What are good tips from adjusting from high school to community college?

[Ricemarine]

So um yeah... I do a program where high school students go to community college for dual-credit, college and high school. So, I just flunked my first test in pre calculus... I got in the lower part of the median, and there's no bell curve. The other high school student in the same class as me failed with 2% higher. I scored a 59%, he scored 61%. So now I'm trying to pull myself together to work myself back up. Otherwise there goes my 3.913 GPA... I also probably failed or barely passed the US History test (UW professor)...


So are there any good general tips you guys could contribute so I can avoid or at least minimize the drop of my GPA?

This is a serious discussion, so please only give serious answers...

 

[MisterJackson]

Don't worry, the rest of the failures there will make you feel right at home

 

[acemcmac]

Every time I felt that I was overburdened, I'd try to remmber that Atlas carried the whole world on his back without so much a wimper. What a stud. I asprie to be that tough, therefore, when I feel burnt out, I squeeze blood from the stone of effort and keep going.

In summary. Be Atlas. Go kick school's ass.

Hope that helps.

 

[Lola]

yea, in college, no one cares if you show up, get a bad grade on a test, etc.
YOU have to make it your priority to study and succeed.
What about positive reinforcement... by that i mean, make an agreement with yourself that every time you do well on a test (say a B grade or higher) reward yourself with something. It does not have to be extravagant or anything, just something that you like... a new dvd, game, etc.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

wow....flunking in community college.

Perhaps you should reevaluate your life goals

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
wow....flunking in community college.

Perhaps you should reevaluate your life goals

lol... Hey... this is my first quarter in community college...

 

[zylander]

STUDY GROUPS!!!!!


I was the same way. When I graduated HS and went to community college I did absolutely HORRIBLE my first year. CC for me was just about the same work load as HS but, like Lola said there is no one pushing you to do the work, you have to make the effort yourself. And, one way to help you with that is to join or make a study group with people. I never botherd to make friends in college because I still had a bunch of friends from HS. And, for me, not having people to work with in college pretty much screwed me.

 

[sindows]

The best tip I can give is to do better...if you can get a 3.9GPA in high school, you can get a 4.0 in a "real college" quite easily. I had a 3.2 gpa for high school and now I'm at 3.8 at UCF.

Same me, same lazy study habits, more self destructing activities, higher gpa

 

[Modular]

I'ts all about time management. You will have to study and that's all there is to it.

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
So um yeah... I do a program where high school students go to community college for dual-credit, college and high school. So, I just flunked my first test in pre calculus... I got in the lower part of the median, and there's no bell curve. The other high school student in the same class as me failed with 2% higher. I scored a 59%, he scored 61%. So now I'm trying to pull myself together to work myself back up. Otherwise there goes my 3.913 GPA... I also probably failed or barely passed the US History test (UW professor)...


So are there any good general tips you guys could contribute so I can avoid or at least minimize the drop of my GPA?

It really sounds like your heads in the right place. I've had 8.5 years of college and my GPA is similar to yours. My total strategy was to excell at my coursework so that the instructor had no choice but to give me an A. It is your permanent record.

Strategies I've used in the past: Can you change the class to an audit, so it will not affect your GPA. Or is it too late? You can always retake the class with better preparation.
Another method: Is it to late to withdraw from the course so that it will not show up as a withdrawal on your permanent record? I've done this before. Then I went to the college library and registered for a self paced course using audio visual equipment. I finished it fast and the extra credits kept me registered as a full time student. I hope this helps.

Another tip. Could you take some evening classes. People are worn out from a day at work, so often the instructors are not as demanding.

 

[sswingle]

I took all the easy classes when I did half high school and half community college. Made for an awesome senior year.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
So um yeah... I do a program where high school students go to community college for dual-credit, college and high school. So, I just flunked my first test in pre calculus... I got in the lower part of the median, and there's no bell curve. The other high school student in the same class as me failed with 2% higher. I scored a 59%, he scored 61%. So now I'm trying to pull myself together to work myself back up. Otherwise there goes my 3.913 GPA... I also probably failed or barely passed the US History test (UW professor)...


So are there any good general tips you guys could contribute so I can avoid or at least minimize the drop of my GPA?

It really sounds like your heads in the right place. I've had 8.5 years of college and my GPA is similar to yours. My total strategy was to excell at my coursework so that the instructor had no choice but to give me an A. It is your permanent record.

Strategies I've used in the past: Can you change the class to an audit, so it will not affect your GPA. Or is it too late? You can always retake the class with better preparation.
Another method: Is it to late to withdraw from the course so that it will not show up as a withdrawal on your permanent record? I've done this before. Then I went to the college library and registered for a self paced course using audio visual equipment. I finished it fast and the extra credits kept me registered as a full time student. I hope this helps.

