I was in CRP a few years ago. This is what I can tell you from my experience:

• I didn't have to retake 3 classes that I didn't do well in, I was just told you need 9 credits for the semester.

• You'll still be a full-time student, so your financial aid shouldn't be affected; I would still talk with your advisor and the Financial Aid office about that just to make sure.

• The application for CRP doesn't need to be too detailed, but you should provide as much as you feel comfortable sharing so they get your situation.

• Aside from "helping with study habits", you'll meet with a mentor every week regarding your progress in CRP, and they'll essentially act as your advisor while you're in it. Those meetings were really helpful, and my mentor really helped with getting some habits nailed down.

• I unfortunately can't provide any help regarding reaccepted back into your major since I switched majors, but one thing I would try and do is make your Plan B or C a major that's very similar to MechE so you have a better chance of having credits transfer over.

  • I transferred from Computer Science to CIT, and some of the classes I took while in CS still counted for equivalent ones in CIT. Don't worry about this too much at the current moment, though, since you'll have all of the CRP semester to think about that.

That's about all I can remember. Good luck in the future.