<p>I was wondering if GPA’s typically go up or down after the first year</p>
<p>It all depends on you. I took a very difficult course load for my first year, so I ended up with a 3.65 GPA. Because I got a lot of hard classes/requirements out of the way, I chose to take some fun classes for my second year. I ended up with a 3.85 GPA for my second year. That being said, many of my pre-med friends ended up with significantly lower GPA for their second year, because they started off easy. It all depends on the how you want to tackle your major requirements (and the AP/IB credits you have when you start).</p>