What is/was your College GPA?

[ThaSwagg3r]

Lets face it, more than half of us here probably ****ed around and slacked off in high school. I was like that as well although I eventually worked hard at the tail end of my high school career to develop the study habits for College.

What is your College GPA if you are currently attending a College? And what was your College GPA if you already got your degree and graduated? You can list the school you went to as well, I am always interested in knowing information like that.

[talkingconch]

lets just say i have to get an A in all 3 of my classes this fall at this cc to have a 3.0

[Rake2204]

I graduated from Western Michigan University with a 3.3 GPA.

[joe]

I did terrrrrrible in high school. My average was like a 71. I did pretty good senior year though, just like you. In college I had a 3.7

[Dave3]

Something tells me this won't be the most honest thread in the world.

[B-Low]

graduated with a 3.1

[DeuceWallaces]

I don't even remember lol.

[ThaSwagg3r]

my n!gga :cheers:

and to the OP, I was the opposite. I did more in high school than I do in college.
That definitely happens and it is because there is too much freedom in College (University specifically). I remember my gym teacher (he was the ****ing man btw) told me that the Valedictorian of his high school graduating class dropped out of College due to all the freedom and he had and he pretty much never attended class. He never told me which school but it was in a University because he was talking to me about how much smarter it is to go to a CC and how irresponsible people can be at Universities.

[Timmy D for MVP]

Graduated high school with like a 3.3 but I got a lot of easy A's with Band and stuff like that.

Right now in college it's 3.1, I really should lock in and raise that. :oldlol:

[miller-time]

Something tells me this won't be the most honest thread in the world.

my ***** is 9 inches

[SuperPippen]

3.8

Could be higher if I don't procrastinate my ass off on everything.

[Dave3]

my ***** is 9 inches
I swear I actually saw a thread on that here a few weeks ago :facepalm
Pretty sure the average ISHer can bench 300, makes 100K/year, and had a 3.9 in university. Oh, and of course what you mentioned...

Though so far this thread has seemed relatively honest. Just gotta wait for joyner to come in and claim a 4.0 and then someone try to prove him wrong and everything just gets derailed.

[SuperPippen]

my ***** is 9 inches

Child, please.

Your miniscule dick can't compete with mine, which has a 10 inch..................................... radius.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Undergrad 3.1
Graduate student 3.6

[Maniak]

Studies show women prefer girth over length
Studies show that 99% of the people that use the internet frequently have a p enis size exceeding 9 inches.

[SuperPippen]

Studies show women prefer girth over length

:rockon:


Just so everyone knows, the way to truly pleasure a woman is to make her feel like you're sliding a gallon jug of milk into her snatch.

[Maniak]

:rockon:


Just so everyone knows, the way to truly pleasure a woman is to make her feel like you're sliding a gallon jug of milk into her snatch.
Question to the expert, Can I just use a gallon jug of milk as a substitute?

[Maniak]

They also have rock hard 12 packs and never bang chicks unless they were Miss Universe contestants
Don't forget about the excessive marijuana usage! And the drinking!

Lolfda guys i m drunk and posting how ru can i seduce this girl my ***** is borken!?

[SuperPippen]

Question to the expert, Can I just use a gallon jug of milk as a substitute?

If you must.

I understand that not all men are as well-endowed as I.

[SuperPippen]

Don't forget about the excessive marijuana usage! And the drinking!

Lolfda guys i m drunk and posting how ru can i seduce this girl my ***** is borken!?

:lol


Makes you wonder why people pine so longingly for the respect and admiration of some completely anonymous people that they will never come across in their day-to-day lives.

[Maniak]

:lol


Makes you wonder why people pine so longingly for the respect and admiration of some completely anonymous people that they will never come across in their day-to-day lives.
Their real lives aren't doing it for them.

[ThaSwagg3r]

I swear I actually saw a thread on that here a few weeks ago :facepalm
Pretty sure the average ISHer can bench 300, makes 100K/year, and had a 3.9 in university. Oh, and of course what you mentioned...

Though so far this thread has seemed relatively honest. Just gotta wait for joyner to come in and claim a 4.0 and then someone try to prove him wrong and everything just gets derailed.
You already derailed this thread *******.


Graduated high school with like a 3.3 but I got a lot of easy A's with Band and stuff like that.

Right now in college it's 3.1, I really should lock in and raise that. :oldlol:
What year are you in? And which CSU did you transfer to if you don't mind me asking? I saw your post saying you went to a CC and then transferred to a CSU school.

