Continuing Education

» Barbara Pytel - so good to know

So many students think they have ruined their future educational plans because they majored in social life the first year. This could be an option but a very expensive one. However, for those that truly think they want to return to school, it is something to consider.

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» Lynn1969 - Academic Renewal

Texas has "Academic Fresh Start." Students who have taken courses and have credits/grades that are more than 10 years old may wipe the slate clean and start completely over for admissions purposes. But, this is an all or nothing concept. Either you choose to lose ALL of the credits/grades you've earned previously or you keep them all. Of course, the law only applies at public institutions of higher education.

-- posted by Lynn1969

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» glimmer10 - Academic Renewal

In response to Academic Renewal posted by Lynn1969:

That would be a really tough choice. I don't know if I'd want to wipe the slate clean and do away with all that hard work. It's important for students to take a careful look at their specific college's program and ask for advice.

-- posted by glimmer10

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» k9Princess - Bad grades won't go away..........

I am attempting to re-enter college 18 years after I initially went. While I was technically enrolled in college right after high school, I was more interested in the social scene then the academics. I went from a Private, Catholic, All-Girls Boarding School to a co-ed College with 30,000 + students and boys living in my dorms. Needless to say, I'm finding that since I failed to formally 'drop' my classes (fear of my dysfunctional divorcing family finding out), I am pretty much 'stuck' with two semesters of D's and F's. I was a 3.0 student at my College Prep High School and just wasn't prepared to deal with the responsibilities of College. I'm having difficulty finding out ways to get 'academic forgiveness' or 'retroactive withdrawal'. Everyone I talk to seems to tell me, 'too bad', it's in your record. I can try to reapply to my former University and re-take some classes, but the University I went to is now 80+ miles from my house. I went on to be a successful stockbroker and thanks to flunking out, met my wonderful husband of 11+ years and have a beautiful 3 year old boy. But I want to go back an get my BA. Looks like I will be paying for my adolescence for a long time.

-- posted by k9Princess

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