<p>I thought I would do well my first semester but I never expected Purdue to have such an intense weed out program. I've been taking the gen chem 1, calc 1, phys 1, and engineering/computer tools. I think I might end up with the following grades.. </p>
<p>How badly is my transcript ruined if I get the worst grades listed here? I would have to retake Engineering next semester, but they would replace the grade with what I get next semester. I just feel as if many freshman do this poorly, if not worse, because these are all weedout courses. Is there any way that future employers can overlook this?</p>
<p>Well the funny thing is, I can't see myself getting a very high GPA in chemE :) However, I slacked a lot this semester. If I had done my homework in Engineering I would've gotten a B. I thought D's were extremely bad though? Are you sure this is nothing to worry about?</p>
<p>INDIAN - many a student has tended to mess up first semester - it is not unsual at all - but it does depend on what you do about it - and if you are sincerely concerned - you will do the right thing - retake it for replacement and move on - it won't mess up your life - so stop worrying :)</p>
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I thought I would do well my first semester but I never expected Purdue to have such an intense weed out program.</p>
<p>But later the OP writes: I slacked a lot this semester. If I had done my homework in Engineering I would've gotten a B.
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How is the school creating such an intense weed-out environment if all you'd need to do in order to get a B is to do the assigned homework? That's not how people define weed-out courses or majors.</p>
<p>As a frosh, your actions may be telling you something. Maybe your parents expected you to go into engineering or you got steered into it for some other reason, but it sounds like its not right for you. It's interesting how you're not connecting the dots with what you are saying ... </p>
<p>It's not that it's too hard and the school has set unrealistic standards, its that deep inside you you may not want to do it. And no shame in that. Many people enter college 100% intent on a certain major or career and then switch; college is a time for self-discovery and exploration, and it sounds like you've discovered something that's a wrong path for you. The real pity is if you think it over but don't make some changes in either how you approach these classes or in your major.</p>
<p>just keep in mind the material in college gets harder, not easier. when they say you have a lot of time to get our gpa up as a freshman, theyre lying. its really not that easy to get your gpa up because as ive said before the material gets a lot harder. if you really want to get a good gpa by the time you graduate, you should change your current study habits. obviously, its not working.</p>
<p>It's not really a lie to say that he has a lot of time. He does. Lots. But clearly he needs to be committed to raising it by getting better grades than he did this term. He also admitted that he easily could have done much better had he been more committed to the class, so I don't think that it would be too difficult for him to get back on track should he try harder. </p>
<p>I'm an engineering freshman too, so i feel your pain
its a learning experience, not only in class, but about yourself...i know had i worked harder/studied more the first part of the semester, i'd be doing much much better...however, you cant change anything, and you need to grow from it, learn from it, and move on...the freshman GPA average here is a 2.8, and most places its around a 2.7 to 3.0, so dont sweat it...learn from your mistakes from this semester, and see what happens next semester
hang in there =)</p>
<p>rule number one about college: get your easy points.</p>
<p>always do the homeworks, always attend the review sessions. hopefully you will learn this sooner than later. most schools honestly don't even give you D's...either you barely pass with a C, or you fail. professors really don't like giving D's to engineers.</p>
<p>grad schools give leeway to that first college semester. do significantly better second semester and they will say "oh, he was just adjusting. no big deal."</p>
<p>D's are bad. Not doing homework and getting a D is hilarious. Having a lower grade in a class because of hw is seriously uncalled for. I mean, you have soo many hours to complete the hw. When it comes to hw, there isn't even an issue of procrastination, its just plain old laziness. Bottom line, do your hw in every class.</p>
<p>If you are putting a lot of effort into school, I'd look at a possible major change. Those classes are just intro classes, and they are just gonna get harder from there. Of course like I said, not trying hard enough could be the problem...</p>
<p>Let me put it this way. This "Engineering" course isn't a normal intro to comp tools courses. You aren't allowed to work on the homework together, but people do anyways. On average, it is a single homework assignment that takes 7 - 8 hours of code to complete. And it's only worth 10 points. I don't cheat like others on this, therefore I haven't been able to keep up as well on the homework. On the exams, I've gotten above the average out of around 2000 - 3000 students on every one. </p>
<p>And the tests are not hard, they are ridiculously brief and do not adequately test the material we are taught. For example, my 3 chemistry exams are 20 mc, my 3 calculus exams are 14 mc, and my 2 physics are 10 mc. I know this one international student that has done calculus up to differential equations, but he did worse than me on one of the tests. So it clearly isn't the student's fault some of the time.</p>
<p>Also, I have atleast a 95% homework average in all of my other classes. So it's not an issue of being extremely lazy.</p>
<p>For the most part, I'm not even working half as hard as I can, except when it comes to studying for exams. So it's not that I want to know if I should drop out (I won't), but I just wanted advice about the low first GPA and the possible D. Thanks</p>
<p>Indian - dude, unless you have below a 2.0, dont sweat it...your first semester is always the toughest because its an adjusting factor...in your next semesters, as material gets tougher, youll know how and how much to study, do homework, ect...id say, if youre still struggling next semester, consider changing majors...but for right now, learn from youre mistakes and move on...unless youre trying to transfer this year or have to apply to something, i wouldnt sweat the D, especially if you can retake it</p>
<p>" I have an average of 95% on my homework assignments, how do I raise up my D?" <---- Hmm, you should think before you type!! Honestly, I think you should retake the course. Wait, how can you sign up for the next course if you're barely passing. It's going to be pretty hard because at my school if you don't pass they'll block from signing up for the next course.</p>
<p>At my school you can't go onto the next engineering or calculus course unless you have a grade of C or better...actually, I think that's true of most courses here.</p>