Is there anything wrong with getting a b- in college?

College Life
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<p>I am probably going to be getting a few B-s this year. I know it will bring down my gpa but will it bring it down by a lot? and if it does can i bring it back up since i am a sophomore by next semester and until my senior year? i know i wont graduate with a 4.0 but i would at least like to maintain around 3.3- 3.5</p>

<p>how much will it get lowered if i have a 3.3 right now and i get straight b’s and b-'s?</p>

<p>I transferred colleges with a 3.3 and in my first semester of my sophomore year i will be getting straight b’s and b-'s…</p>

<p>i am trying to stay positive</p>

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<p>I got 3-4 B-'s my first three semesters. My last three semesters I’ve gotten 2 4.0’s and a 3.8. Just keep working at it and you’ll improve if you put in the effort. At the end people don’t care about the number of B-'s you get.</p>

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<p>this is really basic math. do it for yourself. The lack of basic math skills is gonna be more of a problem in life than that B-.</p>

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<p>B- is a 2.667. You do the math.</p>

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<p>how is it basic math??? i am trying to figure out what my gpa is from getting a few b-'s in my semester for classes…not what the total gpa represents…like say i get 4 b’s/b-'s…what would my gpa be around…someone before mentioned having to add in the amount of hours i had the classes but that makes no sense and seems irrelevant…</p>

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<p>^ It’s basic math. You need to factor in how many credit hours each class is. You didn’t give us enough information but let’s say you took If you get 4 B- and each class is 3 hours then your semester gpa is:</p>

<p>B- = 2.67
1 class = 3 credit hours
3 x 2.67 = 8.01 for 1 class</p>

<p>4 x 8.01 = 32.01 = if you’re taking four classes</p>

<p>3 x 4 = 12 semester hours</p>

<p>32.01 / 12 = 2.67 semester gpa. </p>

<p>Just substitute how many classes you took and how many credit hours each class is and you will get your semester gpa.</p>

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<p>how is a b- a 2.6? shouldn’t it be a 3.0</p>

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<p>3.0 is a solid B, not a B-</p>

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<p>then what would a 90 be a 3.5?</p>

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<p>Google “gpa calculator” and let them do the math for you if you’re having difficulty with it. B’s won’t bring your gpa down that much. C and below is when you have to start worrying.</p>

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<p>^ Except that it varies by college. For example, my U only has 4.0, 3.5, 3.0 etc.</p>

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<p>At my school it’s A/A+=4.0, A-=3.67, B+=3.33, B=3.0, B-=2.67, and so on…
It’s obviously better if you don’t get any B- grades but a B- is certainly better than any kind of C.
That said, I have 4 grades of B- or lower on my transcript and as a senior I still have over a 3.6 GPA overall. All of my low grades were during sophomore year when I was having some medical problems and at the same time realizing I was in the wrong major for me, and I did have a 3.9 or so going into sophomore year.
You can recover your GPA up to the 3.3-3.5 range that you want. Aim for 3.5 or higher each semester and you can still bring it up pretty well. But you have to figure out what honestly went wrong for you this semester and make any necessary changes if you really want to recover the GPA you had before.</p>