[Ben Jordan]

1.8

[Randy]

Who gives a shit. College degrees are useless, and GPAs are even more irrelevant than degrees.

[Joshumitsu]

I have a 2.6 GPA right now. One year left. With that, I won't make it into grad school (a seemingly critical thing to the other English majors).

Excuses aside, I just haven't cared about academics since my childhood friend died in high school. My GPA went from 3.8 to 3.4 in the seven months that followed.

Otherwise, college is a joke. Let me tell you that I don't make a very good paperweight. I don't pay for the tests and papers. Rather, I pay for the experience.

[SuperPippen]

Man, f*ck school.

Coming from you, a statement like this isn't surprising.

[purplch0de]

wont say my gpa but i graduated with magna *** laude honors

[purplch0de]

Child, please.

Your miniscule dick can't compete with mine, which has a 10 inch..................................... radius.

it's generally referred to as girth dumb****

[Ass Dan]

wont say my gpa but i graduated with magna *** laude honors

Where in Orange County are you from? Where did you go to school?

[purplch0de]

I'm from Huntington beach and currently go to USC. Majority of my undergrad was done at CSU Fullerton but i was taken into USC with exceptions that i take a few courses in order to be admitted to their graduate program(s). So i had to complete 9 Upper-dives. to finish my undergrad from SC.

[Ass Dan]

I'm from Huntington beach and currently go to USC.


Holy Shit Negro, that is a double Duuuuuuude! right there. I am from Orange (city of).

[SuperPippen]

it's generally referred to as girth dumb****

No, it's actually not.

You're thinking of circumference.

"dumb****"

[purplch0de]

I enjoy the block, Alcatraz brewing ($3 Happy hours) and D&B to be precise.

[purplch0de]

No, it's actually not.

You're thinking of circumference.

"dumb****"

Yes, you're right. Keep referring to the width of your pen!s in terms of radius bud...

[baseketball4life]

HS GPA 3.0 flat. Community College GPA after 2 years 3.56, did one quarter at UC Irvine got a 3.3, then transferred to SJSU for a semester so far, got a 4.0 that time. Guessing I end up with a 3.3 this semester though, tough classes.

[SuperPippen]

Yes, you're right. Keep referring to the width of your pen!s in terms of radius bud...

10 inch radius = 20 inch diameter = massive girth.


Do we understand now?



:rolleyes:

[entropy35]

people should also state what degree they are enrolled or were enrolled in, some courses , such as engineering, are harder to achieve a high GPA.

[Doranku]

High School - 4.1
College so far (about to start my 3rd year) - 3.6

[bballer]

itt: the otc is full of high school rejects that magically turned it around in college.

[JohnnySic]

AS - 2.2 :oldlol:
BS - 3.15
MBA - 3.5

I peaked as I went along. :pimp:

[JohnnySic]

itt: the otc is full of high school rejects that magically turned it around in college.
Its a common theme. All I did in hs was go home and play video games and nap.

[Dave3]

High School - 4.1
College so far (about to start my 3rd year) - 3.6
4.1? What are your GPA's out of in America?

[Dave3]

You already derailed this thread *******.

Not even close to the crap you've single handedly turned the NBA forum into...

[ElPigto]

My HS GPA was a 4.19 which converts to a 3.7 out of a 4 point scale.

My college GPA was a 2.99. I was a civil engineering major at UT Austin and I'm glad I somehow graduated.

[bballer]

4.1? What are your GPA's out of in America?
5.0 if you take AP classes. It's not even fair TBH.

[Rose]

HS-3.78
College so far-2.9


I'm a slacker.:lol

[IlliniFan]

I'm the opposite of most on here. 3.6 out of hs and 3.2 out of college. Many "mistakes" were made freshman year of college.

[PowerGlove]

Right now this shit is a 2.7.:facepalm

Not a good look lol. The funny thing is the harder the class the better i do. I bullshitted so much in all of my freshman classes.:oldlol:

[asdf1990]

High school 2.1 gpa- was very lazy.

college prior to getting accepted to pharmacy school - 3.81
spring semester after getting accepted to pharmacy school- 2.79 - stopped trying as I was accepted already.

Overall cumulative GPA in college right now is 3.55 I think, starting my first year of pharmacy school on tuesday.

[Draz]

Idk but so far my freshmen year I finished with a A- in introduction to sociology, a C in English class because my teacher was the biggest idiot, and a B in math.

HS my GPA was a 70-75.

