarding an issue of drugs. I was doing poorly in a religion class which I was a D- minus. I was excelling in a Rock history class and also in my history of Brazil class. I was doing alright in my gov class with a C-. I didn’t like my astronomy class that much. I had got a 68 and a 63 on two exams on my astronomy class thought I did better in my labs that balanced my grade out to a 77.</p>

<p>I had took the my finals this week though, I had earned a 77 in my bible class’s final which moved my grade up a C-. I got an 83 on my hist of brazil final thought I got a 75, a C which could’ve been better if I didn’t miss a presentation due to some issues I was resolving at Campus Life. I’m not sure what my final exam grade was in my gov class but I got a C in the class. I got an A in my rock history class which is alright. I had opted out of my astronomy final because the only way I could’ve moved my grade up to another letter was to get a 94 or above which was highly unlikely due to the difficult nature of the test being culmulative. So I think my “new” gpa is about a 2.28 roughly. I feel bad that I will lose all my financial aid. I’m not sure how to break it to my parents or to my two sisters about it. I go to a highly competative private university in the DFW area(I’m not disclosing the name of it) that is about nearly 41k a yr to attend. I do not consider myself “well-off” per see as the majority of everyone is there; I’m a disadvangted minority attending on college. I feel like I screwd up now and will not even afford to attend my sophmore year. I do not know how to tell my mom or dad. One of my sisters is sick right now and I don’t want to let this “bad news” get to her. I’m not sure if I enjoyed this school at much or not though I feel like I’m not sure what school to go to or not.</p>

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<p>Why are you going to college? </p>

<p>This is not meant to be a joke or an insult. Your answer may help people give you advice. What do you want to get out of the 40k that you are spending each year?</p>

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<p>Do you think you’re really ready to be at a residential college? I would advise you to quit now, SAVE MONEY, go back home, live with your parents. Take some time to either quit school completely and get a job, or go to community college and get your act together.</p>

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<p>You need to cut your losses and resign from university. Return when your personal issues are sorted out. At this point you are pouring money down a black hole. </p>

<p>You can take 1 or 2 community college classes on the side if you want to keep making progress towards a degree. Since you lost your financial aid, you should also consider attending a state school instead when you feel ready to return to university.</p>

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<p>Time off.</p>

<p>You’re in college for the wrong reasons, (I assume from this post).</p>

<p>College is not all party life. Also, there is no point in spending money when you aren’t doing that well. </p>

<p>Tell your parents you want time off, explain what happened and go from there.</p>

<p>Keep calm, carry on.</p>

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<p>Okay, so you go to TCU.</p>