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I have 4 semesters left, I really screwed up freshman and sophomore year, I want a 2.5, is this possible if I get straight A's?
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...can't you work it out?
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Garioshi posted...

...can't you work it out?

I did, and I think I can, but I want someone else to do the math as well, to make sure I'm doing it right.
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Assuming youre taking the same number of hours for junior and senior years as you had the first two, you could raise you GPA to 2.83 with straight As
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Depends on how many credits youve done, have yet to do, and how theyre weighted
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0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Assuming youre taking the same number of hours for junior and senior years as you had the first two, you could raise you GPA to 2.83 with straight As

I got 2.67. How'd you get 2.8?
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How do you screw up that bad lol
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rahasperj posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Assuming youre taking the same number of hours for junior and senior years as you had the first two, you could raise you GPA to 2.83 with straight As

I got 2.67. How'd you get 2.8?

If the next two years are equally weighted compared to the first two, you just take your current gpa (1.67), add a straight A gpa for the next two years (4.0) and divide the sum by two
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better get to practicing that burger flipping technique
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0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

rahasperj posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Assuming youre taking the same number of hours for junior and senior years as you had the first two, you could raise you GPA to 2.83 with straight As

I got 2.67. How'd you get 2.8?

If the next two years are equally weighted compared to the first two, you just take your current gpa (1.67), add a straight A gpa for the next two years (4.0) and divide the sum by two

Oh, I see. I must've messed up the numbers somewhere. Thanks.
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Why havent you been kicked out yet?
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You can't do any worse than 3.33 the rest of the time if you want to hit at least 2.5.
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Maybe try taking some easy classes during the summer or winter semesters to boost up your GPA a little bit?
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Garioshi posted...

...can't you work it out?

TCs GPA is 1.667. What do you think?
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What degree? I feel like with a GPA that low you might as well drop out, because you sure as shit aren't getting a job related to your degree anywhere that cares about how well you did in school.
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ResidentECVX posted...

Why havent you been kicked out yet?

At my school anyone who went under a 2.0 would get placed on academic probation
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please take your education seriously not every body gets that opportunity :3
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"I'm pre-med so it's OK"
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How did you not get kicked out of school yet tbh? I thought you had to maintain at least a 2.0 for most colleges
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I had a 3.6 before I dropped out my junior year of college; I had a pyschotic break...

I've thought about going back because it's been years, but I'm just not sure I want to go through all the tape. I went on medical leave, and just stopped going.
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Also, why are you all making fun of him? If he legit has difficulties, then you guys are just being jerks.
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s0nicfan posted...

What degree? I feel like with a GPA that low you might as well drop out, because you sure as shit aren't getting a job related to your degree anywhere that cares about how well you did in school.

This is extremely stupid advice. Don't just take your L and drop, retake the classes and do better next time TC.
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MarqueeSeries posted...

s0nicfan posted...

What degree? I feel like with a GPA that low you might as well drop out, because you sure as shit aren't getting a job related to your degree anywhere that cares about how well you did in school.

This is extremely stupid advice. Don't just take your L and drop, retake the classes and do better next time TC.

You're suggesting he power through and end up probably a hundred thousand or more in debt with a GPA that is completely useless to applications... on the hope that after 2 years of completely bombing he's going to have some sort of epiphany and pull the 2 years of nearly perfect grades necessary to get his GPA back up to mediocre? What does he have to gain in this scenario? Pride and a sense of accomplishment?
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TC, college isn't for everyone and sometimes you don't get a redo when you screw around in life. Shame on whoever failed to teach you these basic life lessons, but it's not like all hope is lost.

You should seriously consider looking into transferring into a technical school and/or apprenticing into a trade you think you'd enjoy. Electricians, for example, are in high demand, can make up to 60k right out of school, and usually have good union benefits and pensions. Plus you can work your way up into either a foreman role or your own business if you work hard.
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I want to point out that I was EXTREMELY lucky to get into medical school with a GPA of 3.3, but I had in the 2's by my sophomore year. You can turn it around if you really try
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s0nicfan posted...

MarqueeSeries posted...

s0nicfan posted...

What degree? I feel like with a GPA that low you might as well drop out, because you sure as shit aren't getting a job related to your degree anywhere that cares about how well you did in school.

This is extremely stupid advice. Don't just take your L and drop, retake the classes and do better next time TC.

You're suggesting he power through and end up probably a hundred thousand or more in debt with a GPA that is completely useless to applications... on the hope that after 2 years of completely bombing he's going to have some sort of epiphany and pull the 2 years of nearly perfect grades necessary to get his GPA back up to mediocre? What does he have to gain in this scenario? Pride and a sense of accomplishment?