[Timmeh]

HS: 4.0

College so far is 3.5

[pete's montreux]

I was very unprepared when I went to ITT Tech, my first year I had like a 2.5. Dropped out shortly after that.

[ThaSwagg3r]

I never tried a day in my life.
:rolleyes:


AS - 2.2 :oldlol:
BS - 3.15
MBA - 3.5

I peaked as I went along. :pimp:
Was your BS gpa combined with your AS degree too? Or did your GPA restart after you transfer?

[InfiniteBaskets]

my high school was like 3.7ish, I finished college at 3.5. The thing is, I had plenty of other things going on as extra-curriculars and was ambitious enough to make sure I had things lined up for myself every summer/winter and after I graduated.

The thing about most corporate companies when they recruit at colleges, is that there's a minimum GPA cut off at which they won't even consider you for an interview, and then afterwards, I don't think they place much more weight on your GPA.

Most companies that came to our career fair had a 3.0+ barrier or 3.2+ barrier. Some of the more exclusive internships or full-time jobs required 3.5+. What helped me was I would prepare more for my interviews than for my exams sometimes. I'd spend an hour or two making sure I knew how to give well spoken answers to general interview questions.

So by the time February rolled around, I had already got a job offer with 3 months of school left :pimp:

[irondarts]

College so far: 3.71

[ThaSwagg3r]

I haven't.
Define tried. Are you telling me you don't pay attention in class, you don't do HW, and you don't study and you pull that off? If that is what you're saying.....which I assume you are then I am going to go ahead and assume you are FOS.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Who gives a shit. College degrees are useless, and GPAs are even more irrelevant than degrees.

Its useless if you go for something stupid like a business degree...

[ThaSwagg3r]

I skipped over half the days of senior year in high school. I did not pay attention in class, crammed for only an hour before tests, and did assignments last minute. Don't be a bitch just because I'm naturally smart and didn't have to try, while you struggled.
Are you telling me you did that in College too? Didn't pay attention and procrastinate? I believe the procrastinate part because 90% of the world does and many are still successful despite that. Well at least you admit you studied and did assignments, you just at the last minute and procrastinated.

I have seen enough people in my life try to act like you or have that attitude and all of them are FOS or exaggerating due to how much harder their friends studied.

They act like they are slackers that don't try and just naturally smart when they are actually working their asses off to get good grades. My somewhat friend in high school was like that, he always said he wasn't trying and claimed he was a slacker yet I always saw him studying for Math tests and quizzes and asking questions to people in his class or taking the same class as him about what was on the quiz, test, assignment, etc.

[joe]

Are you telling me you did that in College too? Didn't pay attention and procrastinate? I believe the procrastinate part because 90% of the world does and many are still successful despite that. Well at least you admit you studied and did assignments, you just at the last minute and procrastinated.

I have seen enough people in my life try to act like you or have that attitude and all of them are FOS or exaggerating due to how much harder their friends studied.

They act like they are slackers that don't try and just naturally smart when they are actually working their asses off to get good grades. My somewhat friend in high school was like that, he always said he wasn't trying and claimed he was a slacker yet I always saw him studying for Math tests and quizzes and asking questions to people in his class or taking the same class as him about what was on the quiz, test, assignment, etc.

Yeah, I've seen that a million times. They're usually the same people who are filled with fear and anxiety after every single test, and tell everybody who will listen that they think they failed it. But every time.. their test comes back and it's an A.

[JohnnySic]

Was your BS gpa combined with your AS degree too? Or did your GPA restart after you transfer?
My GPA started from scratch after I trasfered from community college to a state university - and there's a funny story to go with that. I was considered a junior, took 4 easy electives my first semester, and pulled a 3.7. Then I get a letter stating that I was elected to Golden Key National Honor Society as being amongst the top 15% of juniors/seniors in the nation. This after getting a 2.2 in 2 years in cc. :roll:

For the record, I did OK overall in cc, it was just a few bad grades brought my average down.

[shlver]

I skipped over half the days of senior year in high school. I did not pay attention in class, crammed for only an hour before tests, and did assignments last minute. Don't be a bitch just because I'm naturally smart and didn't have to try, while you struggled.
Do you still do this? It catches up with you man lol. I had to restudy all my orgo and basic chem stuff because I just did what I did in high school in those first year intro courses and later ones.
My gpa is 3.84

[LA_Showtime]

itt: the otc is full of high school rejects that magically turned it around in college.

It's called growing up. Mentally, I just couldn't stand studying in high school, especially when half the teachers were complete idiots.

