Raise Low GPA

Here's your routine:

- Wake up for class (not too early, not too late)
- Make sure to get a seat somewhere from the front to the middle
- Take thorough notes!
- Read the chapter
- Research in the library
- Study group with friends and classmates
- All nighters & serious cramming before the test
- Testing accompanied by a feeling of great uncertainty

If you do 3 or more things from this list, you're a good student! You probably have a GPA comparable with the average student GPA, right?. You go to class, read the book, pay attention, take great notes, collaborate with classmates... it's all paying off, isn't it? Probably not, after all you're reading an article about raising your GPA. (sorry, I've got to be honest with you!) The truth is, no one could say that you're not a good student. Your teachers probably think you're a good student, your friends and classmates all know you work your butt off. Unfortunately, tests don't lie and teachers are most often very ethical people, despite what some movies would have you believe.

For most people, a college degree is the end of the road as far as their education is concerned. Some will go on to a masters, doctorate & Ph.D., and if that's going to be you, your GPA is crucial. Even if you're not going to grad school, you're probably still concerned about your GPA. Employers are looking at students' GPA's more strenuously now. The average number of people in the U.S. attending college has risen, and it isn't enough anymore just to have a degree. If you're attending a low GPA college, your GPA score is all the more important!

If you are planning on going to grad school, your GPA is going to make or break you when it comes to choice of school, acceptance, and any grants or scholarships that you're hoping to recieve. The college acceptance GPA requirements for grad schools are much stricter. The simple truth is this: no one can really judge who you are, your true character, in one meeting, one session. Interviews only give the interviewer a good feeling for the type of person that you're projecting, and they know that!

It can take years to get to know someone's habits and character, so instead of relying strictly on a 10 minute meeting that you've had all week to prepare for, interviewers, recruiters, scholarship commitees are all looking for some other indication of your value, your character and your ability. Guess what they look at? Your GPA! It's been with you for four years, it's the culmination of everything you did in college, so why wouldn't they put heavy emphasis on it?

It's not rocket science. It's short & sweet. D average GPA meens you're one of a few things:

1. Lazy (probably the most common)
2. Unfocused
3. Uninterested
4. Mentally Challenged (they have assistance, you know?)
5. Poorly trained

While number five is probably the most common in the list, that's not what people are going to think about you. If you want to know what your college GPA is telling other people about you, brace yourself, I'm going to be honest with you and it might hurt a bit: You're lazy, you don't care about your future, you won't be someone who is going to add value to the company or graduate program to which you're applying, and worst of all we don't want to waste time on this person he/she doesn't care. That's it, that's what the person looking at your transcipt is thinking. I know that's harsh, but it's the God's honest truth. In their head it probably doesn't sound so mean and they definitely won't tell you that to your face, but the people who spend their careers evaluating other people actually know what they're doing. They know what the warning signs are and for lack of better information, they're going to play it safe.

Now, you're probably not a D student. Unless you attend a low gpa college, you probably aren't even in school if your gpa is hovering around a D. You're most likely either a B or a C student, and you just want a little competetive edge to help you get that job or scholarship that you need to achieve your goals. That's valid, and you can get there. The difference between a 4.0 and a 3.0 is massive, and you're willing to spend the time to get it, so why shouldn't you have it?

Many people know this, though they won't tell you: things that are within your control, such as your gpa, are very simple to control. I'm not going to tell you that it's easy to get along with your kid brother or the jerk that sits next to you in chemestry, but studying and maintaining a respectable gpa is cake.

You probably don't believe me yet, but just know this: if you have the right system, if you know what steps to take to get the job done correctly, your gpa as well as many other things in your life are very simple tasks that you can accell at with little effort. It's all a matter of knowing what is successful, what the correct steps are and what order they go in. You can learn it, you just have to be willing to follow a plan & stick to it. No one is going to interfere with you getting an A, they don't have anything to gain from it & college students aren't that dirty (this isnt Van Wilder & you're not exactally stealing Tara Reid from her jealous boyfriend).