<p>I have decided to attend Berkeley. For them I have to maintain a 3.0 and not get below a C for the classes I reported. Now none of these classes I'm taking this semester are related to my major nor will they affect my 60 units to transfer. I also have IGETC completed so these classes are useless considering I have already sired to Berkeley. </p>
<p>Because I was worried I couldn't get into a single UC, I had CSUs and USC for backups so I'm taking one class for the CSUs and the other 3 have to do with USC's weird general ed courses. I don't feel motivated to do my best in these classes anymore so is it wise to settle for a B on maybe one or two of these classes? Thankfully the other two classes are easy and I will most likely get A's. </p>
<p>I have a toddler that I have kinda neglected (I let him watch tv while I do hw/study) for the bulk of the semester to make sure I maintain my grades to get into one of these schools. Now that I got into my top choice, I want to spend more time with him and give him the attention he deserves, not write papers for a now useless class. The problem is I also plan to apply to grad school in the future so taking the easy way out on these classes will adversely affect my cumulative GPA huh? What do you guys think? I really want to keep my 3.9 because I don't know how much my Berkeley GPA will lower my average. </p>
<p>@dell15 I too have been accepted to Berkeley, and have a toddler! Will you be staying in the Village?
You might want to check your conditions of admissions, I’m sure a B won’t be enough to impact that but better safe than sorry. </p>
<p>Personally I am aggressive when it comes to my grades, but I am also determined to not sacrifice time with my son. This is obviously difficult to do. I definitely have very late nights that turn into early mornings because that is the only time I study. There are also times that I do feel I am lacking in one aspect because of the other, but it is always changing. Your G.P.A is amazing, and it would be ideal if you could manage to get A’s in all. With that said I also understand that it is very important to continue building a relationship with your toddler. We have it rough because we must juggle two very important roles, and there is not enough energy to go around. </p>
<p>My advice probably isn’t helpful but it is all I can think to say, and it’s basically do the best you can do. If you try your best to manage both aspects of your life then whatever the grade you get you deserve, and if it’s a B then that is ok. Not the end of the world. If it is an A then excellent you deserve that as well. At the end of the day the class won’t make or break you. I wouldn’t make a conscious decision to decrease effort in a class, but I would make one to increase family time. </p>
<p>Anyway that probably didn’t help, but I’ve had a lot of long nights lately so forgive me. Congrats though, and if you don’t mind me asking how old is your little one?</p>