I've got around a 3.8-3.9 GPA. I have to work hard to keep it up. I put in the hours and I get the results. Just know that most people who say they don't study shit usually study the hardest... I know I downplay how much time actually goes into getting good grades (this excludes sociology/English majors :oldlol: ).

[LA_Showtime]

What I really hate is how each present year makes the previous year seem easy as hell. God, what I would give to take freshman 100/200 level courses again.

[shlver]

What I really hate is how each present year makes the previous year seem easy as hell. God, what I would give to take freshman 100/200 level courses again.
And it's amazing what high school stuff and intro course material you forget. lol

[detroitkid816]

HS: 2.0, but I failed an entire year at a different school and that wasn't factored into my gpa; so if you actually average all my grades, it should be significantly lower.

CC: Just started, but it should be quite easy. I'm actually supposed to be writing a 500 word paper on a remembered event or a profile of a person/thing as of right now. if anyone can has something like that, please donate.

[sunsfan1357]

High school it was something like a 3.6. I graduated with a 3.0, I think I saw someone earlier mention how they did better in their harder classes and that was kinda the case with me. My major GPA was 3.2, but since I did worse in the GE's it brought the overall GPA down I guess.

[ThaSwagg3r]

It's called growing up. Mentally, I just couldn't stand studying in high school, especially when half the teachers were complete idiots.
.
Not to mention the lack of sleep you get. Waking up at like 6:00-6:30 every day and then staying there until like 3 (Not even counting the extra circular activities after school). I always had to find one class to fall asleep in because it was damn impossible not to. That is what I like most about College, how much more time you have.

[LA_Showtime]

Not to mention the lack of sleep you get. Waking up at like 6:00-6:30 every day and then staying there until like 3 (Not even counting the extra circular activities after school). I always had to find one class to fall asleep in because it was damn impossible not to. That is what I like most about College, how much more time you have.

Great point. I played every sport imaginable in high school, so I was usually up by 6 and leaving school at 4 or 5, which didn't even include hanging out with friends. I probably got home most nights at 8 or 9 PM. Study or hang out with friends and chase girls.... hmmmm.

[Balla_Status]

2.56---engineering major

[JtotheIzzo]

2.56---engineering major


what happened to your Hawker account?

[Balla_Status]

what happened to your Hawker account?

Poste a .gif that had a naked dude and a naked woman in it.

Got banned forever. This is my last account. If this ever gets banned, I'm off this site for life.

[28renyoy]

4.4 high school, i rarely tried/never did homework and was an a/b student in ap classes

4.0 college but that might change this semester. chinese w/ upper level chem sucks

[ThaSwagg3r]

4.4 high school, i rarely tried/never did homework and was an a/b student in ap classes

4.0 college but that might change this semester. chinese w/ upper level chem sucks
:rolleyes: I believe everything you just posted.


2.56---engineering major
It is that tough huh? Does that affect your ability to get job? Your gpa

[LBJMVP]

Its useless if you go for something stupid like a business degree...

i disagree.

im in my third week of college and still have to finish up pre-business to get to my true major. of course im not majoring in business management or business andministration. my plan is to get into information systems with emphasis on technology sales and marketing. anything that involves computers is always a safe bet :rockon:

[boozehound]

2.56---engineering major
wow, really?

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/41787_214277156210_9019_n.jpg

[28renyoy]

:rolleyes: I believe everything you just posted.

order of omega and phi beta kappa speak for themselves. i've proven everything on this site within 20 minutes of being questioned. not my fault people refuse to believe me

[ThaSwagg3r]

order of omega and phi beta kappa speak for themselves. i've proven everything on this site within 20 minutes of being questioned. not my fault people refuse to believe me
:oldlol:

[VishaltotheG]

HS: 3.4, 29 ACT, waitlisted at Northwestern

University: 3.6, Biology major, just started 3rd year, trying to get it up to a 3.7 before senior year

[N0Skillz]

High school GPA : 4.932e10
College GPA : -1.32

http://essentialboom.smugmug.com/photos/462529068_uuH6g-M.jpg

[DeuceWallaces]

order of omega and phi beta kappa speak for themselves. i've proven everything on this site within 20 minutes of being questioned. not my fault people refuse to believe me

:oldlol:

[KingBeasley08]

3.6 unweighted after 3 years of high school :pimp:

took some easy ass classes tho

[GiveItToBurrito]

2.7. Funny thing is that they emphasize grades in college, but there's really no reason to get anything more than a C or D or whatever lets you pass and stay in school. Jobs don't check that stuff unless you're trying to work for the government.

