since i was in 7th grade my gpa has been between 3.6 and a 4.0 but when i started college my grades went down my report card says my gpa is 1.99
2007-12-27 02:07:29 · 5 answers · asked by Outtamyway 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
i got a 2280 on the sat
2007-12-27 02:20:38 · update #1
It's probably because you're smart but lazy. You were able to skate through high school without much effort, but when you hit more challenging material (and had less supervision?), you didn't have the study skills and habits of working hard in place to succeed.
Being "smart" is not innate; it requires work. To crib a cliche, intelligence is 10% natural gifts and 90% perspiration.
See the referenced article from Scientific American.
2007-12-27 02:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by MTL 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's not unusual, and could stem from any number of causes.
Did you have trouble staying on task when you had no direct supervision? Did you finish all the reading, do the homework and papers, study plenty for every exam? Many students find that transition from a teacher and parents cracking the whip to being self-directed really difficult.
Did you get caught up in social events, partying, beer or drugs, a girl, athletics, or other college activities to the point that your coursework was a distant second?
Were you able to get your stuff together enough to arrive at every class well-enough rested, alert, on time, with all the materials you needed?
Did your high school elevate grades to give its highest achievers A's and B's they did not deserve, in comparison to the high achievers are more challenging schools? This isn't frequent, but it happens at some schools, especially those that serve disadvantaged populations.
If you got lost in a class, did you go to your professor's office hours for help? Seek the advice of a TA (teaching assistant)? Hire a tutor?
Did you have to work, leaving too little time to dedicate to your school work?
It's only the first semester. If you figure out what went wrong and deal with it, you can still graduate on time with good grades.
2007-12-27 10:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That could happen for many reasons. First of all, it could be that the grading at your high school was fairly easy, and you are now experiencing a much higher level of expectations. It could be that you got into a college that was a stretch for you, and you are competing against lots of people who did at least as well as you did in high school. It could be that your study skills have not yet adapted to college. Or, finally, the transition from high school to college may have been difficult for you and you may not yet have found the right balance between fun and studying, or you may be experiencing some depression - fairly normal among freshmen. Talk to your advisor as soon as school starts in the new semester. Make it known that you want to do better. S/he should be able to make some suggestions, appropriate to your school, about what you might do - working with the learning center, talking to professors, etc.
2007-12-27 10:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I found the first semester of college the hardest! Despite straight A's in high school, I got 2 D's in my first semester of college. First of all, I learned to really buckle down and kind of had to learn to study in a different way. I talked with my teachers, and retook one of the classes. It took awhile, but after receiving a LOT of good grades in future semesters, I graduated college with a 3.7 gpa. Good luck to you! College is ENTIRELY different than high school!
2007-12-27 10:17:17 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's just harder, with less supervision. You need to buckle down and do more homework. When I was in college, I spent hours a day doing homework.
2007-12-27 10:16:51 · answer #5 · answered by always b natural 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