Possibility of Reseting my GPA?

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>I've completed now 1 full year and one semester's worth at college. My gpa is terrible. My cumulative gpa is a mere 1.98 after taking nine courses spaninng the year and a half. Because it is so low, I am more interested in resetting it and starting fresh than just striving for the highest possible marks in an attempt to pull up my gpa. After looking at a gpa calculator, I realize that there is no amount of top-noth grades that I could get to drastically pull up my gpa.</p>

<p>I am very serious about getting my self together, but I don't want things to be too late for me.</p>

<p>Please provide me with as MUCH help here as possibe along with your BEST advice.
Thank you.</p>

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<p>Have never heard of this being possible. As long as you stay at the same institution, your transcript will list all of the courses that you’ve taken there. With that GPA, your chances of transferring are slim-to-none. </p>

<p>Most students do poorly in their first-year relative to their ability in their subsequent undergraduate years. I would recommend re-taking any courses you may have received a D or a F, and working harder next year.</p>

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<p>What is your school’s policy on retaking courses and the grades you will receive on your transcript?</p>

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<p>It’s not too late. :slight_smile: As HieronymusBosch said, first years often have a hard time transitioning into college. Don’t let it worry you too much. As long as you aren’t planning on applying to graduate programs that look at your cumulative GPA (many programs only look at the grades from your last year or two), it’ll barely affect you. Whatever you do, though, don’t omit your transcript when applying elsewhere, as if the school finds out about your omission, you could lose your degree!</p>

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<p>Thanks you guys. I could redo the courses I did poorly in, but it seems as though my best hope now is to pull top marks and promote myself by highlighting my improvement and capabilities. My goal now is to do this and ace any SAT, ACT, GRE scores to show what I am truly capable of.</p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>