Have any of you lost a scholarship?

[Tennis Guy]

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If so, did you ever regain it, almost regain it, or never get it back? How did you deal with it? Were you able to pay for school and how much money did it provide for you? Share your stories... thanks! 🙂

 

[CopaceticOne]

If so, did you ever regain it, almost regain it, or never get it back? How did you deal with it? Were you able to pay for school and how much money did it provide for you? Share your stories... thanks! 🙂

Yup. Had a health problem my sophomore year which contributed to getting bad grades. As a result I lost my academic scholarship, which was 50% tuition (didn't win my appeal based on medical grounds). I got it back the following year because my GPA increased once I was healthy.

You facing the prospect of losing one?

 

[Tennis Guy]

Yup. Had a health problem my sophomore year which contributed to getting bad grades. As a result I lost my academic scholarship, which was 50% tuition (didn't win my appeal based on medical grounds). I got it back the following year because my GPA increased once I was healthy.

You facing the prospect of losing one?

Yea, I was supposed to regain mine this year, but some personal issues and deaths in the family prevented me from getting it. I had another chance this semester, but I blew it... I knew that it would be a possibility that I would get it back but not likely ,due to the classes I was taking. I was in such a great position at the beginning of the year, but things just went downhill. Now, I have no shot of getting it back... and it would have helped my dad pay 2,000-3,000 dollars less for two semesters. I feel terrible, and it was like all of my work was for nothing but I know that's not true. My dad will pay for it, but I feel like I let him down big time. I was like .08 points away from getting it back. 🙁

 

[CopaceticOne]

Yeah, mine was .03 away from the GPA I needed to keep so I really know how you're feeling. Don't let it get you down! Just focus on excelling in your upcoming coursework. Can't change the past, but you can use it to positively shape your future. Good Luck!

 

[MDNomatterwhat]

I entered a 10 month long distance relationship my sophomore year of college at a UC. It became overwhelming; to give you a picture of the intensity - we were fantasizing about our wedding after we hit the 2 month mark. My membership in a frat had a terrible dehumanizing effect on me, I became cold in the relationship & unresponsive - long story short: there was a falling out that caused me to have a terrible quarter. My GPA fell substantially and I lost a scholarship.

After an unbelievably depressing period of my life, having lost the love of my life, I used that experience to make me bitter, relentless in my studies. For the past year, I have gotten nothing but A's and raised my GPA back up from 3.3 to 3.65. I've regained my scholarship; I've regained my future.

"Life experiences" like this one suck, but they are one hell of a character builder.