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I highly recommend doing assignments right as you get them. It feels SO much better doing it knowing you have all the time in the world. i consistently have better results when I do them well in advance in comparison to the day before. I'm also much happier when I do this.
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Good luck with the rest of college, I hope stuff works out.
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On January 07 2012 16:09 Ushio wrote: So I just got a letter from my University and apparently I will be on probation. I'm a little confused and I don't entirely know what it means
It means you have a certain period of time to fix your GPA or you'll be eligible to be dismissed from college. Though it sounds like you assumed that based on your post. At least you're accepting fault - that means it probably won't happen again! Get those grades back up, good luck! ^^
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I need to maintain B+ throughout my masters or I get kicked out. Cheers 8)
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Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37120 Posts
I'm in the same boat as you....
cheers......
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LET'S WORK HARD MAN!!
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It's not uncommon for 1st year university students to do poorly their first term. The reason is because you suddenly have no one to hold you accountable for your actions. Play games all day every day? Professors don't care and your parents aren't around to scold you. Even if you have all the capabilities to achieve perfect grades, the difference in environment makes it too easy to slack off. To try to spin this in a positive light, being right on the border means it's easier to pull your average back up, and now you understand the severity of the situation you are in. At least you aren't rebelling, thinking it'll be okay next quarter and you can do the same stuff. You need someone to help you make sure you aren't slacking. Ask your mom to help you by calling you once a week and making sure you're keeping up with your studies. Friends work too. As for studying...read my guide to studying (shameless self-plug).
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Pretty much my story. Enrolling myself in one of the most competitive programs on a highly-ranked university was not a smart idea 
It sucks that no matter what class, failing rate is still 10% for chem/ochem classes. People in my program have avg of 70-80 through first 2 years, which is pretty good considering program, but they fail people anyway -_-
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I don't mean to be a butthole, but most of the time freshman year is pretty easy compared to the rest of college, sometimes people take some time to adjust to the different lifestyle though. Anyway I agree with TBone, kill everything as soon as you get it really is the best way to do well and also have lots of free time for games (or whatever else).
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On January 07 2012 16:18 Seeker wrote:
I'm in the same boat as you....
cheers......
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LET'S WORK HARD MAN!!
Thanks for all the quick replies. And yeah LETS WORK HARD! ;DDD
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Well a good first step would be not wasting time on internet forums...
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Your attitude is good. I would worry, since the college is threatening you - but I wouldn't worry TOO much - they're giving you a chance to correct the error, and further, they want your tuition!
I've been on absence probation off and on throughout my college career. A good attitude like yours combined with some decent classroom work and essays can go miles. Try talking to your teachers - a good review from them will really help when or if the administration calls you in to discuss your grades: "how are you doing in your classes" they'll ask - well, the tutor says "x". If the teacher has a poor review, well, at least you know what to work on.
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Hong Kong9179 Posts
This is worded harshly because it needs to be. Stop messing around on internet forums and get your academic act together. University is fun and all, but if you can't handle the extra distractions you have to work even harder than ever before in order to be able to get through it. If this is impossible for you to correct you might have to prepare to engage the idea that you might just be throwing money down the drain and go do something else.
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iuno I got on the National Dean's List and was able to play SC
Just gotta prioritize better? Dunno, but gl
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You need to work harder, seriously 62%? You are not even trying with that as a mark.
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It's not your fault man, i mean on top of all the SC2 going on they released Skyrim also this year
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Happens to most Freshman. Don't beat yourself up too much, but do beat yourself up. Its a wake-up call and hopefully you wake-up. Most people realize they fucked up (and you seem to have as well), but its what you doing next quarter/semester that really matters. Get back on the right track. Best of luck.
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WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!! 62% average is the floor for PROBATION?!?!?!
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!?
Man i know so many people that scrape passes and even fail multiple units who still aren't on probation. Fuck Australia is awesome. Hell even i'm only on a 66% average and my GPA is ~5.28/7.
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On January 07 2012 21:32 FractalsOnFire wrote:
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!! 62% average is the floor for PROBATION?!?!?!
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!?
Man i know so many people that scrape passes and even fail multiple units who still aren't on probation. Fuck Australia is awesome. Hell even i'm only on a 66% average and my GPA is ~5.28/7.
no Australian system has a different standard. 85 in Australia (which is HD) is same as A+ in elsewhere.
Probation in Australia is failing 50% of the subjects. And probation amount in Australia is probably higher than other countries. Our marking system is really wtf, but at the end, quite rewarding when you see that HD.
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On January 07 2012 21:37 ooni wrote:Show nested quote +On January 07 2012 21:32 FractalsOnFire wrote:
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!! 62% average is the floor for PROBATION?!?!?!
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!?
Man i know so many people that scrape passes and even fail multiple units who still aren't on probation. Fuck Australia is awesome. Hell even i'm only on a 66% average and my GPA is ~5.28/7. no Australian system has a different standard. 85 in Australia (which is HD) is same as A+ in elsewhere. Probation in Australia is failing 50% of the subjects. And probation amount in Australia is probably higher than other countries. Our marking system is really wtf, but at the end, quite rewarding when you see that HD.
Actually HD for UWA is 80%+, also the A+ is usually 90%+ in Canada and US. Probably should have replaced Australia with University of Western Australia. Though i can't comment on the assessments and the content, i highly doubt it would deviate that much from Australia.
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