I am sure I can get it up to 3.5 by application time. It was just that one semester where I royally screwed up. This semester, I am taking 14 credits and I am getting anywhere between a 3.3 and a 3.7 as a GPA. It really just depends on my finals, as I haven't really received any grades yet. My major GPA will be a 3.8ish by the end of the fall semester..
So, if I were to bring it up to, say, a 3.5 this semester, then take a course over winter break and get another 4.0 in it, and bring it (my semester) up to a 3.8 or 3.9 in the spring, that would not be frowned upon?
My one qualm is that I will be going abroad for one semester in my junior year and my school doesn't count our abroad GPA towards our overall requirement. Would I simply request a transcript with my grades from
that institution and submit it as part of a GPA?
Also, as I did screw up freshman year, I do not plan to apply to graduate school until after having gained some work (2 years-ish?) experience in the field. Is that frowned upon, or is that also a good idea?
Thanks!
