Code exiting when Dynamic Array of class allocated - c++

Question

I am trying to dynamically allocate an array and whenever it gets to the part where it dynamically allocates the program exits. I would rather not use vectors as I am trying to learn how to do this using dynamic arrays.
This is the simplified code:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
class Student
{
private:
double calcAverage(double* testArray);
char calcGrade(double average);
public:
int nTests, sameTests, idNum;
string name;
double average, *testArray;
char grade;
};
int i;
Student fillStudentArray(int nStudents);
int main()
{
*studentArray = fillStudentArray(nStudents);
return 0;
}
Student fillStudentArray(int nStudents)
{
Student *newStudentArray = new Student[nStudents];
cout << "If you can see this I worked. ";
delete[] studentArray;
return *newStudentArray;
}
I have tried the solution posted here Creation of Dynamic Array of Dynamic Objects in C++ but it also exits in a similar way. The main for the code looks like this.
int main()
{
int nStudents = 3; //this number is just for testing, in actual code it has user input
Student** studentArray = new Student*[nStudents];
cout << "1 ";
for(i = 0; i < nStudents; i++)
{
cout << "2 ";
studentArray[i] = new Student[25];
cout << "3 ";
}
return 0;
}

Answer 1

close (heres a cigar anyway)
Student* fillStudentArray(int nStudents); <<== function must return pointer to students
int main()
{
int nStudents = 3; <<<=== declared nstudents
Student *studentArray = fillStudentArray(nStudents); <<< declare studentArray
return 0;
}
Student *fillStudentArray(int nStudents) <<<== return pointer
{
Student* newStudentArray = new Student[nStudents];
cout << "If you can see this I worked. ";
// delete[] studentArray; <<<== what were you trying to delete?
return newStudentArray; <<<=== return pointer
}
the second code you showed is not relevant, its creating a 2d array