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Staying an extra year in College to bring up GPA?

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I think you are putting to much weight on the GPA, while it is important the year you would be spending to boost it such a small amount would be much better spent getting a job in the field and earning experience. Chalk it up to the past, move on, and now work at gaining experience and social networking.
 
I just don't think you should be worrying about your GPA so much, you passed the classes which really does say a lot. Plus you actually got more then a few A's and B's.
 
I think you're putting too much pressure on your self. Some advice from someone that spent 4.5 years at USF with 4 different majors and nothing to show for it except a lot of student loans:

Relax. You're life isn't over, have you considered taking a break from school? I did and it was without question the best decision I ever made for myself. I took 2.5 years off, and worked full-time at a grocery store and actually found something I was really interested in (butchering). I started back in school this past fall with a 2.06 GPA in business administration, a topic which I never gave a thought to back then, now I brought my GPA up to 2.36 in one semester.

Now I've got 9 years working experience and soon a degree to go along with it (this summer anyway). For me, being older has made focusing on what's important much easier than when I was 18.

I think you should take a step back and reevaluate your priorities and perhaps find an odd job here or there, you never know that hands on might open up a new world for you, or it could just reaffirm what you had wanted to do all along.
 
HamburgerBoy said:
Engineering is probably the best field to have a low GPA in. srsly. If you don't think you can make it in that field and don't want to spend years doing something completely/mostly unrelated, you should probably quit college and try a trade school or something.
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You can get away with a low GPA in engineering when you graduate (though a high one definitely helps get that first job) but he's going from a community college to a 4 year school. Many 4 year schools with decent engineering programs have requirements to formally enter into the engineering program. With a 2.6 he may not meet them. He needs to take a better look at what his options are.

I'd also be very wary of recommending an engineering major after his grades at a community college. In a 4 year school a degree in engineering will not be any easier...
 
I graduated as a EE with a GPA under 2.5, and didn't have an issue getting the job in 2008, so its not the end of the world.

That saying you being in a community college and only having 2 years worth of credit hours (assumption) you can probably raise your GPA by more than what people said if you Ace your retakes, but when you are transferring to a 4 year college they are going to get your full transcript therefore will see your retakes as well. Not sure how much that will play into it, but you aren't going to be able to hide the fact that you might of taken half of your classes 2x.
 
kyrax12 said:
its a community college so it is covered by a bog fee waiver.
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It is a full year of work that you will not get back. It isn't worth the opportunity cost. Working years are pretty valuable. When you are about to retire you will kick yourself for not working more when you were younger, as you peel yourself out of bed to go to work at age 65 🙂
 
kyrax12 said:
more than computer science? 0.0
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Accounting is a very recession proof job (its one thing every company needs). Problem is, lots of people have caught on to that. The good news is that lots of,accounting majors want to work at the big 4. The bad news is that the accounting jobs that are easy to get pay very low.
 
just look for a job immediately. You could have a better chance at a job than I do if you've had a job before and I have a degree. Unless you got a C+ or better, you shouldn't retake the course because while an A indicates serious achievment, it doesn't undo the C or lower that you got. Also, it sounds like that in your situation you wouldn't get into a university that didn't suck.

You can't graduate with less than a 2.0 GPA because that means you didn't put in much effort and/or weren't smart enough to have a degree. I'm surprised I graduated because I didn't really study for tests much at all in college like I did in High School and there weren't easy ass homework/classwork assignments that contributed to your grade. However, participation was graded in most courses in college whereas only a few high school teachers graded participation. All in all, college was ten times easier than high school though with the exception of a few courses and that's a shame because the students were way smarter at my college than at my high school--I'm talking about average IQ of 90-93 vs 120-135 and I was one of the dumbest in college but pretty smart in high school. My college GPA was lower because I didn't put anywhere close to as much effort into college as I did into high school.
 
My suggestion is that you go work for a year then revisit the issue of further education. Go work on an oil rig or something.
 
soccerballtux said:
that's not true. Just because you're scared doesn't mean you don't belong.
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This is true, I can accept this.

basslover1 said:
I think you're putting too much pressure on your self. Some advice from someone that spent 4.5 years at USF with 4 different majors and nothing to show for it except a lot of student loans:

Relax. You're life isn't over, have you considered taking a break from school? I did and it was without question the best decision I ever made for myself. I took 2.5 years off, and worked full-time at a grocery store and actually found something I was really interested in (butchering). I started back in school this past fall with a 2.06 GPA in business administration, a topic which I never gave a thought to back then, now I brought my GPA up to 2.36 in one semester.

Now I've got 9 years working experience and soon a degree to go along with it (this summer anyway). For me, being older has made focusing on what's important much easier than when I was 18.

I think you should take a step back and reevaluate your priorities and perhaps find an odd job here or there, you never know that hands on might open up a new world for you, or it could just reaffirm what you had wanted to do all along.
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Good advice. :thumbsup:



I must continue to disagree with the set of statements implying the OP will not improve himself with more semesters in school and that it is better to graduate as soon as possible.

The OP indicates he wishes to improve his study habits and people tell him to get out of school and get a job with his currently proven substandard skillset. This is clearly wrong advice for his desire to secure a stable career that will support him in his life.

A college degree does not magically convey a job and a comfortable lifestyle. Earning an education teaches a student important material, provides marketable skills, and most importantly develops the work habits necessary to succeed in a career and in life in general.

IMO, the OP would do better to stay in community college for another 2-4 semesters while he develops his newfound desire to focus, achieve, and work to earn a proper education. He may be at a point where he may redefine his life's direction. Let him take the opportunity to achieve this important step while it is available to him. Do not prematurely take it from him with advice to quit and attempt to find work at a level far below his potential.

However, the OP shows no sign of understanding my advice and this shows the possibility that my assumptions and advice may be incorrect.

In my situation, my drive to achieve a proper education and develop proper work habits is what allowed me to move from a writing code to become a small business owner writing and successfully obtaining my own patents. Such advice to earn a 'C' degree quickly and get out into the work force would have greatly impaired my potential and happiness in life.

Give the OP the chance to prove himself. He can always get a 'C' degree later if he realizes it is the proper action to take.
 
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