[PowerGlove]

I was in class with this one guy who had a 7% in the class. I was pissed that he had a lower grade than me. This was in middle school though
Yeah this chick in my Algebra 2 class had like 10% and the teacher called her ass out one day. Everyone else was trying to muffle their laughter and be slick, I on the other hand, was rolling.

[Jailblazers7]

High School - 3.2 (my only two C's were in AP Chem and my senior gym class lol)

College - 4.0 (Likely to go down after I'm done with Intermediate Micro)

[vapid]

2.7. Funny thing is that they emphasize grades in college, but there's really no reason to get anything more than a C or D or whatever lets you pass and stay in school. Jobs don't check that stuff unless you're trying to work for the government.
:oldlol:

[IGOTGAME]

:oldlol:

this....in my profession that is pretty much the #1 thing they check.

[purplch0de]

http://img1.uploadscreenshot.com/images/orig/9/24820553174-orig.jpg

[ElPigto]

2.7. Funny thing is that they emphasize grades in college, but there's really no reason to get anything more than a C or D or whatever lets you pass and stay in school. Jobs don't check that stuff unless you're trying to work for the government.

Estas pendejo guey!

[DeuceWallaces]

Maybe your first job; no one gives a shit about your grades after that. My current employer doesn't give two ****s about some grade I got 13 years ago.

[ElPigto]

Maybe your first job; no one gives a shit about your grades after that. My current employer doesn't give two ****s about some grade I got 13 years ago.

That's for sure. I love the real world, although I miss college sometimes as well.

[ThaSwagg3r]

Question for the people who had/have a 3.5+ gpa or anyone who had/have a 3.0+ gpa, how often did you study? Can you put a number on it? Please none of that I never even tried or studied BS because everyone knows that people who say that are the ones that study and try the hardest.

[VishaltotheG]

Question for the people who had/have a 3.5+ gpa or anyone who had/have a 3.0+ gpa, how often did you study? Can you put a number on it? Please none of that I never even tried or studied BS because everyone knows that people who say that are the ones that study and try the hardest.

I try to make out a schedule for studying, and do it little by little every day until a couple days before the test, when I study hardcore. I am not one of those people who do no studying and get a 4.0 GPA. It takes me at least a little bit of effort to get a good GPA.

[ThaSwagg3r]

Honestly, I never studied. I never had to. The most studying I did was when we went over things in class. I just have a really easy time retaining information.

The only time I looked over information outside of class was probably in AP Calc last year. Even then it was very seldom.

I was far too lazy to study. I was a terrible procrastinator as well. In my first 2 years of high school, I was the type of person who wouldn't turn in work all of the time but would get the highest scores on the tests. I would just go home and either bullshit on the video game or go to sleep.
Well if we are talking high school, I would never study either. I would just do my HW (complete the assignment for points) and that was that and I would perform mediocre on quizzes and tests.

I wasn't great at paying attention either unless it was Math but in the last two years in high school I had shitty Math teachers. Well my junior year my original math teacher was great but when I had this student math teacher I didn't understand a ****ing thing that was going on. IIRC, I was going to major into something math related until this idiot of a student teacher and the idiot of my math class ruined everything. My math class was unbelievable obnoxious, it was like 3rd grade mature. Find all the obnoxious retards in your grade and then put them in one class, that was my math class in a nutshell. I have pretty much hated math with a passion since. I am still great at it, but I hate it.

I was asking about College, high school is a different situation than College.

[ThaSwagg3r]

I try to make out a schedule for studying, and do it little by little every day until a couple days before the test, when I study hardcore. I am not one of those people who do no studying and get a 4.0 GPA. It takes me at least a little bit of effort to get a good GPA.
You sound like someone that knows what they're doing and talking about school related. What was your schedule like? like how many hours/minutes would you study a day when there was weeks left before a test/quiz or the day before the test/quiz?

[ThaSwagg3r]

Oh, same with college with me. Old habits die hard :oldlol:
If you read my story I kind of want to find my math student teacher junior year on facebook and troll her now. :oldlol:

[VishaltotheG]

You sound like someone that knows what they're doing and talking about school related. What was your schedule like? like how many hours/minutes would you study a day when there was weeks left before a test/quiz or the day before the test/quiz?

