<p>Hey Guys,</p>
<p>As you know freshman year is coming to an end, and as great of an experience Freshman year has been for me my grades can't say the same. I know you guys are thinking "Another GPA advice thread... geez" but please hear me out. Last semester I made a 3.07 (A, C, B, A-) and this semester I am aiming for a 3.62 (A,A,A,B-) worst case scenario is 3.42 (A,A,A,C). The biggest game changers (the C's) have/will be from Calculus (Calc I and II). I like learning math but it isn't a superstrong suit of mine. Looking at best case scenario my cumulative would be around 3.25 or a 3.33 depending if I pull the B or C in Calculus. The good thing is that this will be the last math intensified course I will have to take for my college career and from next semester I will be concentrating on my major related classes (I am a finance/poli. science major). </p>
<p>I aspire to attend either Grad School or Law school upon graduation and I was wondering how heavily do these professional schools weigh freshman year in admissions? Especially since taking courses not related to my major necessary and since its a transition year for many (definitely for me). Also my aim is to get a 3.5+ or above at the end of my sophomore year, is this possible and what is the lowest I can afford to keep that goal alive? I know anything above a 3.0 is decent but for me but I don't think I can afford to keep that going because I would like to go a pretty great professional program school. As of now I am pretty worried on what the future holds for me.</p>
<p>Any advice/suggestions/wisdom would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Thank you so much</p>