<p>@juice650 </p>
<p>Since you have only 37.5 units I would retake the Ds and Fs to get them out the way quick to save time. </p>
<p>Academic renewal is definitely
something to take advantage. Yes it varies from CC to CC so you should contact your counselor to see if you meet the requirements. </p>
<p>You remind me of myself a year ago so I’ll share my little story:</p>
<p>Personally it helped me get into UCLA. I went from having a 1.8 (working two jobs), and subsequently, and sadly, getting disqualified from SMC in Jan 2013, to getting admitted to UCLA for Fall 2014 with a 3.6x. I had two options: either drop out or get my act together. Story made simple: I got straight A’s after being disqualified PLUS getting Academic Renewal. It can be done. It was tough but you can do it. I was even working a retail job (shout out to all my peeps down at Kmart lol) but found myself going to sleep at 4 or 5 am bc I wanted to go to UCLA. </p>
<h1>shoutout to all the counselors that didn’t believe in me</h1>
<p>Lastly, I don’t think I would be where I am if it wasn’t for the tremendous amount of knowledge that exists in these transfer forums and I am forever grateful for this community. Thank you everyone. </p>