Are 3 or 4 bad grades going to really hurt my college GPA?

Question

I'm a freshman in college and i've heard that as you progress, your grades matter less and less. is that true?

does that mean that if i have a 2.0 GPA right now, and i start getting A's and B+'s in my classes junior or senior year, it won't help my GPA much?

plz help!

Answer 1

Your GPA is affected by how many credits you took. The less credits you have, the more each grade is going to count. So, say you have a 2.0 right now. If you get straight A's the second semester, you can raise that 2.0 to a 3.0. 1/2 the credits are 2.0 and half are 4.0. So, you can add them all up and divide it by two. Will get you 3.0.

However, let's say you still have a 2.0 your junior year. Even if you get straight A's your senior year, your GPA won't go to a 3.0 anymore because you have too many credits equaling a 2.0. 3/4 of your transcript will be a 2.0 so the remaining 1/4 at 4.0 isn't weighted enough to bring the average all the way up to a 3.0 like in the first example.

It's really just math. Your transcript after this semester should have the numbers and you can see how it all works if you didn't understand my example.

Answer 2

In the short run, yes. In the long run, not as much.

I started out in college in a major that I thought I would be perfect for and was not. I ended up getting a few to many C's and one D. I had never made a D and very few C's in m whole life, so it was a bit of a shock.

I am attending an expensive private college and the only reason I came here was because of the generous scholarship I recieved. However, due to those low grades which occured over a year ago (I had a 2.2 GPA), I will probably lose my scholarship at the end of this semester because my GPA is not up to what is required for my scholarship (3.2 GPA). My point being, I have made the majority of A's and B's since then (I switched majors immediately the next semester) but I still have about a year and a half left of college. In the short run (now), it makes a big enough impact. By the time I graduate, I will have a much better GPA and those lower grades really won't matter. As your grades accumulate, they are weighted less and less overall. I wish you the best of luck, and hopefully you will work hard enough to get your GPA up :-)

I hope my example helped.

Answer 3

In the long run 3 grades dont matter. YOu get so many grades its not that big of a deal. Also your GPA probably doesnt matter anyway unless you plan on grad school.

Answer 4

You're setting a pattern.
Right now, a B+ would really help, but as a jr or sr, it won't make that much difference.

But, get the best grades you can~a 2.0 dopesn't give you mush of a "pad."so a D+ would really hurt.

Answer 5

yes it matters. I'm a senior and Im having a hell of a time bringing my GPA up from my care-free freshman year

Answer 6

be careful not to drop too low - or you get put on academic probation - and then you are restricted as to number of hours allowed for the next semester

I was fortunate - got nailed - but had the summer semester which limited hours to the restriction, and survived the problem

after you get the sheepskin - everybody forgets

best of luck

Answer 7

it all averages out. since you're a freshman, you haven't completed many courses. so, a bad grade in 1 course now has a lot more weight (and drags down your average) than it will after you've finished more courses. So, bad grades now hurt you a lot.

Answer 8

start getting As and Bs and it will help. as you progress into junior and senior levels, you will have taken more and more classes, so one D compared to ten or more As and Bs won't look terrible.

Answer 9

It depends....Were they major or minor grades?