Should I withdraw from school?

[helpmee]

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I'm not doing so hot in my classes and this year was especially hard with a family death. I didn't work hard freshman year, but I now need to put my all into school. Should I withdraw, enroll in a community college, and then transfer to a 4 year during junior year spring semester? I don't know if I can do well here, but should I take that chance? I feel like everyone else around me is much smarter.

 

[Mad Jack]

How bad is bad? Why do you feel that other schools would be easier than your current institution? Do you feel like you are ready, at this point in your life, to go back to school post-withdrawal?

 

[smpbound]

go work for a year. make some money. then come back to school. college will always be there. going to college straight after high school isnt for everyone.

 

[smpbound]

How bad is bad? Why do you feel that other schools would be easier than your current institution? Do you feel like you are ready, at this point in your life, to go back to school post-withdrawal?

answering questions with questions. listen to you.

 

[Mad Jack]

answering questions with questions. listen to you.

It's hard to get an accurate response with an incomplete set of data.

 

[helpmee]

How bad is bad? Why do you feel that other schools would be easier than your current institution? Do you feel like you are ready, at this point in your life, to go back to school post-withdrawal?

3.0 science after 2 years. many more science classes to go.
I mean, I know people are going to refute this, but the top 10% of any of my classes are probably a lot smarter than me and I probably would do better somewhere with less competition. Well, I'd be transferring from my school to a CC and then back to a different institution. No breaks.

 

[Mad Jack]

I don't think transferring will be in your best interest. You might want to pick an easier major, get the highest cGPA you can manage, then complete a SMP. It'll take you less time than your crazy transfer and start over plan due to the tendency of schools to require at least 60 credits from xfer students completed at the home institution. You'd be looking at 1-2 years of CC followed by 2 years at a university vs 2 years to finish up at your home institution followed by 1 year for a SMP. Try to land a linked program that guarantees admission or an interview if you have a certain level of performance. Good luck!

 

[helpmee]

I don't think transferring will be in your best interest. You might want to pick an easier major, get the highest cGPA you can manage, then complete a SMP. It'll take you less time than your crazy transfer and start over plan due to the tendency of schools to require at least 60 credits from xfer students completed at the home institution. You'd be looking at 1-2 years of CC followed by 2 years at a university vs 2 years to finish up at your home institution followed by 1 year for a SMP. Try to land a linked program that guarantees admission or an interview if you have a certain level of performance. Good luck!

Thank you 🙂
If I did miraculously raise my GPA a good amount, would it be needed?

 

[Mad Jack]

Thank you 🙂
If I did miraculously raise my GPA a good amount, would it be needed?

If you got around 3.5 cgpa/3.4 sgpa and nailed the MCAT it's a possibility. Or if you have extremely solid grades for the next two years- adcoms love upward trends.