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How to boost gpa

TiNgLu_SiNgH
edited May 2007 in General
Do you guys know any good ways to bring my gpa up? There is a program I want to get into after I am done my undergrad at the Segal Business School and the minimum gpa required for it is 2.5 I'm at a 2.3 right now with 86 credits so I hope I still have time to bring my gpa up before I graduate. Any tips or suggestions on the best way to do this?

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  • toast
    edited May 2007
    study harder?
  • Jimmy
    edited May 2007
    less alcohol on the weekends?
  • schroed
    edited May 2007
    look for a really easy course to take?
  • Steven
    edited May 2007
    ^ Yeah.. a good one is IAT courses.
  • TiNgLu_SiNgH
    edited May 2007
    1 out 4 posts usefull...not bad lol

    Jimmy...I can't stop drinking man it's in my blood im brown

    toast...see above

    Whats IAT?? I heard CNS Classes are pretty easy too but is there anything else I can do like drop a semester or soemthing
  • Insatiable
    edited May 2007
    Why don't you just retake classes that you did badly in? They take the higher of the two marks.

    Also, know ahead of time what to expect in classes--what assignments will the class include, when the due dates are, etc. All you have to do is look at the damned course-outline before the semester starts--it's just that simple. If you plan ahead, you'll save yourself plenty of time and can concentrate on what's important when it's crunch time.

    Another tip is DO NOT do all of your readings!!!!! Only do what you'll be tested on and ASK your prof specifically what the midterms/finals will test. If it's lecture notes, why do the readings? Why do something when you don't have to?

    I don't know why I'm telling you all this; you're a third-year student and should know by now how to boost grades. Yet if you're serious about it Tinglu, I wish you the best of luck with your studies.
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited May 2007
    ya...get you're shit together
  • toast
    edited May 2007
    study harder?

    when you said to read above, it makes me laugh so hard for some unknown reasons lol
  • Mike^
    edited May 2007
    take TECH 101
  • Smartso
    edited May 2007
    Re-doing classes is one of the best and fastest ways to boost your gpa. You'd be surprised at what a difference one semester of re-dos can make, but keep in mind you have a limit of 5 before they start averaging the grades
  • Steven
    edited May 2007
    TiNgLu_SiNgH;12946 said:

    Whats IAT?? I heard CNS Classes are pretty easy too but is there anything else I can do like drop a semester or soemthing
    Interactive Arts and Technology

    IAT 100 is easy as hell.. take that.
  • baby e
    edited May 2007
    yah study harder....

    Insatiable: sometimes the prof just tells you that the midterm and final will have stuff from BOTH the readings and the lecture notes....soooo....you have to be careful with that one.

    Just make sure you know all of the material before midterms and dont cram at the last minute....
  • Insatiable
    edited May 2007
    baby e;13025 said:
    Insatiable: sometimes the prof just tells you that the midterm and final will have stuff from BOTH the readings and the lecture notes....soooo....you have to be careful with that one.
    That's nothing but a scare tactic! If this strategy got me through four-and-a-half years of undergrad with fairly worthy grades (grades I almost feel sorry for receiving . . . . . almost), then it'll work for anyone. Just pay attention during the semester: if the prof's notes are nothing about the text, you can bet that the prof's lectures and notes will be given much heavier emphasis when it's midterm or final time.

    However, I am only speaking from the experiences of a criminology student. I don't know what it's like in other non-arts faculty, so I don't know if this strategy will hold as well in, say, a science faculty. Anyways, give it a shot and if it doesn't work out, you can always blame me :wink:
  • NukeChem
    edited May 2007
    What often helps in the math department is looking at old exams (and for this reason they tend to be quite hard to get). They tend to be quite slavish about following a certain format.

    Another thing about math exams is that the questions are designed to look hard but be easy to do (assuming the professor isn't a completely sadistic bastard). For example, in integral calculus (152, 155, 158) a favorite is to say "Set-up but do not evaluate the integral".

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