<p>I’m a 1st year, political science major (IR). </p>
<p>For the 1st and 2nd quarters, my GPA (GE and major) averaged 3.68. But this last quarter, I only got a 3.14 (A, B, B+, C+). My overall GPA is only 3.45 now. </p>
<p>This quarter felt easy in the beginning, but it just hit me in the face.</p>
<p>What can I do about the C+? Someone told me I can retake it and replace it with a better grade, but I thought you have to fail a class to retake it?</p>
<p>Or… should I just suck it up?</p>
<p>Suck it up and study more.</p>
<p>Was the C+ in a poli class? just wondering</p>
<p>Was it a bull **** class like warren writing? if it was, dont even worry about it. even c’s in major classes arent that bad, the important thing is progress and improvement</p>
<p>not the end of the world, your GPA is still good, figure out what caused you to get that C+ and try to change it for next quarter.</p>
<p>Yes, it was in a political science class (IPE). International Political Economy was the first upper-division course major course I took.</p>
<p>And I meant that in the nicest way. :)</p>
<p>You can retake it if you’d like but the new grade will not affect your GPA and it won’t matter to grad schools/employers. Only classes with failing grades can be retaken and affect your GPA. </p>
<p>I suggest you take a class that is one step above it and kick some ass, thats what I did for my terrible O Chem grades. Show perseverance and improvement at the same time.</p>
<p>Suck it up, a C+ your first year really won’t mean jack. You have 3 years to bring your GPA back up from that life ruining 3.45. Relax, a C+ is not the end of the world.</p>
<p>Haha, no offense was taken :)</p>