ccrocks

Is it possible to bring your first year gpa up (2.9) to a decent 3.6-3.7? First year was tough for me and I'm wondering if people out there have been able to do this.
Is it common to have a low gpa your fist year?

Radiance

UCR, Honors Program- GPA Calculation Tools

tisthemorning

Of course. I just ended freshman year with a 3.0, and I'm not too worried. Freshman year is meant to be a settling-in period for some anyway.

Slorg

F is future GPA average and T is target GPA:

(2.9 + F + F + F)/4 = T

=>

F = 4/3*(T - 2.9/4)

So if your target is 3.5, you need to average a 3.7 for the next three years.

If your target is a 3.7, you need to average a 3.97 for the next three years.

*assuming you take the same number of graded credits each year

Biopsychosocial

if you took a light load your first year, itll be a lot easier to raise your gpa the following three years given that you take relatively more units each year

i went from 2.8 after my first 4 quarters to 3.5 going into my senior year

ccrocks

thanks for the input everyone

OoPurestOo

Completely flip your study habits around and avoid B's as much as possible.
Try to average a ~3.8 for the next 3 years. Not for the faint of heart but it's possible.