<p>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?</p>
<p>[UCR</a>, Honors Program- GPA Calculation Tools](<a href=“http://www.honors.ucr.edu/gpa_calc.htm]UCR”>http://www.honors.ucr.edu/gpa_calc.htm)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>F is future GPA average and T is target GPA:</p>
<p>(2.9 + F + F + F)/4 = T</p>
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<p>F = 4/3*(T - 2.9/4)</p>
<p>So if your target is 3.5, you need to average a 3.7 for the next three years.</p>
<p>If your target is a 3.7, you need to average a 3.97 for the next three years.</p>
<p>*assuming you take the same number of graded credits each year</p>
<p>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</p>
<p>i went from 2.8 after my first 4 quarters to 3.5 going into my senior year</p>
<p>thanks for the input everyone</p>
<p>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.</p>