<p>I've already made my descision that I'm going to do a transfer program with a community college near Syracuse so I can transfer to Syracuse University after 1-2 years. To be able to transfer after 2 years you need to keep a 3.0 GPA, but i really want to transfer after only 1 year.</p>
<p>To do so I'll be competing with other transfer students and i'll need a high GPA, will sustaining a 3.5+ GPA be hard to do? (Taking computer science courses). I'm a senior in highschool and average around a 3.2 throughout all my years but since I really just want to be able to transfer out after a year I'll do whatever it takes to do so.</p>
<p>I’m sure you can appreciate that this question cannot have a definitive answer. I will say however, I flunked out of school and am in a C.C. now after a few years being out of school and I work part time and I have over a 3.9 GPA( I’m in my 4th semester). </p>
<p>If you do your work you will get a 3.5. It’s actually easy to get good grades, but I think people do poorly because they don’t take school seriously. You have people that don’t go to classes and do a sloppy job on an assignment they did at the last minute. You can’t be like them, they are indulging in the freedom of college and it is hurting their grade. </p>
<p>Some things you must be prepared to do 100% completely are:
-Go to every class(yes every single one, and don’t be late either)
-Do all your homework(and try not to do it at the last minute)
-Do all the reading(goes with homework really)
-Take any extra credit opportunities you can(even if they are a pain to do and you already have a good grade)
-You are responsible for understanding the material (If you don’t understand get help)
-If you get a bad grade DO NOT complain about it, it was your fault, instead ask the professor to explain what was wrong AND what you could do better on next time( and then actually implement their ideas)</p>
<p>I’m sure others could add to this list, maybe they disagree with some points, but it works for me( and I’m guilty of not always following my own advice sometimes)</p>
<p>I think you’ll do fine, but you should also figure out why you only have a 3.2 now and what you could do to improve. Start getting into the mindset now before you go to college. Implement these things in school now before they can harm you. Your teachers might even give you a better grade for being so diligent.</p>
<p>@zigzaggar Thanks a lot, that’ll definitely help me for when I go to community. Especially since going to Syracuse is my goal I will not mess around when it comes to my grades so I can transfer out after a year. Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>Great list, zigzaggar, especially having the teacher explain what was wrong. And I would add do it in office hours. As a teacher I would always remember who came to visit me at office hours and my tendency was to give them the benefit of the doubt when it came to grading.</p>