I received 3 D's during my freshman year at my college. (1 D+ and 2 D's) This gives me a current cumulative GPA of 2.43. But I want to change my major to psychology, which requires that I have at least a 2.75 GPA. During my first undergrad year I took courses like chemistry, anthropology, and calculus, which were really boring and difficult. I regret having taken them and not dropping the classes afterward. How stupid of me, since I thought that dropping courses was a sign of weakness. But what is done is done. What do you guys think I can do to raise my GPA by at least a margin of .34? I calculated the numbers and found out that I need to get 1 B, 1 B+, and 3 A's in my 5 courses this semester or better in order to become a psychology major. Next year I'll be a junior in college. I thought that 1 year would suffice to bring back up my GPA but I was wrong due to unexpected circumstances (my professor of last year suddenly changed my NR "not recorded" grade to a huge "D". If not...
2007-03-27 09:16:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
You'll probably get tons of advice, some good and some bad...and some might not even apply depending on your school's policy.
One thing I would recommend is to see if you can re-take the courses you did poorly in over the summer. Some places let you erase the original grade...and quite honestly, summer school is graded more leniently in every experience I have.
If that is not possible, take some other electives in the summertime. Preferrably something that shows your advisors that you are serious about your interest in psych.
If you're truly committed to this, stay in close contact with your academic advisors as well as any advisors within the psych department. You never know what door might open. Good luck!
2007-03-27 11:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by A Ward 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes, if you talk to the right person ahead of time, they can inform you of ways to "get around" certain things. Once I was told by an academic advisor that a course I took had to be counted as an elective instead of a Fine Arts course, but one of my professors said I could appeal it. I decided not to b/c I had already enrolled in another course to be counted for a Fine Arts credit and the semester was half-way over, but it still helped to know I had another solution. Your best option would be to talk to some advisors or professors in the Psychology department, explain your situation, and see what they say. Good luck!
2007-03-27 09:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by shanna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transfer or work your butt off and stop slacking. College really is not hard if you just set some time aside to do the work and not party like your a$$ off all the time.
2007-03-27 09:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Rick 3 · 3⤊ 6⤋