Depends on the class. I'm a bio major, so if I had a class like politics where it was just memorizing, then I would spend a week on the material just straight up memorizing it. But if it were a class like Physics or organic chemistry, I would assign myself 5-10 problems a day, which would take 30 min-1 hr per class per day. Then when there was 2-3 days before a test I would quickly review everything.

[ThaSwagg3r]

If you read my story I kind of want to find my math student teacher junior year on facebook and troll her now. :oldlol:
And in less than 5 minutes I already found her profile. :oldlol: It's a joke that she has a job.

[purplch0de]

And in less than 5 minutes I already found her profile. :oldlol: It's a joke that she has a job.

pics of gtfo

[Stuckey]

crunch time studying takes about 3 hours

two cigarettes two breaks a lot of cliffnotes

why am i getting this paper again?

[crosso√er]

GPA is somewhat ambiguous; it depends on each University.
I had a 94% average in my Accounting program (at Cornell), 93% in Business Admin, 83% in Electronics (Communication major at Berks) and currently have an 88% major average (taking contingent classes at Brock University & UFT here in Canada). In Cornell we had a running GPA out of 12 & I had an 11.75 running average. 10 is considered honors...(but anything above 80% is a 10). They didn't use a weighted average, and my transcript only showed my percentile & alphabetical equivalent.

I got BGS, Honors (every term) & Dean Medal at Cornell for both of my programs (ACTG & Admin); so I'm sure that qualifies me for a 4.0 GPA?

In High School I had a 54% average; never really cared or tried, skipped too many classes and mostly showed up for gym in my later years.

[crosso√er]

Question for the people who had/have a 3.5+ gpa or anyone who had/have a 3.0+ gpa, how often did you study? Can you put a number on it? Please none of that I never even tried or studied BS because everyone knows that people who say that are the ones that study and try the hardest.

It depends on your teacher & program. I took Accounting and I studied a lot but not throughout the semester. I never skipped on an assignment or online tests; I came to most of my lectures and participated all the time. That allowed me to consistently receive 25-35% of the marks; I think if you care about your grades, then you must really attempt to maximize those "free" marks professors give students via assignments, quizzes, participation etc.

I would study religiously before an exam (usually give myself 4-5 full days at about 10 hours a day). I consistently gotten 90%+; I even had five courses where I received a perfect grade. There isn't a single courses that I've consistently studied every week for; I procrastinated but my method worked for me. For some it doesn't; outside of calculus, I would just cram everything in. For calc however; every week we had homework and the exams were only 35% of the course load. Online assignments, hand-in assignments and quizzes were a huge chunk of the course; so I had to constantly do work, it was a total bitch.

[Bladers]

LOL @ at the idiiots...

4.0 since my freshman year baby!

[Bladers]

You can't compare your grades to ours. You had God helping you on your tests

Why so jelly? I'm not the one who picked monkeys over God.

[crosso√er]

You can't compare your grades to ours. You had God helping you on your tests

Grades mean very little; your grades relative to your class holds more water. People take different programs, go to different schools and have different professors.

People here can average a 75% and possibly do better then guys who average a 90%. It really depends on the level of your studies and your professors. UFT for instance is a lot tougher then Brock University; I've taken same year accounting courses and I find the course-load & difficulty level (expectation level) a lot more intense at UFT then Brock.

Cornell was a lot tougher then UFT/Brock; which made me work a lot harder. However at Brock, I have a lower average (mostly because my preparation decreased dramatically, since it's not nearly as challenging & the professors are a lot worse).

[ThaSwagg3r]

Depends on the class. I'm a bio major, so if I had a class like politics where it was just memorizing, then I would spend a week on the material just straight up memorizing it. But if it were a class like Physics or organic chemistry, I would assign myself 5-10 problems a day, which would take 30 min-1 hr per class per day. Then when there was 2-3 days before a test I would quickly review everything.


I would study religiously before an exam (usually give myself 4-5 full days at about 10 hours a day). I consistently gotten 90%+; I even had five courses where I received a perfect grade. There isn't a single courses that I've consistently studied every week for; I procrastinated but my method worked for me. For some it doesn't; outside of calculus, I would just cram everything in. For calc however; every week we had homework and the exams were only 35% of the course load. Online assignments, hand-in assignments and quizzes were a huge chunk of the course; so I had to constantly do work, it was a total bitch.
Math is a different subject than most. Math is a subject where you have to actually practice the work in order to do well on it. You can't just stare at it, read it, and memorize it and hope to do well on the test.

Anyways, I'm trying to figure out learning methods for my current history class. We don't have a test for about another 20 days but still.....I want to get my study habits straight. How would you recommend studying for history, or i.e. how did you study for history?

