augustuscaesar

My GPA for first-year is only 3.3. I'm afraid that my future grades will be pulled down by my first-year grade. Is there anyway to "hide" or do it so that my first-year GPA will weigh less?

I feel so crappy and ashamed.

akalboy

Since when is a 3.3 a low GPA? Pfft, CC xD

But if you want to feel "better", I'm sure showing an upward trend is definitely a positive, so that'd be the "best" you can hope for. But seriously, a 3.3 is not bad.

legendofmax

Yeah, don't fret too much over a 3.3. Just do the best you can in your remaining years. You'll find that the 3.3 likely has less weight than you think. You can do the calculations yourself.

BP-TheGuy88

since when is 3.3 bad for first year? why should you be ashamed of that?

leah377

Just make up your mind to do really well next year. I partied way too much my first year and ended up with a 3.1. Then I decided I was totally done with mediocrity and was just going to start doing really well..and I got straight A's all year my sophomore year, which raised my GPA to a 3.5 in just two semesters. Hopefully I'll end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 by the time I graduate.

kelliebm

Umm.. the fact that you are ashamed over a 3.3 is hilarious. No offense. But anyway, the math doesn't lie. Just get better grades. There's nothing else you can do.

FeelingVoxish

You can say goodbye to a decent job after graduation. If you get 4.0's for the next three years someone might have enough pity to offer you some sort of part-time position. You'll have to work your way up from there, but it's better than nothing. Good luck!

cbr27

^^ LOL Voxish. Seriously OP, I know a lot of students at my school who would have been thrilled to end their freshman year with a 3.3 GPA. Next year should be a lot easier, you will already have an established group of friends, you'll know your way around campus, etc., and won't have that huge adjustment to go through when you transitioned from HS to college.

Packers1

I agree with the others. 3.3 is fine, esp. if you show an improving trend. When I interview I am just looking for students to be over a 3.0, above that doesn't really matter. Other factors: communications skills, creativity, initiative, are a lot more important than GPA.

Kids need to realize that as soon as they land their first job, no one will ever care what their GPA ever was.

kiterunner18

AugustusCaesar:
Like everyone else said, I don't think a 3.3 is something to be ashamed of. I am going to be realistic with you, though. If you're looking to apply to the Ivies or top-notch schools, they may see a low freshman year GPA as a red flag. Freshman courses are probably the easiest you'll encounter in HS. The college may question your ability to attain success in college level courses if you had a lower GPA, IMO. All you can do is prove them wrong by trying hard the next three years in school. Also, remember that GPA isn't the only thing colleges look for. They also look at ECs, SAT/ACT scores, etc. etc. So, just relax! A 3.3 isn't that bad. I promise.

Sligh_Anarchist

^^

The OP is talking about his freshman undergraduate grades, not his freshman high school grades. This the "College Life" forum -- not College Admissions ...

kiterunner18

Whoops! I'm sorry.

galoisien

My mother says my 3.494 first semester GPA is low ... my 3.32 first year GPA is even worse, especially since has been getting straight 4.0's overloading (20 and 22 credits the first two semesters).

Upsilamba

If you've only been in college one year (your location says UVA 2012), how could you have gotten straight 4.0s your first two semesters and the 3.494 and 3.32 average first year?

S33D

Can you not read? He missed a word, but he's obviously talking about someone else with respect to the 4.0's, probably his brother or something that his mom likes comparing him to.