<p>Hey guys, I'm currently a freshman in AEM in looking to minor in Game Design art through CIS. My current GPA is a 3.157, obviously only taking fall into account. Should I feel stupid considering I'm in AEM? Because I do. How does this affect me for jobs and internships/future GPA?</p>
<p>It likely means that business is not something that interests you or that it is not something you’re good at. Getting a 3.1 in AEM is not good. NY employers know about the grade inflation in that major.</p>
<p>getting a 3.1 in aem is quite terrible. i think it’s the lowest gpa from aem i’ve ever heard of or seen. i’ve seen 100+ aem resumes and they all have at least a 3.4 and most of them in the 3.7-3.9 region.</p>
<p>"i’ve seen 100+ aem resumes and they all have at least a 3.4 and most of them in the 3.7-3.9 region’</p>
<p>…but are you seeing them upon graduation? How many AEM classes has the OP taken in just one semester? If he gets in the 3.7 range this semester then he is already up to around a 3.4. Responses were kind of harsh IMHO.</p>
<p>csdad is right, responses are harsh. This is OP’s first semester, and though most people probably did better than him/her, there could have been external distractions that we don’t know of. </p>
<p>Regardless, CUduff, you should only feel dumb if, next term, you don’t try and study harder than you did this semester. If you really busted your behind this term, go seek help – you go to a university with an innumerable amount of resources, so try and take advantage of them. Chin up, champ. Just look forward and do well every other marking period. One outlier can’t hurt that much, especially if it’s your first.</p>
<p>OP just keep working hard. Fall term freshman year can be a big adjustment. My daughter had a similar GPA after her first term. It wasn’t long after that she made the Dean’s List. Don’t just study more - but figure out how to study and be more productive with your time.</p>
<p>It only hurts you if you don’t turn it around. First semester is an adjustment period for many students. If you truly studied hard, go and seek help; plenty of resources. Keep in mind, “studying hard” is usually redefined for most students upon entering Cornell. What might have been heavy studying in high school is probably light-to-medium studying at Cornell. Now that you’re in college, you have to take responsibility for your GPA. The resources are there, but they don’t seek you out, rather you seek them out.</p>