How to graduate college with a 4.0 gpa
It made me
Proud! 
"4.05, actually"
How I did it: I simply worked my @$$ off for 16-18 hours/day for a little over two years. Incidentally, it's a three-year program (six trimesters) crammed into two years because colleges in BC are only allowed to issue two-year diplomas.
I felt like I was holding my breath throughout the last six months!!
Lessons & tips: I took a Diploma of Applied Science Technology, the most challenging program at my college. Suggest taking something easier, on the "there are no wrong answers" track. Like gender studies! ;c)
I also did a ton of studying on the bus.
Resources: A stack of textbooks, undeniable stubbornness, and material assistance (meals) from my then-girlfriend now ex-wife.
Financial assistance from the government for vocational training.
