How to Raise your GPA and Get into a Professional School |
Posted: June 20, 2019 |
Getting into a top school of your choice will more often than not require a high GPA. Whether you want to get into an Ivy League university or just your state school there is always competition. Raising your GPA can help you stand out and get noticed.
The 5 tips on raising your GPA in this blog post sum up everything you will need to know!
Raising your GPA early on in your education will be the most effective way to keep it high as the years go on. Once you gain more credits, it is harder to raise it a substantial amount without maintain a 4.0 GPA. If you did not get a high GPA for your freshman and sophomore years here is another option. This is especially helpful if you are planning on applying to a post graduate or professional college after undergrad. Take a lot of classes dedicated to your major during the last 45 credit hours. Many Professional colleges will only look at the last 45 credit hours. Especially if the majority of classes are dedicated to your major.
Attend office hours. You will gain knowledge about the material by discussing topics that you do not understand one on one with the Professor.
Teach another classmate or your parents the material. Teaching and speaking the material will help you get a grasp on it more so then reading it. When you are trying to get another person to understand a topic, you will be learning and remembering it yourself. This is creating muscle memory in your brain for whatever the topic is that you are teaching.
Before you begin to study outline the big picture and then fill in the details as you are learning the material.
Plain and simple- DO NOT SKIP CLASS! The professor will be highlighting important topics that they want you to know. If you skip class then you will be missing these important nuances.
Lastly put away your phone and turn off notifications during a study session. Sit down and study. If you have a hard time with this then set a timer and start slow. Study for 45 minutes then give yourself a break. Repeat these small study sessions until you have gotten a grasp on the material.
If you follow these few simple ideas then your study sessions will be much more productive!
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