<p>hey, i was awarded a scholarship to michigan that depends on my gpa being a 3.5 or above. I opened this thread for current michigan students to give insight to how to succeed academically so that i can be in complete control of my academic future at umich. thanks!</p>
<p>Gulp, that's an incredibly high GPA to maintain--even harder to get and keep if you're doing pre-med or engineering. Just so you know, 3.5 is really pretty high.</p>
<p>Not mission impossible but...you're in for quite the fight.</p>
<p>alright i understand that (my insecurity about having that high of a gpa prompted me to create this thread) however i want to be realistic and open the forum for tips on how to achieve greatly academically i will be in the literature science and arts college so any students of this college please feel free to give me tips on how to be successful academically</p>
<p>Although I'm in engineering myself, here are the most basic tips: go to office hours and don't procrastinate.
Also, for papers, go to the Sweetland Writing Center.
For exams, if at all possible: take all the older exams from that course until you feel extremely comfortable</p>
<p>Classes like Econ 101, Math 115/116, and orgo chem are brutal weeder classes, so beware.</p>
<p>For "subjective" paper-type classes (english etc) - participate in class and get your professor or TA to like you. Go to office hours before papers are due and ask for advice (even if you don't need it - it'll take 10 minutes and you might even learn something).</p>
<p>For more quantitative-type classes (science/econ/maybe history): know the material. Know it inside out. Know it backwards, forwards, up, and down. Know it in your sleep...</p>
<p>thanks for the input</p>
<p>This might make you feel better: my roomate got a scholarship that was supposed to require a 3.5+ in order for her to keep it. She got a <3.0 GPA first semester and didn't hear a word from the scholarship people. Not even a warning. Second semester her grades improved, but her cumulative GPA was still not above 3.5. Still, nothing from the scholarship people. I don't think they're that strict. They try really hard to do whatever they can to help you keep your scholarship.</p>