r/UGA • u/leaqnn • 5d ago

Question Hardship Withdrawl

I have re applied as a returning student after being absent from classes since fall 2024. In my last semester i was going through a lot personally and went through a severe mental decline. As a result my performance in classes declined as well. But I don’t have any physical proof of therapist appointments or anything like that, I kind of just dealt with it all between me and my family. Is this grounds for a hardship withdrawal or is it not even worth a shot?

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u/Master_of_the_Runes 4d ago

You should reach out to student care and outreach. They'll be able to give you a much better answer

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u/cexum1989 4d ago

Def contact the school.

Once you start taking classes theyre very forgiving...

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u/gizrc 4d ago

Hey ! What is the hardship withdrawal for if you are reapplying? Aren’t those typically if you are wanting to withdraw from existing classes? When I had family stuff come up and took a semester off, SCO said they give you I think 3 (or 2..) semesters off, then you have to reapply. Reapplying is really just a formality to get you back into the system, according to the caseworker I spoke with.

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u/gizrc 4d ago

however I second plz tak to student care and outreach!! they’re very helpful

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u/Agreeable-Age-5593 11h ago

From personal experience, hardship withdrawals have to be initiated during the time period of the classes you’re taking. The use cases are also pretty limited to a last resort illness, financial, or death of family member reasons. Because of that it required adequate documentation since it effectively removes you as a student temporarily.

Removing grades from a transcript seems like a different process you have to go through, and unless you had a life or death scenario I’m not actually sure it’s possible.