<p>I'm currently a third-year UCR student and am taking four classes for my spring quarter and am thinking about dropping one of them in the hopes of preventing my GPA from going down. My first two years I was getting all A's and B's as I was taking mostly humanities classes, but as I went into Business Administration in my third year, my GPA dropped from a 3.47 to a 3.18 as I was taking Business classes and was earning B's and C's. I am a Business Administration major and am currently taking Information Systems, Marketing, Finance, and an Accounting class. I'm thinking about dropping my accounting class for now and taking it in the Fall since I found an Intro to Accounting classes that I took last year to be somewhat difficult. For the most part I have usually taken three classes (12 units) per quarter and I feel comfortable with a 3 class workload but I know that if I continue to take only three classes per quarter then I'll have to stay at UCR for a fifth year. Not to mention that I'm thinking about studying abroad which will also probably delay me for a fifth year. I wanted to ask, what generally more important? Pacing yourself and graduating college in 5 years with a good GPA (but then having to pay for a fifth year with less financial aid) or finishing college in 4 years with a decent GPA. Is GPA really that important today in comparison to other things such as internships, work experience, or volunteering positions? I at the moment have a 3.18 GPA but I'm afraid of it it dropping below a 3.0 if I start taking four classes regularly. Thank you.</p>
<p>don’t study abroad.</p>
<p>/problem solved.</p>
<p>Whether or not I study abroad, if I continue to take 3 classes a quarter then I’ll have to stay for a fifth year, studying abroad is just something I’m considering to do if I have to stay five years anyway. My question is, is it more beneficial to hurry up and finish college in four years with a decent GPA or take you time and finish college in five years with a good GPA and having to pay for an additional year with less financial aid since I’ve heard employers do not take that much consideration into your GPA?</p>