I know there are plenty of posts like these but i would like people’s insight of my situation.
I got placed in Academic Disqualification this semester and i have tried to pass all my classes. However, i still am unable to pass one of my class, which is Precalculus 170. For my other two classes, Java and Bio 100, i managed to get a C on both. I just took my Final this morning for java, and it will replace my midterm if i do better. There is also a SLO quiz + a make-up exam next Wednesday. This make-up exam will replace the lowest score on my previous exams. I currently have a 74% in the class. Is there any possible way, by some miracle, I can still make it go to an A? This will guarantee a 2.0 GPA. However, this is not the main reason why I’m here.
Back to me being dismissed from Fall 2015, I would like to know if I can avoid this dismissal if I can get that 2.0 GPA. Or will i still get disqualified because of the F on precal? I have also considered appealing for reinstatement. I’ve also made an appointment tomorrow with a counselor (EOPS counselor to be exact) to let her know my situation and see if there’s any advice she could give me.
The reason of why I’m failing: Games, yes games. I know how stupid this makes me look but that is why i am failing school. And for a while now, i still haven’t put it off and focus on school. Now i am paying the price. I admit it. There’s no excuse for my failure except my laziness.
With this being the last straw, I am certain that I am ready to change my lifestyle. I am ready to uninstall all my games and put it away until i ensure i achieve no less than a 3.0 GPA. I know many people have said they are ready for a change but I absolutely mean what I said. I am more determined than ever to have a better academic standing.
Any comment or insight is appreciated. Thank you guys 
If even now you haven’t given up gaming, maybe it would be better (regardless of disqualification or no disqualification) to take a semester or two off, work a job, take some community college classes, and prove to yourself and to the administration that you can focus and succeed.
Thank you bodangles for the quick response.
I have very strict parents, the thought of me getting dismissed from school will probably give them a heart attack.
I have no problem with taking time off to work, but my parent’s probably wont allow it.
The college I am currently enrolled in is a community college called Orange Coast College.
I agree that a break would be better, but I also am very certain I can succeed this time.
Oh I’m sorry, didn’t realize you were already at a CC. I’d imagine that changes what your next step should be. Good luck, hope it works out for you.
There is no way for us to evaluate this. You’ll need to talk to your GC about what can be done. I would also fess up with the GC about why you are having troubles and talk over how you can proceed from here. You need to get your gaming under control and use that time to study.
You need to see a psychologist to help you fight your addiction and become the person that you want to be. There is really no other way. This isn’t about school, this is about life. You are psychologically addicted to games, and there is no reason to believe that you can stop on your own.
This is a treatable mental illness. Treat it as such.
This should be covered under your parents health insurance.
Good luck.
You need to be honest with your parents about your addiction and your failing out of school. There is help for addictive behaviors, but you will have to do more than “put away your games until you get a 3.0”. It may be that you will never be able to safely play a game again, like people with drug or alcohol addictions must always abstain from using those substances.
Get a job, get counseling, and then attempt school in another year or so, perhaps taking just one class at a time.
It seems hopeless now, but you can turn your life around with help and with commitment.