Please help me!!! How to increase my GPA?

Question

I'm a third year BBA student. My GPA now is 2.2 but I need a 3.1 GPA to go graduate school. Is it possible to do so? Do i still have hope? I know studying hard is a must. But besides studying hard, is there any studying skill that could help me out with my problem?
Thanks alot for your help

Answer 1

OK, you may not like my answer...

1st - print out your unofficial transcripts. Step back and take a good look at your grades. Any D's or F's? If so, can you retake those classes for grade forgiveness?? (Look at your schools policy on grade forgiveness and see.)

2nd - Think about what classes gave you the most trouble. Math? English? Humanities? If you still have more of these classes to take, then when planning your classes, take them with class that give you less trouble. (Or wait until summer and take just 1 class.)

3rd - Step back and look at yourself. Are you REALLY putting in the work? (OK, so now you're mad at me for asking... but are you really?) 3 hours of study time for every 1 hour of class time. (I know, how will you ever have time for work, friends, parties... you won’t. What's more important?)

4th - If your school has free tutoring - use it. Don't wait until you are lost or behind! Once it crosses your mind that you're confused - RUN to the tutoring center!

5th - Time Management (yuck!). Put down the time on a calendar of when you are going to study. Don't let your 'friends' talk you out of it. (If they are really your friends, they will understand and want you to be successful)

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Without knowing how many hours you have taken, and how many you are willing to take, it is difficult to say whether you could pull that GPA up, but theoretically you could by getting a lot of A's yes. As far as the easy class idea goes, be leery of what seems like an easy class. I once knew a college that offered bowling as a PE option and everyone thought it was a blow off class. The instructor took it seriously, as he should for college credit, and set an "bowling average" grading system which basically meant if you showed up and applied yourself you'd definitely pass with a C, but you had to actually either improve significantly or do well at bowling to have a shot at the B or the A. Be prepared for easy not to mean blow-off. Some introductory electives are easier because the depth of the subject matter isn't as tough, but you will still have to apply yourself and do the work. The only other way is transcript cleaning. Transferring to a new college where they don't recognize the failed classes at all and it drops them off your GPA, your new GPA treats all transfer credit as pass/fail, but you are required to achieve that college's minimum residency and graduation requirements to get a degree from them. Lots of ideas, but only you know your true situation.

Answer 3

Yes, there is still hope, but you're going to have to shape up. I had a 2.1 at the beginning of my junior year and brought it up to a 3.2 by the time I graduated- this was by earning practically all A's (I think I had one B). Make sure you GO TO CLASS and pay attention, its common sense, but it makes things so much easier. Its not about how smart you are, its about discipline. I sincerely believe this because I know I'm intelligent, but I let parties get in my way of keeping my grades up. I know some people who really aren't that intelligent but stayed couped up in their rooms all the time studying and got pretty good grades. There is still hope, just stick to it!

Answer 4

You might try taking a few easy classes in addition to the ones you are already taking. Ask around and find out if there are any classes that are considered to be and 'easy A'. Many physical education classes would help boost your GPA.

Answer 5

One of the best ways to improve you GPA is to retake some of the classes you have already taken. If you do better on them then you will increase your GPA.

Answer 6

http://spa.american.edu/gpa.php