unrecoverable GPA

[cubicw86]

Im curious what GPA is consider unrecoverable, like to the point where u have to go to a new college and start fresh.
If i Have like a 2.7or 2.9, do I have to do that.

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[cdmOMR]

Im curious what GPA is consider unrecoverable, like to the point where u have to go to a new college and start fresh.
If i Have like a 2.7or 2.9, do I have to do that.

Well it depends on how much credit you have behind that 2.7/2.9. If its a couple semesters then your fine and you can work it up (although its more difficult to go up than down in any circumstance), if your a senior with 90 credits of 2.7, its like trying to move a boulder up a hill. You can get straight A's for 2 semesters straight and it will only raise your GPA a few tenths. Personally Im inbetween those two.

In either case, Im not sure how going to a new college and starting new would really work. Because if you retake courses they will just average them with what you got the first time, no matter what college your at, so its really not starting fresh(im thinking). But the general solution to this is taking post-bacc classes to raise your GPA or trying to get into a masters program. If you keep working at it and keep applying you can eventually get in, it just depends on how much work you put into it.

 

[teefie]

I had a 2.1 and over 2 years of school when i transferred. Although not necessary a different learning environment and a clean slate as far as GPA at the new school can go a long way.

 

[1992Corolla]

my first semester in college I 'worked hard' and got a 1.7 GPA. Yup, three D's and a C I think. A real Chris Farley experiance. I managed to boost it up after many hard hours to a 3.4

Lets just say that this is a pain in the arse to do and you are better off NOT getting a 1.7 to begin with.😀

 

[tinman831]

Going to a new school won't help you. AADSAS averages the grades from all the classes you have taken at every university. Don't think that you can run away from your past simply by transferring to a new school.

 

[lgreen_aci]

Has anyone looked into if it is more efficient to retake classes (given the grade is only averaged on AADSAS) vs. taking new classes you haven't taken before and getting A's in them, with regards to raising ones gpa?

I'm starting to wonder if retaking classes in the long run would really just be a waste of time when I could use that time and money to take a course I've never taken and focus on getting an A in it.

I'm signed up to retake a course this winter, but maybe I'm approaching fixing my gpa wrong.

 

[Euphoria36]

Has anyone looked into if it is more efficient to retake classes (given the grade is only averaged on AADSAS) vs. taking new classes you haven't taken before and getting A's in them, with regards to raising ones gpa?

I'm starting to wonder if retaking classes in the long run would really just be a waste of time when I could use that time and money to take a course I've never taken and focus on getting an A in it.

I'm signed up to retake a course this winter, but maybe I'm approaching fixing my gpa wrong.

classes that are prereqs like ochem, schools want you have a C or above in those. if you have low grades in prereq courses then retaking those is to your advantage. But if its a class that's not needed, then just take a new class and do well in it.

 

[tinman831]

Has anyone looked into if it is more efficient to retake classes (given the grade is only averaged on AADSAS) vs. taking new classes you haven't taken before and getting A's in them, with regards to raising ones gpa?

I'm starting to wonder if retaking classes in the long run would really just be a waste of time when I could use that time and money to take a course I've never taken and focus on getting an A in it.

I'm signed up to retake a course this winter, but maybe I'm approaching fixing my gpa wrong.

Mathematically speaking, your GPA would remain the same whether or not you took the class a first time, got a C (and retook it for an A) or you took two different classes and got a C and an A.