<p>Admitting that I have a terrible GPA for my first quarter, I would like to know if a cumulative GPA of 2.8~2.9 for the first year is acceptable from an UW student. Of course many factors come to play such as intended major and courses taken, but I seek none other than blunt opinions based solely on the general student population of UW-not particular majors. Thank you, all replies are very much appreciated.</p>
<p>First, awesome job getting the Winter GPA compared to your Autumn GPA!</p>
<p>a 2.8-2.9 is ‘slightly’ above average, if you think about it. For classes that don’t have inflated grades, a 2.7-2.8 is generally median (or mean, depends on the prof/dept). So with your upward trend, I think this is acceptable.</p>
<p>Question though, how can you estimate the spring GPA? There are factors such as what students are in your class or which professor you have (curve difference).</p>
<p>Totally true. But considering factors such as my determination, efforts, classes, and amount of classes, I make two very dark marks on the GPA scale-one very ambitious and one not so much. Those marks are the estimates. Haha, maybe those estimates are just my silly wishful thinking but they do help me work towards a goal </p>
<p>Hey, I am a freshman, too. Those are the exact same classes I took in the fall, except I had Math 125. I realized that I was no good at this stuff and ended up with a 2.6 GPA before switching to business. I ended with a winter quarter GPA of 3.79.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it, I had a pretty mediocre GPA my freshman year, myself (not quite as low as yours, but still not pretty). I started working hard this year and have been doing well enough that I think the damage is repairable (3.87 this past quarter). As long as you show clear improvement, your freshman year is ignorable.</p>
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