<p>I've gone through 3 semesters of college now in a petroleum engineering degree. The first semester, I got a 3.43, but that dropped to a 2.68 in my second semester due to poor decisions. This semester, I took less hours thinking I could focus more and not make the same mistakes again. Thing is, I did, and it dropped even more to a 2.52. I haven't felt this depressed in my life due to what I've been doing. The biggest problem I had was gaming alongside my studies and about 2 weeks ago, I gave my accounts to my parents and had them change my password, so I haven't touched it since.</p>
<p>Thing is with my GPA being so low now, how can I raise it back up to a 3.0 in a year? It just seems impossible now. Internships are popping up here and there but I'm getting rejected because of my own mistakes. I'm not sure if I'll raise it up in time to get an internship somewhere and at least move forward to graduating and getting a job. Any advice? :(</p>
<p>One of my favorite quotes was from Terry Francona who was the manager of the Boston Red Sox when they were down 3 games to 0 to the Yankees in 2004 American League Championship series. </p>
<p>He told his team “Win today”. They didn’t lose again all season. They took 4 straight from the Yanks and then 4 straight from the Cardinals. </p>
<p>You need to win today. </p>
<p>You can’t control your GPA. You can only control how you approach studying this semester. Control that. Get up each morning and tell yourself to win today. </p>
<p>Human life is a sequence of mistakes that we make. Eventually, you figure out how not to make the ones you’ve been making and find a whole set of new mistakes to make. I’m in my 50s and am still making plenty of mistakes. I’ve gotten a few things right though.</p>
<p>Just do your best, and never pass up on a chance to pass out your resume. I’ve said this before: even the guy who graduated last in his class at medical school is still a doctor.</p>
<p>Just remove your distractions in the future, as you have begun to, and make an organized plan to get your things done in a realistic manner for yourself. You got this! Work hard!</p>
<p>There are gpa calculators available online. I tried a few scenarios, and found it unrealistic to expect to increase from a 2.5 after 60 credits, to a 3.0 by graduation, even after retaking 3 classes, but you should try your own numbers. </p>
<p>Still, I like to think having a less than 3.0 gpa is not an impossible hurdle to overcome. I do think being able to get an interbship will help, but you may have to think outside the box to get one. I should add I have not personally been in this situation, but have researched it for a family member.</p>
<p>You’re probably putting too many constraints on your gpa calculation. I had a 1.67 gpa after 83 credits but am on track to break 3.0 cumulative by the end of junior year next year, a year before graduation (which allows for bonus/buffer). Granted I started my degree over from scratch, but just sayin’ the deficit can be overcome with enough time and money :-P</p>
<p>That’s the thing though. I feel like it’s just a huge challenge and I feel like I just blew my parents money(which I basically did). I guess I just gotta try harder and not let anything else get in my way.</p>
<p>Raazberry, I’ve been watching this thread, my son is basically in the same boat, only he is a senior comp e major. He currently has 101 credits, and a 2.6 gpa. His gpa was 3.0 going into spring finals, but just shared that he is depressed, and this is hindering his grades. He is taking 18 credits this coming semester, he was scheduled to graduate in April, hut will now be going an extra few months because he made a mistake when scheduling and still has to take six credits to fulfill graduation requirements. We now have to come up with an extra 5k so he can take them. Just wanted to share that you are not alone.</p>