Clyde Said:

How can I help my stepdaughter?

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All I can think of is is going to another lawyer and asking them if it's possible for your situation to maybe transfer custody of the girl to you. If that's not possible, then maybe find another relative of some kind to help monitor the status of her schooling and therapy. Also, it might be possible to find a different school for her, that has the necessary services for her (i.e, schools with anti-bully programs, or schools with a number of counsellors, etc.). Does her mom have a job? If that's the case, maybe they don't always spend time together, might be good to hire a babysitter that would take her to therapy for extra charge.
Other than that, I can't really think of anything else. Sorry! I hope for the better for you and your stepdaughter.

** Sorry, I read your update so late. I think that it would look like a form of child neglect to a judge. A guardian with full custody without a job? I don't think that sounds like good judgement! A solution to this can be fought for in court.
Is it possible for you and your husband to take a week or two's worth of vacation? That way, maybe you can sit the mother down with a therapist and work out some sort of system, or a solution to help her be more active with her daughter, then while you are working with her, have a differnt social worker work with her daughter. Maybe, when or if the mother sees improvement in her daughter's life, she wil lchange her mind about being less caring for her daughter. Your husband will probably not be able to, but maybe a close relative or friend who understands the situation can replace him for the time being. I know that this is asking a lot, and you have a point with the economic situation we're in, but there are resources out there, and it takes a little sacrifice to reach for them. It is also risky to use up more time in trying to fix your stepdaughter's life, because the more she is left behind, the more social barriers she will face.
If the above cannot be done, maybe yo ucan have your stepdaughter over at your place for a month or so, so you can work with her for longer. I don't know if a month is longer than usual, but just try work with her, try help her improve, get her the therapy, and maybe let her temporarily (while she's with you) join some local children groups.

Margaret Said:

Can I raise my college GPA my junior and senior year by taking non-degree required courses?

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You can take random easy classes to inflate you're gpa, but it's frowned upon by people looking at your transcripts. Employers and the like don't like it when someone says they have a 3.9 but got A's only in "underwater basket weaving" and got C's in their major coursework.

But if you're only doing it to reach a GPA cutoff, then go for it.