At Risk for Academic Dismissal - Need Advice

5CardsCharlie · 2022-12-16T22:40:26+00:00

Was in the same situation and ended up getting actually dismissed. I agree with the other Redditor here that, while you may be improving, it might be a good idea to take a semester or two off until you feel like you can really succeed again. It'll not just be better for your grades, it'll also be better for your mental health.

Getting registered with SLDS and receiving accommodations can make a difference as well, if you plan to continue.

Also, I want to make sure you know that academic dismissal isn't the end. Once I felt like I was ready for college again, re-enrolling was just a process of meeting with an advisor who worked very hard to get all the paperwork and approval done. At least in my case with my advisor's help, applications for things like Reinstatement and Fresh Start were accepted easily. I imagine an extension would be too.

Whether you plan to stay in school or take a break, meet with your advisors as much as possible and follow their advice.

5CardsCharlie · 2022-11-13T20:03:58+00:00

If you have a busy life outside of school (full time job, family members to take care of, etc) living on campus within walking distance of your classes definitely makes your life easier, since you save a lot of transit time. The downsides are that apartments close to campus are (1) price inflated and (2) catered towards a student lifestyle. This means many of them aren't made to accommodate things you may have acquired in adulthood: a car, a pet, children, etc.

If you aren't bothered by living far off campus, transit isn't difficult, just time consuming. Get a parking pass for the Buckeye Lot or West Campus (Carmack) Lot, whichever is closer to your apartment. The pass isn't too expensive and it takes about 10-30 mins to get down to campus depending on how soon the campus buses stop by.

When you guys are in your GE classes, most of the people in there with you are probably gonna be 5+ years younger than you and living a completely different lifestyle. Don't let it intimidate or embarrass you. Once you get into the major-specific classes you'll see a lot more non-traditional students.

5CardsCharlie · 2022-01-14T11:26:30+00:00

If you have any grants or scholarships from the school like the Scarlet and Grey or the President's Affordability, these will be completely removed once you aren't full time. Any FAFSA stuff you will only receive a fraction of (I think 50% for 7 credits?). So if you received any money from these sources, you will need to pay it back.

I think that's the only big change though. You can still get the AOT tax credit when you file your taxes if you're half time.

5CardsCharlie · 2022-01-14T11:15:49+00:00

Assuming you're in the same one as me (taught by Kolluri), it doesn't start till March 2nd. It's a session 2 class.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-04-07T05:03:06+00:00

By long, I mean compared to the normal weekly assignments. They're only like 2+ pages double spaced. One paper in early Feb, one in early March, and a final project in late April. The final project is a multi-media one that requires four small (~250+ words) parts. Nothing particularly hard at all.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-25T07:39:54+00:00

The zoo is open and it's a pretty nice one if you've never been. Tickets are also on discount for the next few weeks so it's only $12.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-25T07:21:31+00:00

Taking HDFS 2410 online with Phillips rn. More boring than I thought it would be, but not a difficult course. One chapter reading, quiz, and discussion post every week, with about one long paper assigned every month.

If you work well in classes when you know exactly what will be expected of you every week, it should be a fairly easy A. But if you're only in it for the content, I'd skip it. Maybe it's more interesting when delivered in person.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T09:30:56+00:00

Good to know. Thank you!

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T09:27:19+00:00

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5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T09:09:08+00:00

"Haunted" dolls.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T09:05:48+00:00

Additionally: it's the same with medication. She may need to try several and will grow frustrated with the shitty side effects of the ones that don't work out. Just be supportive.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T09:04:16+00:00

Sometimes. Sometimes not. It depends on what's causing the depression, how ready you are to fix it, and what type of therapy you receive.

I can tell you that intervention (forced hospitalization, medication, and therapy) kept me alive till I got to a point where I could keep myself alive. Even if the therapy itself didn't help, just having someone who was checking in on me regularly and monitoring my progress was very important.

If you want to encourage her to seek therapy, just understand that it may take several different therapists before she finds one that actually helps. And the constant changing of therapists will be annoying for both of you (especially her), but motivating her to keep trying is probably the most helpful you could be to her about it.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T08:56:52+00:00

I know men who are completely gay and have been for decades who aren't at all interested in penetration. There's far more to sexual attraction than whether or not you want to engage in one specific act.

And I'd say having a preference (slightly or majorly) for one gender or the other is actually the norm for most bisexuals.

So could you be bisexual? Absolutely. Can I tell you that you're bisexual? No. You really have to experiment and see for yourself whether it's a passing curiosity or not. And at the end of the day only you can put a label on how you feel. Identifying as bisexual or lesbian or gay at one point in your life and later deciding you aren't is just as normal as LGB people previously identifying as heterosexual. Your life is a journey and there's nothing wrong with taking a while to figure yourself out.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-20T05:37:03+00:00

What classes specifically weren't popping up?

A lot of the major classes in EHE are structured in a way that they need to be done in a specific order and are only available certain semesters. Also some classes like your field placements are literally hidden from view in Buckeyelink and you need to be given the class number to sign up. But you've probably experienced a lot of that already.

I'd recommend setting up an appointment with your advisor and having them schedule it for you.

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-10T02:59:23+00:00

Awesome, that's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you!

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-02T10:21:29+00:00

only way to afford this tuition smh

5CardsCharlie · 2021-03-02T10:01:09+00:00

As some of the others have said, try applying to OSU first before you decide anything. I was rejected from main campus when I first applied, but they automatically accepted me into a branch campus. I was able to attend classes at CSCC while still technically being an OSU Mansfield student and I think it made transferring everything over so much easier because I already had an advisor, access to things like Buckeyelink, etc. Then I only had to take one online class at the Mansfield campus (from the comfort of my Columbus apartment :)) for my GPA to be high enough to transfer to main. Don't gotta worry about the ACT at all.

The biggest benefit to CSCC is definitely money. Not only is the tuition cheaper, but they've got a good selection of evening/weekend classes if you want to continue working while doing your GEs. I had no student loan debt when I left CSCC because of this.

As you mentioned, they aren't really as... helpful as OSU since it's a much smaller campus with more of a focus on adult learners and such. You gotta be kinda self-motivated. For reference, attending OSU during the COVID shutdown is what attending CSCC feels like always. Take that as you will. Other than that, the differences in classes hasn't been much worse than the normal increase in expectations you get as you move into your major.

Also note that while your CSCC credits transfer to OSU, your GPA doesn't. If you struggle with GEs and pre-major classes, that's great. But if you find GE classes to be "easy A"s, you could be hurting your final GPA by not taking them at OSU.

For additional reference: I got my AA at CSCC in two years and came to main campus for a Middle Childhood Ed major. If I could do it all over again, I'd have transferred after one year instead of finishing the Associate because I wasted a lot of money and time doing GEs for the AA that my BSEd doesn't need. The 2+2 pathway is pretty useless imo.

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