You do know how disqualifications work, right

lol
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Well, no grad school/law school for you. Ever

TC you have a lot of balls posting this on here on this toxic board. You don't need an amazing GPA to get a job, and I think you do have options to continue your schooling. Consult your academic advisor

But whatever's causing you to get low grades definitely needs to be addressed first. Don't listen to people in here who somehow think it's impossible to continue your schooling after getting on academic probation or getting disqualified
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How have you not been kicked out yet? Why are you even bothering? At this point you'd probably be better off learning a trade, and considering your performance you're not getting a good position out of college anyways.

Not only that, but the first two years of college are the easy ones. If you can't manage at least a 3.0 doing general education there's no fuckin way you are gonna ace every single higher level class you take.
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Can you retake courses?
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Well I've started turning it around now, and I am pulling Straight A's, that's why I was wondering if it was worth it. Because if I couldn't at least hit that 2.5, then it wasn't going to be worth it. But for now, I'm good. I hope.
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What happened that caused your grades to suffer? Laziness, depression?
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Yeah I would also look into retaking courses if possible and seriously finding tutoring.
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_Lyonidias posted...

Yeah I would also look into retaking courses if possible and seriously finding tutoring.

True that. In my department (physics) they let you replace a grade if you retake a class and do better. Definitely was a lifesaver for me because I flunked some classes since they really kicked your ass... -_-
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Learning posted...

What happened that caused your grades to suffer? Laziness, depression?

Both, I started off fine, but something happened that caused me to become severely depressed, and I started not doing my work. But I'm past that now.
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rahasperj posted...

Learning posted...

What happened that caused your grades to suffer? Laziness, depression?

Both, I started off fine, but something happened that caused me to become severely depressed, and I started not doing my work. But I'm past that now.

I feel you man. Same happened to me. All you can do is just move past it and soldier on. I could do it and so can you.
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I didn't know that you could outright get your grade replaced if you took the class over, I thought it was just an average of the two, no?

Anyway, might as well retake classes then. I'm honestly surprised that your program or college is still letting you stay unless it's like a community college.
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Wowwwwww what a fuck up.
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Sexypwnstar posted...

I didn't know that you could outright get your grade replaced if you took the class over, I thought it was just an average of the two, no?

Anyway, might as well retake classes then. I'm honestly surprised that your program or college is still letting you stay unless it's like a community college.

it depends. It's a matter of what the degree program allows
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0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

rahasperj posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Assuming youre taking the same number of hours for junior and senior years as you had the first two, you could raise you GPA to 2.83 with straight As

I got 2.67. How'd you get 2.8?

If the next two years are equally weighted compared to the first two, you just take your current gpa (1.67), add a straight A gpa for the next two years (4.0) and divide the sum by two

I don't think this is how college GPA is calculated.
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_REDDIT_ posted...

Well, no grad school/law school for you. Ever

I got into a Masters program with a 2.5 GPA. I was put on academic probation for my first two semesters but I did really well early on and was fine after that. My GPA was really bad because I was super bi polar early in college.

Anything is possible TC, keep it up!

But I am also curious to what TC is majoring in tbh

Johnny_Nutcase posted...

Wowwwwww what a fuck up.

he's doing better than i could.... i suck.
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Academic probation is pretty stupid honestly. If youre aiming for and make all Ds, why should you get kicked out for it?
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kingdrake2 posted...

Johnny_Nutcase posted...

Wowwwwww what a fuck up.

he's doing better than i could.... i suck.

I hear that.
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yoshirulezz1 posted...

Academic probation is pretty stupid honestly. If youre aiming for and make all Ds, why should you get kicked out for it?

Who tf wants to graduate with all D's
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Learning posted...

yoshirulezz1 posted...

Academic probation is pretty stupid honestly. If youre aiming for and make all Ds, why should you get kicked out for it?

Who tf wants to graduate with all D's

If they like taking sweet D's. That's their choice. Who are you to tell them how to live their lives? /s

@NightMarishPie posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

rahasperj posted...

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Assuming youre taking the same number of hours for junior and senior years as you had the first two, you could raise you GPA to 2.83 with straight As

I got 2.67. How'd you get 2.8?

If the next two years are equally weighted compared to the first two, you just take your current gpa (1.67), add a straight A gpa for the next two years (4.0) and divide the sum by two

I don't think this is how college GPA is calculated.

Youd be mistaken in this scenario. It can work out to be a simple calculation in his case since hes roughly halfway through. When I say equally weighted, I mean that he takes the same number of credit hours for the last two years as he did the first two years.

For example, say he took 65 hours freshman and sophomore year and averaged the 1.67 GPA overall. Now if he takes 65 hours for junior and senior years and gets straight As, the math really would be as simple as adding the 4.0 and 1.67 and dividing by two for a 2.83 overall GPA.
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