<p>I know I am a little late but I've been busy traveling/settling down since school let out back in April. Just wondering how everything ended up at the end of the year?</p>
<p>If some of you will remember, I posted at the end of last semester(fall 2007) with some troubles about my GPA and keeping my 100% bright futures. I got a 2.8 for that semester and I felt like crap. I vowed to do much better the second semester and I kept that vow getting all As except one A- in gen chem 2 ending the semester with a 3.9 and overall a 3.3 GPA.</p>
<p>I made this thread to one, as said before, ask how others did and two to warn students in. Be careful your first year, your first semester specifically. It seems that a lot people I talked to went through the same thing and even worst. They got hit hard the first semester only to bounce back the second. So please, just take my word for it, it won't be the same thing as high school. You will have to earn your grades here(that is unless you take BS courses). Best of luck.</p>
<p>well,i'm not a student, yet! lol</p>
<p>Was enc1101 any easy(if you took it)? I'm going to try and clep out of it.</p>
<p>Don't cut class, take advantage of all extra credit opportunities, keep up with reading and assignments and you should be able to obtain a good GPA. Students get caught up in all the socializing and freedom and forget to wake up and go to class and study. Organization and balance is the key to success.</p>
<p>tomatoking, sorry I didn't take that course. I ended up taking fresh comp in high school and got DE credit. My second semester I was forced to take a writing course and choose topic writing(I honestly thought that class was the biggest waste of time) and got my A in it. </p>
<p>And listen to cybermom everyone(I know I did when you gave me advice at the end of my first semester). While I never did skip class(except the times I was sick), my first semester I never really took advantage of having teachers and TA's there. My second semester I went and talked to TAs and teachers when ever I was unsure about anything. Go to office hours, go ask questions even if you think they will look at you like you are an idiot. In the end this will usually give you an edge over other students whether it be you knowing more or the professor knowing your face and name(this usually a very good thing, unless you're a troublemaker of course).</p>
<p>JC - I am so glad you were able to turn around your grades and keep your valuable scholarship! Congratulations and great advice for students to overcome their fear and take advantage of all the help professors and TAs are happy to provide for students who show their desire to learn. In some subjects like accounting for example, tutoring is available from upper level students too.</p>
<p>It is important to understand that now you must become an advocate for yourself. You must push to learn not only what is presented in class, but also about the entire university environment in which you live.</p>
<p>This means researching for programs and opportunities and knowing the rules BEFORE you start. This is what adults must do every day. Being prepared means far fewer unpleasant surprises later on and allows you to quickly exploit opportunities as they present themselves. </p>
<p>At FSU academic difficulty can ramp up quickly. Learn the signs of this increase BEFORE an exam and secure the help of the professor/instructor quickly. </p>
<p>Be aware of departmental policies regarding tutors. Some departments do not want students hiring tutors and want to know when students need help, other departments encourage the use of tutors. "Departmental policies" means the English Department may have different policies than the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry even though both departments are within the College of Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>Tomatoking did you take that Econ CLEP. Jsut wondering how it was. Was it Macro or Micro Econ?</p>