[purplch0de]

Math is one of the easier subjects like history. They're all concrete methods whereas biosciences are all based off of theories that change depending on the level of class you take.

[ThaSwagg3r]

History for me is just really paying attention in class, and really think about the books while your reading. If I do that, I usually don't really have to study.
It's different for everyone though.
Well in the third day of class when I read the first chapter that was suppose to be for HW, I typed up a summary page by page in that chapter. Everything he said in class that day I already knew in the back of my mind, if anything I was ahead of him because half the time he is trying to tell these stories that sound irrelevant.....hopefully they are because I start to space out when he does.

[crosso√er]

Math is a different subject than most. Math is a subject where you have to actually practice the work in order to do well on it. You can't just stare at it, read it, and memorize it and hope to do well on the test.

Anyways, I'm trying to figure out learning methods for my current history class. We don't have a test for about another 20 days but still.....I want to get my study habits straight. How would you recommend studying for history, or i.e. how did you study for history?

At a University level, you can't just "read it, memorize it" and do well; regardless if it's math or any other subject. Unless you're going to community college and learn foundational concepts. History is basically like politics; it's a tough course to do really well in unless you really enjoy reading about it.

I hated Politics and I did very poorly because I skipped every lecture and didn't study a minute for my final. I took Greek Mythology as an elective and thoroughly enjoyed it. I read every week and was totally into it; got an A for my efforts. Programs like Philosophy, Law, History, Politics etc. are memorization but devotion & intrigue must be there if you want to do really well. I don't know anyone who can read things they're not interested in for hours and actually remember it; and in essence do well.

If you like history, you wouldn't be asking us how to do well in it. You would be opening your book right now and reading it enthusiastically.

That's just my experience with school; I've been in school for eight years now, going into my ninth year (final year). I've done my share of studying and took some really diverse classes. I think the reason I do so well is because I adjust my study methods accordingly to the type of class I'm taking.

For history, like I said; you can read and try to memorize the text. But unless you're really have interest in what you're reading; you won't remember as much and in the long-run, won't remember much of anything.

That's my experience with classes like Philosophical studies and Politics. I just read for grades, not for knowledge.

[JrueHoliday11]

LOL @ at the idiiots...

4.0 since my freshman year baby!
bulllshit

[ThaSwagg3r]

That's my experience with classes like Philosophical studies and Politics. I just read for grades, not for knowledge.
As am I, although I have never taken any philosophical classes yet, I will be in a few weeks though but it was my choice to take it. I am interested in philosophical studies but not so much in Politics and history. It actually depends on the history, we are still in the tail end of the 1800s which is kind of boring to me. I start to get interested in history in WWII and post WWII time periods.

How would you recommend to study it though? even If I were someone who wasn't too interested. (I'm not interested in it....at least yet)

[VishaltotheG]

LOL @ at the idiiots...

4.0 since my freshman year baby!

What is it on a 4.0 scale?

[crosso√er]

As am I, although I have never taken any philosophical classes yet, I will be in a few weeks though but it was my choice to take it. I am interested in philosophical studies but not so much in Politics and history. It actually depends on the history, we are still in the tail end of the 1800s which is kind of boring to me. I start to get interested in history in WWII and post WWII time periods.

How would you recommend to study it though? even If I were someone who wasn't too interested. (I'm not interested in it....at least yet)

Don't ever use power-point slides first off; because professors use them as a short reference and expect people to use secondary resources (for the test).
If you have no interest in a class but care about getting a good grade. Just read the chapters and summarize them as you're reading. The best way (from my experience) to get a high grade in a class such as history (where it's mostly memorization) is to (a week before the test) plagiarize the damn book, literally have 8-10 pages (both sides of the page) for each chapter. It's really really prolonging and tedious but effective. You'll catch a lot of minor details that could help you write essays and also will catch certain paragraphs in the book that will enhance your understanding of an event or perhaps captivate your interest a little.

After you've done so, re-read your notes over & over again (for a day or so) and you should do fine (at least a 75%). If you need to know ten chapters or something stupid like that; shorten your notes and use the triage approach. If it's a lot of chapters; I find it easier to study for to be honest. Tests can only be so long and professors usually pick out topics that stand out a little more if there is a lot more reading to do. Of course, some professors are ***** and try to screw with you.