Too late to withdraw from the class...
They made is so that you can withdraw before the first major test. But after you're screwed.

 

[ebaycj]

Shooting yourself in the head for making such a stupid decision would be a good start.

Why would you go to community college?

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: ebaycj
Shooting yourself in the head for making such a stupid decision would be a good start.

Why would you go to community college?

Not my choice.
Parents...

 

[zylander]

Originally posted by: ebaycj
Shooting yourself in the head for making such a stupid decision would be a good start.

Why would you go to community college?

Whats wrong with going to community college?
I saved a lot of money the past three years, and when I transfer to UCLA next fall Ill have ahigher priority over HS graduates.

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
So um yeah... I do a program where high school students go to community college for dual-credit, college and high school. So, I just flunked my first test in pre calculus... I got in the lower part of the median, and there's no bell curve. The other high school student in the same class as me failed with 2% higher. I scored a 59%, he scored 61%. So now I'm trying to pull myself together to work myself back up. Otherwise there goes my 3.913 GPA... I also probably failed or barely passed the US History test (UW professor)...


So are there any good general tips you guys could contribute so I can avoid or at least minimize the drop of my GPA?

It really sounds like your heads in the right place. I've had 8.5 years of college and my GPA is similar to yours. My total strategy was to excell at my coursework so that the instructor had no choice but to give me an A. It is your permanent record.

Strategies I've used in the past: Can you change the class to an audit, so it will not affect your GPA. Or is it too late? You can always retake the class with better preparation.
Another method: Is it to late to withdraw from the course so that it will not show up as a withdrawal on your permanent record? I've done this before. Then I went to the college library and registered for a self paced course using audio visual equipment. I finished it fast and the extra credits kept me registered as a full time student. I hope this helps.

Too late to withdraw from the class...
They made is so that you can withdraw before the first major test. But after you're screwed.

It sounds like your stuck. I've done this also. Go to the tutoring center at the college, it will help. You may even be invited to the tutors house. I had someone who liked teaching and got me through a class. You might also want to meet with the instructor during their office hours, explain your situation. Ask them what you need to do in order to survive their class with minimal damage to your GPA.

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: ebaycj
Shooting yourself in the head for making such a stupid decision would be a good start.

Why would you go to community college?

You'll get a better education out of a community college in fulfilling your general education requirements. You get an AA and then transfer to a four year college. BTW this is significantly cheaper also. Community college classes are taught by trained professors. In a large university you are often taught by student aides. Class size-university-overcrowded; community college-15 to 25.

 

[oCxTiTaN]

Hmm...good tips for adjusting from high school to community college? Set your sights rather low...girls are going to weigh about 20lbs more on average and be even dumber to boot!

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: oCxTiTaN
Hmm...good tips for adjusting from high school to community college? Set your sights rather low...girls are going to weigh about 20lbs more on average and be even dumber to boot!

lol...
Yo... what rig do you have now OCxTitan?
I remember when you had that intel P4 and you kept beating everyone on devhardware.

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
yea, in college, no one cares if you show up, get a bad grade on a test, etc.
YOU have to make it your priority to study and succeed.
What about positive reinforcement... by that i mean, make an agreement with yourself that every time you do well on a test (say a B grade or higher) reward yourself with something. It does not have to be extravagant or anything, just something that you like... a new dvd, game, etc.

Yes they do now. Community colleges EVERYWHERE are starting to have strict attendance policies. At the CC I attend, several professors have policies that automatically take off 10% of your final grade for every day you miss after 2 absences.

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: ebaycj
Shooting yourself in the head for making such a stupid decision would be a good start.

Why would you go to community college?

How else do you get into a University if high school credentials don't qualify?

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: ebaycj
Shooting yourself in the head for making such a stupid decision would be a good start.

Why would you go to community college?

He's going while still in high school. It's called getting ahead.

 

[oCxTiTaN]

Hey man, what's going on?

Well I've gone from an FX-57 to FX-60 and now down (if you can really call it that) to a E6600 @ 3.24GHz 2GB DDR900, 7950GX2 2x150GB Raptors.

My old rig was probably my most powerful (in relation to technology at the time):

FX-60 @ 3GHz
2GB PC4000 Crucial Ballistix Tracers
2x7900GTXs
2x74GB Raptors

I kinda miss the 7900gtx's but I needed to sell them off to help pay for the new stuff.

This rig is plenty fast, nvidia and intel just need to enable sli on the intel chipsets and I'll grab another 7950gx2

 

[Ricemarine]

Any one else?

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Any one else?