Had such a messed up first year - consolations???

Graduate School Law School
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<p>So I messed up pretty bad my first year of college. Classes which SHOULD have been As, I neglected and got Bs (and evens Cs) in. And I mean classes that are SUPER easy. I'm really upset with myself. It's like I'm shooting myself in the foot.</p>

<p>It's a 3.3-ish this first year. I mean first quarter I get a 3.6 and am upset with myself for not getting a 4.0. And my rationale for the next term is not 'try harder', instead I tell myself 'Hey you got a 3.6 with minimal work, why don't you work even less and hope for a better grade".</p>

<p>I'm actually afraid that I will not be able to change my ways. It's a legitimate worry. I'm pretty freaked out right now.</p>

<p>Any improvement/success stories out there? Why was your first year/term/half so bad and how were you able to improve yourself, if at all.</p>

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<p>Hey, as long as you do well for the next three years, you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Wow this is exactly like me. I guess I’ll have to try that much harder the next three years.</p>

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<p>how’d you pull a 3.3 first year with c’s? </p>

<p>i never got lower than a b my entire first year and i still ended with only a 3.4; second year i just decided to put my work in and got a 3.9 average to boost my gpa to 3.7.</p>

<p>if you decide to take things seriously, your grades will improve.</p>

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<p>Wow, a 3.3? That’s absolutely terrible. You must’ve had one REALLY messed up year. Did your parents get killed by your best friend? Did your hands get cut off by a chainsaw, making it difficult to write? How do you screw up so badly to get a B+ AVERAGE??? That’s insane!!!</p>

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<p>ya ur kind of a lame ass baby, you prolly wont succeed in life anyway with ur kind of sheer stupidity, why would you post something like this?</p>

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<p>haha, why all the hate?</p>

<p>the guy is probably shooting for a top 25 school and so obviously he sees he needs to step up his gpa.</p>

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<p>Plural Cs is kind of an exaggeration. Maybe 1 C. And the term GPA is actually a bit worse than I expected. 3.0.</p>

<p>It actually makes me pretty good to hear about your 3.9 Brian. But that’s what bothers me. I have to get 3.9-4.0s to rectify this mistake. Otherwise I’m gonna fall out of the 25%tile.</p>

<p>And yeah, I have an idea of what I’m shooting for and relative to those goals this is pretty bad. What’s up with you guys?</p>

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<p>Ignore the haters. I imagine their GPA validates their existence. Hopefully their transcript will allow them to overcome their lack of empathy and social skills.</p>

<p>Anyways, down to brass tacks, obviously this is not an ideal situation but it is hardly insurmountable. Are we talking a single term with a 3.0? It will pull down your average, but if you kill it the next three years you’ll be fine. You might want to consider retaking the class you got a C in. Input the numbers in a GPA calculator, if you got a C in a 5 unit class, you need 25 units of A’s (five-six solid classes) just to get an A- average with the C thrown in.</p>

<p>I had a term with a 3.4 (sophomore year) and an entire year with just a 3.5. At the end of three years worth of grades I have a 3.71. If I kill it the next year I’ll end my college transcript with 4 consecutive terms of 4.0 and finish close to a 3.8. Start racking up 4.0 terms and everything will sort itself out.</p>

<p>If you’re really set on law school stay out of sciences/engineering courses. There’s not a lot of room to manuever when you’re up against pre-med gunners/tech types. Humanities are easy A’s if you write well. A lot of lit classes come down to seminar participation and a good term paper. Speak up in class and put real work into your papers and you’ll do well.</p>