<p>I'm a sophomore going abroad next semester during my junior year on a program that I worked really hard to get into. However, I need to keep my grades for this semester at a certain GPA or higher to make sure I stay on the program at the end of this semester. Normally I a pretty social person. I'd go out on the weekends a lot, and I definitely partied a lot harder my freshman year. But what I'm asking is that is it okay for me to pretty much sacrifice the rest of my spring social life to make sure I get the grades I need? I feel like I'm the only person staying in on the weekend when everyone is out and about, even though I'd like to be out.</p>
<p>Your post started out with the statement about how hard you worked to get into the program. You then say how you have to keep your grades up, or you will not be able to go. That is a pretty basic answer to your own question right there. You know what you have to do, it is pretty easy to see that.</p>
<p>If you don’t work to keep your grades up then all of that hard work that you did before to get into the program in the first place, will be wasted. Why would you even consider the possibility of losing something that you put so much effort into previously? It is hard to understand why you think that your party time is so important.</p>
<p>It is not like the people that you have been hanging out with are going to disappear if you don’t see much of them for a semester. What will happen if you just keep right on partying? You will lose out on a lot. A lower GPA will affect a lot of things that you aren’t even considering right now. Plus the fact that you take time away from partying will make you like you have some smarts and that is much more impressive than hanging out all the time.</p>
<p>The GPA is more important than going out and partying. It is possible to have a social life and a high GPA- you just have to work at scheduling the two out.</p>
<p>Why care about what everyone else is doing? Trust me…I feel the same way 
I see a lot of people going out and doing stuff but I can also see other people studying. Look at it long-term wise. What will those people be doing in 10 years and what will you be doing? Work hard and succeed in your plans my good man.</p>
<p>Good grades and a social life are far from mutually exclusive; in fact, I’d argue that a moderate social life could improve grades. It’s as much a part of a well-balanced life as eating well, exercising, and sleeping. After all, going out once a week wouldn’t have to take more than 3 or 4 hours, and if you drink reasonably, it won’t impact your ability to work the next day.</p>