Be a better student, with better grades

an A and 2 B’s in smmer I. summer II in progress…

One down, one to go!

I ended the spring semester with three A’s and one B (which qualified me for the Dean’s List). I guess I should be proud of myself for that; but at this point in my life, a “B” is just not good enough.
Next Monday I’ll begin the summer term, during which I’ll only be taking one class. It’s not my favorite subject so I’ll have to work extra hard to keep interested. Still I feel certain that my GPA will continue to rise…the only question is, will it be enough for the graduate admissions committee?

I’m a chemical engineering student. My first semester year ended up at 3.384 both semesters (I know it’s kind of weird). So my overall is 3.384 obviously. I hope to make atleast a 3.5 next semester. I believed my GPR for the 2nd semester to be above a 3.5 but I figured out that one of my 1 hour classes didn’t count towards credit… Anyways the classes get harder but I will have more time so I should be able to get better grades.

Goal : 3.5+ 3rd semester.

i’ve lost my motivation to do this.

Anyone know how to get it back?

When I graduated back in 2001, it was by the skin of my teeth. At the time I was fine with that, as I was just ready to be done with it. However, as the years went by, I found myself searching for something. My life, post-college, had been very exciting and had taken me to many interesting places. Still, there was something missing.

After doing some soul-searching, I came to realize that what was missing from my life was a sense of purpose. In fact, this is something that had been missing from my life for years. And if my life was to move forward, rather than remaining in the stagnant state that it was in, I would have to once again find meaning in it.

So in the fall of last year, after many months of contemplation, I returned to school with a fervor that I had never before displayed. My purpose was two-fold. First, I wanted to prove to myself that I could, indeed, make the grades. Second, I wanted to prove to the graduate admissions committee that I could do the same. And in trying to accomplish this goal, I surpassed even my own expectations, making the President’s List.

I am now in my second semester and hoping to have the same results. I have put in several applications to graduate programs around the country, and am waiting to hear a decision regarding my admission. I also took my entrance exams and did rather well, scoring high enough to be eligible for scholarships. So now it’s just a waiting game…hopefully I’ll hear something in the next month or so.

I am a good student I try to pay attetion in class i try not to ge distracted but in my grades they are terreble and I need to improve them…
for that I need to get organize with my homework and finish them in time
I need to study for test but I dont know how to…..I will do my best to do it….spring break is coming so.. no school but when i come back my goal is goin to be a better student…

I had two goals, study more and get good grades. I thought it would be better to compress them into one goal.

Sheesh! School has been eluding me, but with the help of Ben and Kamil (our Nigerian who sleeps on our couch…oh wait! I can’t say that anymore! We got a new place and actually gave him a room…damn…) I strive for bigger and better things. Last semester I dropped out. But this semester will be far more successful. One online course: Paralegalism; a night course: Legal Research and Analysis, and two afternoon courses: Constitutional Law and Real Property Law. If I take at least two summer courses I can graduate in a year and I will be out of college and onto better things. I can get a real job and finally start my damn life!

I am starting this kind of sceptically. I use to be the top student in my class, but it is true that your junior year is your hardest. I have barely been passing my classes. But my gpa has gone down and I am ready for it to go back up.