Will I loose my aid?

Paying for College
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I am a 49 yr old first time college student and I don’t know very much about all the technical stuff. I have only completed 2 quarters, 3 in a week. So my question is, I received straight A’s my first two quarters, but this quarter I totally bombed out. I found out that I don’t want to take what I majored in anymore. I am failing one class and receiving an incomplete due to extenuating circumstances in the other. I am passing one. Am I going to loose financial aid for spring quarter or will the fact that I’ve gotten straight A’s help me?

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It’s impossible for anyone here to say for sure. Please schedule a meeting with an academic advisor immediately. They will be able to help you understand the ramifications of your situation and help you make decisions for your best path forward.

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Like kelsmom said, ask the school FA officer.

However, generically speaking, if this is financial aid and not merit scholarship, I think you will be fine. Your eligibility is time based and not merit based. I may be wrong, but plenty of community college kids sign up for classes to get FA but has zero intention to actually do any work. As instructors, we are told to drop any student who does not show up and/or do any work before FA certification date.

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Eligibility does evaluate grades in the mix. Here is a generic explanation of Satisfactory Academic Progress: https://finaid.org/educators/pj/sapaappeals/. Your school’s website will have the school SAP policy posted. Speaking with an academic advisor is important, because they will be able to explain it and help you navigate it.

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This student needs to find out if he is meeting satisfactory academic progress at his school…and if not, what that means in terms of his need based financial aid.

I agree…see an advisor ASAP.

I hope it works out.

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Agree. Being able to get FA is premised on being able to stay in school.

But OP has an IP (which has no GPA value), depending on his two grades… He may get put on AP, but I don’t think he will get kicked out.

OP: definitely meet with someone at school to go over your issues.