How hard would it be to get a 3.8 gpa or higher 1st year

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hello:
I got into the college of undergraduate studies but I want to get into the school of engineering. and i was looking at historical data for internal transfers to chemical engineering and it said you need like a 3.7 to 3.8 at least so I was just wondering how tough it would be to get that gpa in my 1st year taking courses like calc 1, chemistry, etc.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>It depends on how well disciplined you are. Are you going to put out the effort?</p>

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<p>definitely im gonna try as hard as i can, at least i plan on doing so</p>

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<p>A 3.8 or higher GPA your freshman year is definitely within reach. The biggest indicator of how well you do in college is how well you did in high school. It also depends on how well you adjust to college. It’s a totally different way of studying and living. If you focus and put in time into your studies, go to class, and use your resources, then earning a good GPA is not hard at all. Most introductory courses are not too bad. Sure, they are tougher than high school, but, again, it just means adjusting.
For calc 1, if you’ve taken it in high school before, then taking it at UT will be a piece of cake. If you haven’t though, I recommend finding someone who has and forming a study group. As for chemistry, the only recommendation I have is avoid McCord. His class was my only B my freshman year.</p>

<p>Hope that helps :)</p>

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<p>lmcDoctor10. thanks. that helped a lot. By any chance did you take physics and biology the intro courses and if you did what teachers would you reccomend. also, did you take a ugs signature course your freshman year?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Didn’t take physics or biology, but I did take a UGS. Took freshman research initiative, although I think this one is through natural sciences. Unless you really want to go into research, I wouldn’t recommend it. There are many different signature courses, and my best recommendation is to find one that really interests you, or it will just be another boring course. If there’s one thing I would change about my first semester, it would be to take a UGS course that interests me. Most UGS courses require A LOT of writing, so it helps to have a strong interest in the material :)</p>