<pre><code> To be honest, I used to be more organized and highly motivated in high school, and had a 3.5 GPA. But when I moved to college, things have changed. I messed up on exams when the rest of the class didn't. I knew I could've gotten a better grade. This is killing me.
I calculated my GPA for the first semester, and I'm probably going to get a 3.1 GPA. The second semester didn't start yet.
Is that okay? Good? Bad? Does it become harder to get a higher GPA in the next following years (like senior year) ?
And lets say I graduated with a 3.2 GPA. Is that considered Okay?
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<p>3.1 isn’t phenomenal but it is still perfectly fine. This isn’t high school. You aren’t going to be perfect. A 3.1 is absolutely good enough to get jobs and everything still, and in the meantime, just use it as motivation to work harder.</p>
<p>Haha. I would be happy if I had gotten a 3.1 GPA my first semester. My first semester I finished with a 2.1. I remember feeling just like you felt. Being worried and stressed out is not only not worth it but it will get you nowhere. You will learn more about this as you progress.</p>
<p>Some of the kids in my program(Industrial Engineering) started with a 3.4-3.6 and now are seeing their GPA’s drop below 3. Not because they are lazy but all it takes is one or two stupid professor/stupid course combinations in a semester and you will be devastated, especially if you worked hard to maintain a high GPA in the beginning.</p>
<p>My GPA is rising but not by much. I will be taking some BS classes to help it a bit but I think it is better to start crappy and bring it up as you progress. Once your GPA starts to go down from a 3.x. It will be very hard to bring it back up.</p>
<p>3.2 I’d say falls squarely into “okay” territory. It’s slightly better than average at most schools. It’s not a great GPA by far, but it could be much worse. </p>
<p>A 3.1 GPA is just OK. You will pass the initial screen that some companies set at 3.0 for employment. However, there are sure to be many applicants with higher GPAs and it will take more of an effort to find work after school. BUT, most colleges kind of take it easy on freshmen their first semester to help with the transition from high school. In other words, its probably going to get harder. </p>
<p>You are capable of more, so do more. Get back organized and study more. Learn to study efficiently (there may be some office at your school that can help you with that). Getting better grades will pay off in the future. You can get better grades and still have fun.</p>
<p>I would say your college GPA is only relevant to securing your first job out of college. After that, I don’t think employers would even ask for your college GPA. You cannot change the past, just make a big effort to do your best for the rest of your college career! Good Luck! If you have some room in your schedule, as the other poster says, take a few elective classes where you can get an A. </p>
<p>One’s college GPA is relevant for that first job and maybe your second, if you were to change jobs within the first 3 or 4 years of graduation (I’d ask to see it for about that period of time). </p>
<p>However, your GPA is related to how well you understand engineering and your understanding of the field is relevant to how well you will do in your career. That is, you junior and senior GPA is relevant. I would look at an applicant’s overall GPA and also how it was trending. A middling GPA but one that was rising was more interesting to me in that it showed that one was grasping the higher level concepts of those upper division years.</p>