I went to a very good private high school that prepared me so well, especially with writing.

I'm primarily a B student. I'll get the occasional C as a final grade, but also the occasional A

Out of the 2 years and 18 classes I've taken, the break down is as such (negating the +'s and -'s)

3 C's, 13 B's, 2 A's

I have a 3.0 GPA atm

And I've set 3.0 as the lowest I want to graduate with. 3.0 or above is fine by me. No one can complain about a solid B average, imo

The lowest I accept on exams and such is a B-, so my standards are high enough, but obviously the 3 C's shows that i do slip occasionally (albeit 2 of those 3 C's are in Required Courses that dont matter to my major, so when Grad Schools etc see my transcrip and A's and B's in the classes that matter, it makes me look even better)

That being said, I don't exactly exert myself. I work the same way in College as I did in High School.

That's a double edge sword, of course, because if I did  care more, I would be pushing a 3.3 GPA I believe, but to me having fun is more important, and as I said, no shame in having a 3.0 GPA (at the lowest) when all is said and done

Some of my course have indeed been challenging, and very few have been easy, so I do work, I'm not a slacker nor am I student who intetniaolly seeks out the easiest classes.

I'm just thankful that I was able to attend such a good private High School.

Everyone is different. But for me, a 3.0 + having fun is more important than a 3.2 or 3.3 and not hainv as much fun. Personally, I feel that when you're in that solid B range (3.0) then you're fine. Sure, higher is better, but again, no shame in a 3.0.....

College is a breeze.

btw, where do you go?

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suddenly things just happen we can't explain.

And congrats, that's a good effort.

Post edited at 11:38 pm on May 22, 2008 by iamben

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4 C's, 12 B's, 2 A's
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Freshman:
Psychology: C
Into to International Politics: C+
Into to Comparative Politics: B-
Spanish I: B-
Into to Statistics: B+
War and Morality: B+
Spanish II: B+
Freshman Writing: A-
Computer Based Statistics: A

Sophomore:
Astronomy: C
Media and Politics: C+
Anthropology: B-
Intro to American Politics: B
US Diplomatic History: B
American History: B
Speech Writing in the White House: B+
Sociology: B+
Freedom and Equality: B+

^No shame in those grades whatsoever

Still...if you can do better, a 3.0 isn't exactly the best.

But, I like caring about my grades.  I have a 3.8, with minimal studying, and I'm pretty damn proud of that... especially for my school.  We have an incredibly high drop/fail rate and there arent many people that keep a high GPA.  It just gives me something to strive for and keeps me motivated to learn all that I can and of course the more I learn, the more prepared for my profession I will be.

I figure, fuck, I'm paying a shitload of money to go to school, not go out and party. You get three months off during the summer and then you have the rest of your life after you're done with school to do whatever. Why waste your one shot and all the money you're putting in it?

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Post edited at 7:19 am on May 27, 2008 by BBallAsh23

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I'm a senior at one of the best schools in my state. My GPA is currently a 3.9. Which, by the way, is up from a 2.8. I did decent in highschool, kept a solid c average. College is serious. It costs alot of money to go and I'm not about to take the chance of losing all my money for nothing. You gotta have some fun though. I checked out a website that had some real good tips on "enhancing intelligence", that have really helped me. I ordered the program, but the articles and FAQs are really helpful by themselves. It more or less tells you how to use what you've already got and get better grades.

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Post edited at 7:20 am on May 27, 2008 by BBallAsh23

The point of having a high GPA is that it will help you land a better first job when you graduate. Those who want to go to good graduate schools need closer to a 4.0.

A piece of advice to all the Math and Science people here, if you can choose your liberal art requirements, choose a upper division math/science related course over a lower division humanities course, you'll definitely have a better time. The humanity courses basically took up 90% of my time, so I expect my workload to be a lot lighter the next two years.

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Quote: from bsmart at 8:28 pm on May 26, 2008

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I'm a senior at one of the best schools in my state. My GPA is currently a 3.9. Which, by the way, is up from a 2.8. I did decent in highschool, kept a solid c average. College is serious. It costs alot of money to go and I'm not about to take the chance of losing all my money for nothing. You gotta have some fun though. I checked out a website that had some real good tips on "enhancing intelligence", that have really helped me. I ordered the program, but the articles and FAQs are really helpful by themselves. It more or less tells you how to use what you've already got and get better grades.

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so how are you at one of the best schools in your state if you had a solid C average in high school? unless youre in like... alaska?

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pretty much every says "one of the best schools in my state..."

i think that they know that no one is actually going to check stats to see how the school really does compare to other schools.  

I went to a dance school that is second to Juilliard, but it doesnt mean a damn thing.  School is what you make of it, and that's it.