<p>I'm doing engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick and have a very low gpa of 2.0 and I'm very depressed. Note that half the class gets D's and F's. Rutgers NB has an acceptance rate of 30% and so it is quite selective and half are being failed among that.I'm thinking of transferring to NJIT to increase the gpa. Does anyone know the difficulty of the engineering at NJIT and also does anyone have an idea of what the average gpa at NJIT is? Any info would be of great help. Also any tips on increasing the gpa? I imagine that it must be incredibly difficult/impossible to get a decent job/grad school with a low gpa.</p>
<p>I believe engineering everywhere will be difficult. You might want to rethink about doing engineering. Are you currently a freshmen?</p>
<p>Do you really like engineering or did your parents tell you to be an engineer? If you really like it, I’d keep going. I know someone who is a junior and has a 2.0 and he’s still going for it. Has to add on an extra year to make up some classes but in the end, he will have done it.</p>
<p>Increasing GPA-take the minimum credits to be full-time, add courses in summer, add an extra semester or 2 to your 4 year plan. Do well in your electives (and don’t take them out of Rutgers or it won’t help your GPA). Get a tutor. Join a study group. </p>
<p>You may not get your first choice of job out of school, but you can prove yourself in the job you do get, and move on from there. Don’t let your freshman year determine your life. Take a long-range view and think about what you really want to do before making any rash decisions.</p>
<p>ps I agree that engineering anywhere is going to be difficult. It’s just a hard major; that is why a value is placed on those who accomplish it.</p>
<p>I am a parent and have been in the working world and believe me, the people with the highest GPAs are not always the most successful in the workplace. Don’t discount yourself.</p>
<p>I personally disagree with the last post only to the extent of first year performance. I believe, you should seriously reconsider if engineering is the right choice or not. Because in the end of the day, you failed to perform up to not only your own expectation, but also the schools expectation. Because truth is, if you can’t handle general engineering classes, what does it say about your potential and ability to handle the “real” stuff? I mean sure there are those who are capable of doing just fine in your situation by sticking with it, but ultimately, the chance of that turnaround is small. </p>
<p>Generally, if you struggle during the first year of engineering, it’s almost a bulletproof indication that it is probably not for you. and you should seek alternatives that does not involve in looking for an easier engineering school. Because there are none. If it was easy. Why isn’t everyone doing it. Right?</p>
<p>So reconsider :)</p>
<p>xu701zero anyone can have a bad freshman year and get depressed. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. He has a 2.0; that’s not failing. There are people who are failing out of the business school right now, would you tell them that they obviously can’t meet the standards and to give up? Or would you consider that they are still learning how to budget their time, study, etc? </p>
<p>College is a 4 year learning process. You learn what you like, what you don’t, what you’re capable of, and what you need to work harder on. You can’t just tell someone to give up based on the past 8 months of their life, and it sounds like that’s what you’re doing.</p>
<p>There are always ways to succeed at something if you really want to do it. He just has to figure out if he really wants to do engineering. 2.0 is not the most important factor here.</p>
<p>And another thing that I’ve mentioned before: once you have your degree and get out into the ‘real’ working world, be prepared to start all over again. You will see people with different skill sets succeed and fail. It doesn’t matter what their GPA was and guess what: after your first round of interviews leading to your first job no one will ask you.</p>
<p>I transferred into the pharmacy school many years ago. It was a big adjustment after being one of the best students in high school and cc.</p>
<p>I got a 2.0 my first year; I had horrible study habits and no motivation. After that year, I made a few changes and did better for the next 3 years (5 year program at the time). I ended up graduating with a 3.0. </p>
<p>So first year is definitely not the time to give up because of a 2.0.</p>
<p>ps the one non-strategic thing I did was to take my electives out of Rutgers (doesn’t count for your GPA) and got A’s. I should have taken the more problematic courses (where possible) out of Rutgers.</p>
<p>I did say for some people it is possible to stick with it and turn around. And you are one of those obviously. But I stand by my beliefs. One semester might be understandable. Buy after two semester, I think most people would have gotten the message. Hence dean rankin says 50% dtopout rate after every freshmen year</p>
<p>And. He still didn’t say whether this is something he truly wants or his parents want. Fact is, 90% of the time, people do bad in engineering because they are not truly interested in it. It is those who are truly interested and have a passion for it do well. I trust that you
Are interested, thus you stuck with it and made a turn around. But like I said. It doesn’t work for everyone</p>
<p>i think gpa only really matters for the internships and first job. after that, experience is key. also, it was only the first year; you learn from mistakes. now you’re prepared to do better in the coming years.</p>
<p>We have an acceptance rate of 30%? I’ve seen 60+… where are you getting your stats?</p>