What was your GPA after your first term in college?

[iBeast]

Mine will probably be around 3.3-3.5.

Is that a good GPA to start out with? I'll definitely be picking up the pace in my second term.

What I mean by first term is...first year of college, fall term.

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[FresnoPharmD]

I had a 4.0 my first semester. Then when I shifted into science courses, things became harder and my GPA dipped steadily each year...still not bad overall. I think a lot of people work their way up actually. I wouldn't worry about anything at this point, just try to focus on how you'll do in the future since you have plenty of time.

 

[Storm90]

Mine was awful, and it got worse before it got better. After 2 years, it was 1.47 , but then I busted my tail and got it up to 2.62 (cum). My last 2 years were advanced bio & chem courses with lots of A's. It's the only way.

 

[Narrowstairs]

Yes a 3.3 is actually very good for your first semester of college. I started with about a 3.2 my first semester freshman year and have climbed steadily to a 3.74 cumulative my senior year.

 

[TTUMike]

After the first term of my business degree I had a 2.9. Upon going back for my prerequisites I have a 4.0. Things are extremely easier the second time around after you get the college experience out of your system.

 

[calisoca]

After my entire first Year I had a 2.8 gpa. I opted to stay a 5th year. My last three years were a 3.98 (damn A-'s) in all of my upper-division science work. Growing up is a funny thing.

 

[Farmercyst]

2.88

 

[cdhoward]

I may have the lowest of those on these boards...

1.18

 

[RdRaider]

Right now my first semester will be around a 3.47, I got a "C" in Chemistry. 🙁

 

[ILikeDrugs]

3.3 is great.

just remember you have about 105 more units to take to bring up your gpa. 😉

 

[pcproduct]

3.62 after my first year in college.

It was a bad idea for me to take 18 hours and have bad teachers during my second semester.

 

[luckyphooey]

mine was 3.5 and then I started to take science coures and it has been steady around 3.9-4.0. Gee, I never liked those humanity courses.

 

[naseuy]

3.75. There was a conspiracy at my college where all my profs gave me A- for 3 straight terms.

 

[inquirer89]

3.1 overall. I took biology and chemistry in my first semester and wasn't accustomed to the difficulty and ended both with Cs. The following semester, I busted my butt and ended with a 3.98. My current overall gpa as a sophomore is 3.5

 

[Prepharm1214]

3.8, then slowly declined each progressing semester as the classes got tougher.

 

[Sparda29]

When the first 3 classes were posted, it was a 3.5, then the last class was posted and it dropped to a 2.7.

 

[iBeast]

There are A minues and pluses in colllege???

 

[UNMorBUST]

There are A minues and pluses in colllege???

Yes many universitys use A- B+ system, while others use AB B BC system. Not all though.

 

[alenadoma]

ooh mine was prob a 2.8! But then it got better as I went through college..for me, it took a lot of getting used to (obv not for those of you with 3.8s 🙂)

 

[inquirer89]

Yes many universitys use A- B+ system, while others use AB B BC system. Not all though.

I transferred from a university with the +/- system to one that only goes by the 10 point scale. I LOVE it....a 90 shows up as an A+ on PharmCAS!

 

[medicalCPA]

I always count my blessings that I went to a school that used only the straight scale, no funky pluses and minuses. My GPA would have been lower otherwise. The one class I took which required 94% for an A was terrible! I barely squeaked by with 94.2%.

...My GPA after my first semester was 4.0, and stayed that way until I graduated.

 

[PrePharmD]

I always count my blessings that I went to a school that used only the straight scale, no funky pluses and minuses. My GPA would have been lower otherwise. The one class I took which required 94% for an A was terrible! I barely squeaked by with 94.2%.

...My GPA after my first semester was 4.0, and stayed that way until I graduated.

Doesn't PharmCas calculate your A- to be an A anyway? Just curious... I too went to a straight scale school but transferred and now am taking all classes that a 94% is required for an A. Ugh!

 

[PharmD321]

I am taking 3 classes right now so I can adapt to the new university environment. I would probably get around 3.0 or 3.3 (If I get an A in Brit/Lit, Chemistry is most likely to be a B and Core Composition might be a B) by the end of this semester. I only have like 3 weeks left though! 😱

 

[iBeast]

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[mike36]

2.9 my first semester.