[UtahJazzFan88]

Not necessarily a GPA answer, but would I be better off going to the local tech school in a Information Technology program that is only $2,000 for the full 12-18 month program and get certificates into the work field that can get me $40,000 to start (plus it's the only course I take, I don't have to take general stuff like at a regular college), OR go to Utah Valley University here and get an Associates in Information Technology which is going to cost a lot more, I'm not sure if people here are really into IT programs, but I thought I'd ask.

[Positive]

I graduated with a 3.12 in chemical engineering. I definitely could have done a little better if I hadn't dicked around so much my freshman year, but overall I was pretty happy with my grades. As for my study habits, we had weekly homework assignments in most classes that were a bitch so I had enough trouble doing those by themselves (especially if I was taking 3 or more major classes). I wouldn't really study until about a few days (a week or so depending on the class) before the test.

[UtahJazzFan88]

Not necessarily a GPA answer, but would I be better off going to the local tech school in a Information Technology program that is only $2,000 for the full 12-18 month program and get certificates into the work field that can get me $40,000 to start (plus it's the only course I take, I don't have to take general stuff like at a regular college), OR go to Utah Valley University here and get an Associates in Information Technology which is going to cost a lot more, I'm not sure if people here are really into IT programs, but I thought I'd ask.

Bumping this because I HATE having the last post on a page, sorry if it looks like I'm being a post-whore now lol. :lol

[boozehound]

Bumping this because I HATE having the last post on a page, sorry if it looks like I'm being a post-whore now lol. :lol
I would look at placement rates at any certification type program I was interested in, but it really depends on what you want to do down the road. The certificate is gonna fit you into a career field which is great if that field continues strong (IT and med obviously will), but it also limits your directions later in life. Going to college will give you a broader experience (both in classroom as well as hopefully life exp) and will definitely give you more room for advancement in the same field (though in IT that can also be based on your skill/brilliance). I assume Utah Valley is in state (why only looking at 1 school?). If you are going to be a serious student and have an inquisitive approach to life/school, I would suspect you will be happier in school. if you just want a job to make money to life the rest of your life with, the tech program may be more up your alley. post whore

[UtahJazzFan88]

Utah Valley isn't the only one I'm looking at, I'm looking at others, but that's one that has stood out to me because it's more affordable and fairly close.

Another option is going to the tech school for 12-18 months, and getting some certifications, then possibly go to university.

Does anyone know of any online courses/preparation for college/IT courses? LabSim has an A+ Certification type thing.

[LA_Showtime]

Utah Valley isn't the only one I'm looking at, I'm looking at others, but that's one that has stood out to me because it's more affordable and fairly close.

Another option is going to the tech school for 12-18 months, and getting some certifications, then possibly go to university.

Does anyone know of any online courses/preparation for college/IT courses? LabSim has an A+ Certification type thing.

Going to technical school AND college sounds like a waste of money. Are you really going to use both the certification and degree on a regular basis?

[UtahJazzFan88]

Going to technical school AND college sounds like a waste of money. Are you really going to use both the certification and degree on a regular basis?

I don't know, but I'm still trying to figure out how useful a lot of these tech school certifications are to get me a job compared to an Associates Degree in IT.

[Bladers]

What is it on a 4.0 scale?

yeah.

[LA_Showtime]

I don't know, but I'm still trying to figure out how useful a lot of these tech school certifications are to get me a job compared to an Associates Degree in IT.

I would go for at least a Bachelor's in Information Technology if you're planning on going to school. An associate's degree or IT certification wouldn't stand up next to a 4-year degree from ANY respectable college... hell, any college.

[SourGrapes]

yeah.

He isn't asking if it was. He is implying that it wasn't

[VishaltotheG]

He isn't asking if it was. He is implying that it wasn't

This

[Balla_Status]

wow, really?

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/41787_214277156210_9019_n.jpg

Yeah, I got a job in the fall semester senior year though. Prolly lots of 4.0s out there in other majors with no jobs.

Pretty much DGAF my spring semester outside of one class and got below a 2.0. Still graduated. Still had a job.

[Balla_Status]

Math is one of the easier subjects like history. They're all concrete methods whereas biosciences are all based off of theories that change depending on the level of class you take.

I wouldn't really say math is "concrete." History is all memorization while math is certainly not. Biosciences are as well...just memorizing theories.

[Bladers]

He isn't asking if it was. He is implying that it wasn't

*reads post*
*looks at username... sour grapes*

Yeah, I thought so.

[SourGrapes]

*reads post*
*looks at username... sour grapes*

Yeah, I thought so.

*reads post*
*looks at username*

uninteresting and boring