How did you do in your first year?
 

I was just wondering how bad or well people did in there first year of college. It doesn't matter if it's your first year now or you graduated 20 years ago.

I am really disappointed in myself. So, I guess this thread is a way of releasing my thoughts.

In HS, my cumulative GPA was 3.8, and I was on the Nat'l Honor Society and 2 other Honor Societies. That all changed once I went to UMD. I guess I had to much fun first semester, because I was just under a 2.0:( This was the worst that I have EVER done. This semester looks a little better. I think I may get close to a 3.0, but not over.
I spoke to this advisor in the Air Force program and he said in HS he was Salutatorian, but in his first semester, he got a 0.9...
Everyone keeps telling me it gonna get better. I really hope so

So, how did you guys do?

high school GPA means nothing. you'll see that a lot of things will change in college.

I used to be a high school recruiter for UCLA, and every student was concerned about GPA.

my advice:

-don't pick a major yet...study what sounds interesting.
-don't worry about General Education requirements...yet.
-have fun.
-don't worry about grades...yet.

get in your groove, and you'll see that things will move along smoothly...it took me three years before I found mine...so I ended up staying at UCLA a little longer.

when you graduate, we'll see if you're still worried about comparing yourself to your high school days...

In College, there is no real thing called "Extra Credit," many of the instructors in high school give this out to inflate grades. Also remember that you were graded on homework assignments in High School. In college, it is all about the projects and test.

This maybe the reason why you see your grades flactuate. You may already know your stuff...but if you can not A's those midterms or test...this is when you will get a lower grade. So study up.

Ah...highschool.....the world's largest joke....

I went from a 95% average in highschool, down to a 79% graduating average in university. The main reason was because it was more difficult, and profs don't play favorites like teachers. In highschool, I had the rep for being smart, so everyone would just give you better marks than you deserve to preserve that reputation. I probably actually deserved a high eighties average.

the secret to the first year of school is to pass. Only 30% of the people in my discipline get through the first year, but after that, most people stick through to grad.

I don't know about you, but I had extra credit in several classes during college...and it wasn't always about projects and tests.

I had one class that only had one midterm and one final, each worth 25% of the final grade. the other 50% of your final grade was based on in-class participation and discussion of material.


there will always be several perspectives on college experiences...make your own observations...don't use secondary sources as your primary source.

First year of college? Dropped out after 3 weeks. Of course working full time, third shift may have had something to do with it....

freshman year at UMD:

3.93 Fall '96
4.00 Spring '97....

I don't know what you're talking about shem... :p

Yup, agree with that 100%

it was a rude awakening for me when I started taking 400-level (junior-senior level courses) classes my junior year at Maryland. I ended up with a 2.93 that year.

better get your ass to do more studying!!!!

I can relate to this,, when you find your grove, nothing can stop you ...
Bruce

Thanks for the advice guys.

One more month till summer break. I can't wait any longer.:tit:

also employers don't look at grades...they more look at your extra curicular activities...and crap like that

only if your field of profession is not highly technical.

for highly technical positions (engineers, programmers, scientists, etc) they look for working experience in that field, what major-specific courses you took, and how you did in those classes.

i'm a government IT worker...the only thing they look at is what courses i took....

To all of you that are going to college: It's no f*cking joke, and IF you want to be successful in life, you are going to have give everything up for it. Otherwise, it will kick you in the ass so hard, you will regred it for the rest of your life. I did great in highschool too, but as soon as you get the taste of a real college, you will realize how much of the joke the highschool actually was. I am in my 4th year (5 year school) with 3.0 in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

1st year -> GPA = 1.8
2nd year -> GPS = 1.9
3rd year -> GPA = 2.0
4th year -> GPA = 2.1
2/3 5th year -> GPA = 2.2 -> graduated with BS weeee:bt: