bad GPA decision

soramao SG

Ive just finished my first year and i got a low GPA of 2.88. Ive been thinking for a long time to retake my first year. Should i do that? People around me said that its too late and my second year and third year wont bring it up at all... I admit. I became lazy and slacked in the first semester of year 1 and got 2.85. Thats why my overall score got pulled down. But i woke up and tried harder for my second semester but the improvement was only 0.03 :( . So my question is, with the GPA points of 2.88, should i retake my first year or is it possible to still aim for a high GPA of (i hope) 3.5 and up? I study in nanyang poly diploma in business management.

FireIce SG

u will need the next 2 yrs to be all As to pull up the avg to ur expectations

if u think u can and willing to study 4 times harder, then yes, retake would be good

Toiletries SG

I didn't even know that you can retake first year modules once you cleared them. But you should calculate your remaining module credits to see what you need to achieve on average to get your desired GPA.

cacey SG

hi im from nyp and im worse then u.....

i gt 2.91 for 1st sem and 2nd sem i got an F and my gpa becam 2.68 . now i have to repeat module .arggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Car999 SG

I don’t think they allow you to repeat 1st year again as course is heavily subsidized.
GPA 2.8 quite ok for 1 st year. Since you know why you didn’t know well, learnt from it and move on. Try your best, as long as your GPA is improving or you have given your best that would suffice.

After graduation, you can find a job and career advancement depends on your performance and attitude.

MyPillowTalks SG

Hello there

In my opinion, if you are really serious about getting a real high GPA, i will recommend repeating the first year. However you have to take into account the possibility of the school allowing you to repeat year 1, the time lost, financial issues, etc.

Like what fireice said, pulling up from a 2.88 is really really hard.

Scoring all As for the next 4 semesters is not impossible, but seriously not easy, you have to totally change the amount of effort you put into studying, and that could mean an impact on your social life.

You can try talking to your lecturers who have taught you to give you a more detailed option of what you can do.