Options for a Student with a Difficult History

fatherflash34
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:07:31 +0000

Sorry if this is the wrong location for this post, going to try to keep this relatively concise.

I am 25 years old and have been in and out of colleges since I was 17. I’ve attended three schools, one community college and two four year institutions. I am currently academically suspended from the last college I attended for non-completion of classes. I have a 2.31 GPA overall, which plummeted after attending this last university, from an already low 2.88.

The condensed version as to why is simply mentally struggling while attending school, paired with affordability and balancing it within my life. I’ve spent semesters taking too many courses than I could handle in order to qualify for full-time status, so I could get full-time financial aid. In short, I stopped attending a significant portion of these classes when I couldn’t handle it mentally, without withdrawing. Prior to these struggles I have always been a good student, I’ve never had lower than a B in any class I actually applied myself in and finished, and had been hovering between 3.6-3.8 GPA and was a part of an honor society.

I really just want to know what options I have, what I can do to finish a degree, preferably from a school that I respect, or if there are some sort of “Fresh Start” options I am unaware of. I’m in a better place than I was, particularly when it comes to being able to afford to take classes as slowly as needed to balance everything. I’ve always had dreams of graduate school and maybe even something as advanced as law school, and I want to know what I can do to revive those aspirations, and not see them completely wasted due to a few years of difficulties.

Any feedback or advice is appreciated.